when someone tells u u can't do something(ie u suck)does it make you try harder?

[qualityhealth]

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what do you think?the other day, some chick was being a real beach to some other guy and told him he'll never get in to med school when the guy got a pretty sad 5/100 on the chem quiz when the average was 80/100.(the chic's premed too) the week after he got a 110/110 on the quiz (which is nearly impossible bc no one gets 100 on the quizes, let alone the extra credit!)

also, last week when i tried out for club b-ball, i wouldn't say i was the worse one to try out, and i wasn't even on the level of average. the coach would probably want me to not try out, or come to the next practice..but honestly i missed out playing b-ball in highschool, and it's always been a DREAMMM for me to play so i'm taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity now. is that so much to ask for!? it'll take approx. 8 hours a week, for practices, and i'm gonna have to work a HELLAVALOT more than the others.

am i being ridiculous ? i don't want to quit..and hearing someone whisper that i'm not that good of aplayer the other day...really sparked an even more desire for me to play and prove them wrong and prove to my self that if i realy want something, it's within my reach!!

...wow, i'm sorry i just wrote a novel.

 

[KnuxNole]

Absolutely, the only person who knows your true potential is yourself.

 

[LikeClockWork]

Honestly, the way I think about it is that I know what I'm capable of. If someone I'm talking to doesn't know that and decides to tell me "u suck" then I just disregard them. Of course they don't know how good I'll be one day because they don't know what I've experienced and what I'm capable of.

 

[Revenant]

...wow...just......wow.

 

[qualityhealth]

...wow...just......wow.

what does this have to do with anything?

 

[jr doctor in sd]

what do you think?the other day, some chick was being a real beach to some other guy and told him he'll never get in to med school when the guy got a pretty sad 5/100 on the chem quiz when the average was 80/100.(the chic's premed too) the week after he got a 110/110 on the quiz (which is nearly impossible bc no one gets 100 on the quizes, let alone the extra credit!)

also, last week when i tried out for club b-ball, i wouldn't say i was the worse one to try out, and i wasn't even on the level of average. the coach would probably want me to not try out, or come to the next practice..but honestly i missed out playing b-ball in highschool, and it's always been a DREAMMM for me to play so i'm taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity now. is that so much to ask for!? it'll take approx. 8 hours a week, for practices, and i'm gonna have to work a HELLAVALOT more than the others.

am i being ridiculous ? i don't want to quit..and hearing someone whisper that i'm not that good of aplayer the other day...really sparked an even more desire for me to play and prove them wrong and prove to my self that if i realy want something, it's within my reach!!

...wow, i'm sorry i just wrote a novel.

It depends...sometimes it helps but sometimes it actually does make me want to stop 🙁. Its kinda sad but my entire family doesnt think I will get into Med school. Ive always had the highest grades in my household - but my gpa right now is a little low for med school and my rents and bros all say that its not easy like HS and actually takes nonstop work for med now haha. Sometimes it makes me wanna shut em up...but then there are times when "no A's?! again?" its like u want to throw in the towel but cant haha

 

[LikeClockWork]

...wow...just......wow.

train wreck. nice.

 

[xpinchx]

There used to be a really good commercial but I can't remember enough about it to find it. I think it was for either nike or addidas and it was either MJ or Kobe, an the whole idea of it was "thank you for those who said I couldn't, thank you for those who never believed. It's because of you that I did." Something like that. There were a lot of people who didn't believe in me when I first started heading the pre-med route. I was a screwup all through highschool and barely graduated. I turned myself around in college though and I've been fairly successful since then.

 

[Blade28]

Absolutely.

Do you know how many people tried to talk me out of going into medicine? Ever since freshman year of college.

 

[mrjbb]

Yeah definitely, my own family refuses at all cost to believe in me. People seem to push you away when you they ask you what you want to do and you reply medicine... It's the "stigma" thats associated with it, ignorant people try to choose whether you can make it yourself.

If they can't see themselves making it then you sure as hell won't.

Thats why I truly believe what my signature states:
Others unsurety and doubt in you is another reason to simply....Prove them wrong-NewlifedrJ

Screw everyone that doesn't think you can make it, you and ONLY YOU know your true potential...

If you procrastinate because of other people's Inability to see your true potential then you WILL regret it, I can guarantee you that.

All that matters is you believe in YOUrself and digress from others doubt in you.

People want to take your dreams, skin them alive, strip them down to nothing, and spit on them every second they get simply because they don't believe they can nor could of made it....

Here's something that impacted me when I read it over a year ago when I first got to SDN, it is another SDNers signature:

"Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It's the ache in your lungs
and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you that yells
'CAN'T", but you don't listen. You just push harder. And then you hear
the voice whisper 'can'. And you discover that the person you thought
you were is no match for the one you really are."
- Unknown

 

[mrjbb]

There used to be a really good commercial but I can't remember enough about it to find it. I think it was for either nike or addidas and it was either MJ or Kobe, an the whole idea of it was "thank you for those who said I couldn't, thank you for those who never believed. It's because of you that I did." Something like that. There were a lot of people who didn't believe in me when I first started heading the pre-med route. I was a screwup all through highschool and barely graduated. I turned myself around in college though and I've been fairly successful since then.

"thank you for those who said I couldn't, thank you for those who never believed. It's because of you that I did."

Wow! Thanks! Nice... Im going to save this and use it as a future signature...(After I make minor changes of course...lol...😀)

 

[Jolie South]

I feel like a lot of times when people are hating on others that it's usually because they're jealous or some other such ridiculousness. It usually has little to do with you.

You're on your way and you're already making it happen. They wish that they had a dream and were motivated.

I've had a LOT of people in my life look at me like I was crazy and didn't know what I was doing. going to Peace Corps, dropping a lot of money on a private master's, marrying an african dude that didn't speak English. Yea, I challenged myself and am happier for it. That person that was talking crap about me is like, "dang, i'm unhappy. i work in a crap job and never did anything interesting." and here i am accomplishing things.

 

[xpinchx]

"thank you for those who said I couldn't, thank you for those who never believed. It's because of you that I did."

Wow! Thanks! Nice... Im going to save this and use it as a future signature...(After I make minor changes of course...lol...😀)

Yeah it was a great commercial, let me know if you ever find it. It could've been gatorade, or a shoe company. It might've been Kobe or Mike or someone else. That's about all I remember.

 

[ScienceJunkie]

what does this have to do with anything?

good grief...your critical/holistic thinking skills really do suck.

 

[utahjazz]

Let's try and keep it civil.

 

[ScienceJunkie]

Let's try and keep it civil.

lol yeah, i think i went a bit overboard. like the train 😀.

 

[utahjazz]

lol yeah, i think i went a bit overboard. like the train 😀.

It was funny, but poor train. 🙁

 

[mrjbb]

Yeah it was a great commercial, let me know if you ever find it. It could've been gatorade, or a shoe company. It might've been Kobe or Mike or someone else. That's about all I remember.

I'm gonna try YouTube...

 

[littlealex]

Your English is pretty terrible... I could barely comprehend that "novel" of yours. But don't get discouraged by others. Like many above me had said, you're the only one who knows your true potential. We all have our limits, and you probably know your own more initimately than others.

I never let others discourage me. However, while I constantly try to challenge myself, I know my limits and I don't have unrealistic expectations. Work as hard as possible towards your goals, but be able to deal with failure and to learn from your mistakes.

 

[Crazy Horse]

screw em....I say play if you want to play. Enjoy yourself and ignore anyone who takes club basketball that seriously.