Otey!

11:39 AM Elizabeth Seckman 9 Comments

I was planning to skip this Friday post so I could get my presents wrapped,
but my son showed me this clip and I just had to share. 

It's a quick video of an amazing once-in-a-lifetime shot. Marvey'o Otey was tossing the ball inbounds and nailed a three pointer. 

Check out the video. It's less than thirty seconds long. You will agree, athletes train and practice most of their lives and never get to make a shot like that! 

Now, does that mean the athletes who didn't hit the hoop by tossing a ball over their back are losers? That all of their hard work, all the pain and sweat they expend, is futile?

Hardly.

No, it just means that sometimes dumb a** luck is a factor.




My blogging will probably be sporadic. Trying to get all my holiday stuff finished up, got family coming in soon and they seem to think I need to be sociable. So, if my visits are hit and miss...it's because I am just out strolling the cyberworld during what bits of down time I can manage!


9 comments:

  1. Pretty amazing. You can't practice for shots like that.

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  2. That was beyond amazing. I did the silent scream in the library without even thinking about it. Dumb luck, talent? Who cares!

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  3. That's crazy! Wow. And yeah, I think luck plays a part in a lot more than we care to admit sometimes. (Of course, you won't get a lot of luck without a lot of hard work, too!) ;)

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  4. Wow! Kind of like writing a book-- sometimes it's just dumb luck what will succeed!

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  5. Holy wow, that was an awesome shot! I'm with you, it's going to be harder to keep up the blogging and commenting over the holidays. :)

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  6. Writers need some luck, too.
    The run up to Christmas is always crazy. I know what you mean about time. It is difficult to manage.

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  7. Whew! Running, running, running. That's not what Christmas is supposed to be about, right? Even when you try to declutter it ends up insanity. Best of luck with all your prep, Elizabeth!

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  8. This is totally awesome, and the kind of thing that makes me love sports. So fun!

    Good luck getting everything done for the holidays and have a very Merry Christmas, Elizabeth!

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