Unflappable people

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19 years ago 10/12/2004 10:34am EDT

Two of our team's runners almost missed their handoffs at a relay once. The team captain was in a frenzy, but our fastest guy, who had run a great leg earlier that day, was agreeing to run another leg if necessary.

This guy was pretty calm about it, I was impressed, but he just shrugged. Most of us were a tad concerned but his attitude was remarkable.

Any posters here know of people who are REALLY unflappable and can give some examples?

I mean people who, if you're in the elevator and the cable snaps, might shrug and say "oh well"?

19 years ago 10/12/2004 11:03am EDT

re: Wait a Minuts

I can relate to your elevator example in that I never really feel great highs, or lows. I'm of Inuit descent and figure it came from them. Don't know how I'd do in a falling elevator, though. Won't know until it happens.

19 years ago 10/12/2004 11:07am EDT

re: Wait a Minuts

Why panic if you are in a falling elevator? It won't help anything. I don't understand panic and hysteria. They never help.

19 years ago 10/12/2004 11:32am EDT

re: Dipshit

Nobody panics or gets hysterical because they think it will help. It's an involuntary reaction. Some of it might be based in the body's release of adrenaline as a survival instinct. Emotions aren't exactly logical either but people have them whether they want to or not.

19 years ago 10/12/2004 12:42pm EDT

re: Wait a Minuts

19 years ago 10/12/2004 2:43pm EDT

re: wearetheborg

all your base are belong to us

19 years ago 10/12/2004 5:37pm EDT

re: weird japanese thing

I see it every saturday, sunday, monday, and thursday. It's called being the QB for a football team. I mean try not to panic when it's third and long, you have 90 thousand florida fans screaming at you, you have a full blitz package coming, and you are down by 14 points... and you are the backup QB. Randall came through though for LSU and I thought he looked pretty unflappable. If you can deal with that you can deal with pretty much anything.

I think being a guard in basketball is probably a close second if not an equal in terms of stress. The NCAA tournament is just one big ball of stress for the players. I mean I get stressed about it and I have no bearing on the outcome of the game whatsoever.

I try to think of them everytime I start to get stressed about a race... I mean atleast people aren't trying to hit me so hard I drop the ball.

19 years ago 10/12/2004 5:43pm EDT

re: Wait a Minuts

Some lady called me "unflappable" once. Everything was going wrong and I kept coming up with solutions. I think it's because I look at the big picture.

If you're interested, take a look at the Marine Corps officer candidate school website. "We create chaos-proof leaders." I think it has to do with life experience.

19 years ago 10/12/2004 7:04pm EDT

re: weird japanese thing

weird japanese thing wrote:
all your base are belong to us

!! COUNTERSTRIKE !!

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