| pmayjr |
01-30-2008 02:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Oh, I disagree with all of this in many ways.
Perhaps many here do have similar opinions, but there are some who's understanding of the game stands above the masses, and those are the ones I am more interested in hearing.
I respect pretty much only the opinions of those who bet their money, as if you don't suffer as a result of bad opinions, you will never learn to modify and improve your opinion. For that very reason, most opinions seen here are random and inconsequential, because there is no punishment for being wrong. Maybe you call a losing horse a " pig " but those of us who are playing seriously actually try to determine if we made a mistake, so as not to repeat it in the future, or if circumstance perhaps prevented a decent opinion from coming to fruition. A successful player will make more correct evaluations than an unsuccessful one over time.
Looking like a genius is wonderful for your ego....but making money is what playing this game is all about. At the end of the day that is what really matters.
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I thought I made some decent points, but after you dissected them like a wife, girlfriend, a cop, or a cross-examining attorney, and chewed them up, I agree with you. I hope I at least made it clear that I wasn't rooting against Hoss or anyone else that they didn't make those bets. I'm glad they did. I'm rooting for anyone on here to be successful and get paid.
About the part about looking like a genius, I'm saying that people are successful sniffing out winners, longshots, whatever that makes them successful. But in another race they might not even give the winner serious consideration, while someone else was touting the winner all along. You just hope that you're successful in the long-run and learn from your mistakes. So I completely agree with you there. |
