Pride goeth before the fall

ust before our 19th and final game at Junior Olympics - West, I commented to Budd that I was thankful neither of us had been seriously hit. No mashed fingers. Arms without bruises. Even the bouncing balls had avoided cup contact. "Shhhh," superstitiously Budd answered. "You're the worst jinx I know."

"Jinx, jinx, jinx," I replied. What's gonna happen is gonna happen. The trick is to anticipate disaster, recognize the unexpected situation, and learn to avoid the avoidable. Preparation is probative. Pride assumes invincibility and prepares the sinner for his fall from grace. Experientially speaking, the early bird may get the worm, but the second worm stays alive.

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