Bitter emotion

THE win by the Flying Fijians against Georgia was greeted with mixed emotions on my part, and witnessing the elation of our team was taken in with a bitter pill.

Our team expressed themselves and played to the potential we know they are capable of, but their campaign was over even before the first whistle at Hanazono Stadium. Relying on other results to go your way is putting your destiny which you are to forge yourself in someone else’s hands.

Ben Ryan earlier stated his disappointment in the reactions of the public towards our coach and some of the team members after the loss to Uruguay but I believe someone has to shoulder the responsibility.

In a game of cards you have to use to the fullest the hand you are dealt. The outcome of the game depends on the strategy in which you manage your resources to achieve the desired conclusion.

The two most influential individuals in our campaign are the coach and the captain. Again, like in a game of cards, I alluded to earlier, when your partner plays a card, you adjust by using your hand to complement that play. Some of the lyrics from the song by Kenny Rodgers “The Gambler” has a lot of lessons that we could use in situations we are faced with.

“Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving, is knowing what to throw away and what to keep” and the biggest lesson I believe is “You never count your money, when sitting at the table. There will be time enough for counting, when the dealings done”. TUIMASI LOTE MASITABUA Nauluvatu, Suva