~Cooper Low, Class of 2025

When I lose a game it’s like a dagger stabbed you right in the heart

to see the opponent win

It stings like a scorpion,

to leave the game knowing that you gave it your all

And still lost

It sucked

Losing a game where you know

You should’ve won 

The biggest tournament of the year, 

And just like that,

We’re eliminated.

All that hard work leading up to that point 

Is funneling down the drain

Losing can push you harder so you

Don’t have that terrible feeling again

It teaches you lessons that winning will never teach you

Some kids you play will be as tall as an oak tree, 

Some as skinny as a ramen noodle,

Or as big as a grown man.

But it doesn’t matter.

No excuses

Practice, practice, practice.

Practice is the key to winning as a team.

You win games as a team, 

And you lose games as a team.

you get better as a team.

This is why you practice.

When you win that first game,

You know how great it feels,

But you also know how it feels to lose

You have to work harder to have that sense of victory.