Tuesday, September 27, 2005

So what does football and trading have in common??



Last night the Tennessee Volunteers entered the Death Valley.....Otherwise known as Baton Rouge where the LSU Tigers were waiting to tear up Ole Smoky and for 30 minutes Tennessee could not do anything right. The score was 21-ZIP. Have you ever had this in your trading????

The second half was a totally different game, as the defense for LSU was just plain exhausted and were standing around on one knee between plays, hanging their heads with their hands on their sides trying to get as much air in them as possible between the plays. They came up to the ball slowly, were not focused and missed their coverage. Several times, if the receivers could have actually put the ball away it would have been TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Then it was 21-7, then 24-7, then 24-14, then 24-21, then with time running out it was 24-24 and into overtime we went. In the end, it was Riggs driving in from the 1 yard line to score the winning touchdown as shown in the pic. It was the end of the struggle in Death Valley, what will the end be for you......defeat or victory?????

During the Spring and thru the Summer months, Tennessee was in full gear, 5 days a week, for 6 hours a day......Running, blocking, kicking and doing their tackles and drills. So they were able to stay with a game plan and DID NOT GIVE UP....they didn't go out and buy another indicator from BOB....they believed in themselves as shown by the end of the game interviews. They stayed focused on what had to be done and not playing in a chat room or with their cat, or even talking to the President. They stayed true to themselves.......what does football and trading have in common....everything. THINK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.

Do you stay true to your trading plan.....as a linebacker stays in his position and covers his areas of the field or are you runnig all over the place looking for the ball. Do you have a plan that can check off receivers and look for opportunity or do you chase trades and try to throw it out there like Ainge did last night and have it shoved down your throat.....see football and trading are very close.......There are only WINNERS AND LOSERS.......

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yea, they won, but Rocky Top is still a cruddy fight song.