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<blockquote data-quote="Max Power" data-source="post: 1099155" data-attributes="member: 86046"><p>When I was a kid our school football team made it to the final of a local competition.</p><p></p><p>I was a striker who was tied for the most goals in the tournament with another player on our team.</p><p></p><p>I also had some experience in net and had been keeper a few games the previous year.</p><p></p><p>Our starting keeper got hurt so the coach (PE teacher) said I had to go in net.</p><p></p><p>I told him I wanted to keep playing striker since this was the last game of the tournament and I could win the top scorer award.</p><p></p><p>He still said no and I ended up going in net.</p><p></p><p>We were up 2-0 when he put me in net.</p><p></p><p>Final score: 2-5</p><p></p><p>I pretended to dive to make saves if there was a shot on goal.</p><p></p><p>But what I was really doing was diving over the ball so it still looked like I was making a great effort even though they scored on 5 shots that I could have saved if I didn't purposely dive over the ball.</p><p></p><p>Parents were still congratulating me after the match about what a great game I played and how amazing my dives were.</p><p></p><p>Some of the other kids on the team knew what was going on, but I was well-known as the hardest kid in school so they just sulked about it.</p><p></p><p>Plus since the other guy I was tied with didn't score we both jointly got the top scorer award.</p><p></p><p>I would see that same PE teacher looking all dishevelled in a pub many years later, but that's a story for another day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Power, post: 1099155, member: 86046"] When I was a kid our school football team made it to the final of a local competition. I was a striker who was tied for the most goals in the tournament with another player on our team. I also had some experience in net and had been keeper a few games the previous year. Our starting keeper got hurt so the coach (PE teacher) said I had to go in net. I told him I wanted to keep playing striker since this was the last game of the tournament and I could win the top scorer award. He still said no and I ended up going in net. We were up 2-0 when he put me in net. Final score: 2-5 I pretended to dive to make saves if there was a shot on goal. But what I was really doing was diving over the ball so it still looked like I was making a great effort even though they scored on 5 shots that I could have saved if I didn't purposely dive over the ball. Parents were still congratulating me after the match about what a great game I played and how amazing my dives were. Some of the other kids on the team knew what was going on, but I was well-known as the hardest kid in school so they just sulked about it. Plus since the other guy I was tied with didn't score we both jointly got the top scorer award. I would see that same PE teacher looking all dishevelled in a pub many years later, but that's a story for another day. [/QUOTE]
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