Have you ever had to deal with team mates that are very much into theirselfs?
I have a team mate who seems to think that their are god. Grant you they have a lot of talent but their head can barely fit through the door it is getting so big. It also seems like I can't get away from them either because their picture is posted every where I turn. Any one else have this problem?
I know this one person that every race they are getting better, and by the time NC's come, were gonna have to adjust the door to fit their head through. I respect talented people but can't stand cocky ones caught only in there own world !!!!!!
Know what you mean...I was once like that myself. It will not last long because ther is always someone to bring you back to reality. I can recall being complimented on a good race and my reply was "Thanks I know" The whole team started to hate me. Coach ended up kicking me off to teach me a lesson...look you are good but if you don't humble yourself you can't run on this team.
The Roc
You have to get used to this as you will encounter these arrogant asswipes throughout your life. My boss is a classic example. I've worked for him for 13 years and he's never asked me a single question about myself and yet, there's nothing at all I don't know about him as he never stops telling me about his life. I figure soon enough he'll get promoted or one of his underlings will put him out of his misery.
The world revolves around me. I am the greatest, you are just background for my greatness. Basically, I am the best and you are a bunch of sucks.
ok..Ali...or is this Bret "The Hit Man" Hart "I'm the best there is the best there was and the best there will every be"
do you often wonder why you don't have any friends?
OK, admittedly this is a HS story. The name has been changed to protect the party in question.
I was a soph at my fairly small HS when this freshman came out and was almost immediately the best guy on the cross team. Kid had great talent, but he started talking constantly about himself. Not sure whether this was his freshman or soph season that this started. But a group of us were talking one day without him. ?Fred is a really nice guy.? ?Yeah.? ?But he can?t stop talking about himself.? ?Yeah.? ?What are we gonna do about it?? ?How about if whenever he starts to talk about himself, we all just walk away.? ?Let?s try it.?
The look on his face was genuine surprise the first time. Can?t remember if it took only one more time, or two. Nothing more was ever said, but he went back to being the Fred we all knew. Never saw him anything but gracious and humble again, despite achieving at a high level.