Dick still remembers hearing it the day he was drafted 1st overall to the Kansas City Coyotes. "Picks like this are why they missed the playoffs last year". He doesn't even know who said it because for some reason the recordings of that draft were lost. Dick Wizardry knew what was said about him though. And sure...no part of it made any fucking sense. Dick knew that the player picked in the first round the previous year was Andrew Reese, who had just gone 3rd overall in the NSFL draft week before Dick himself was drafted. In fact, the Coyotes' first 3 picks form the previous year were the first three players chosen overall in the draft.
Dick knew obviously that he shouldn't let the rantings of a clearly bran damaged individual to affect him. For Dick though it was about the disrespect that the person had intended despite their incredible botched execution of attempting to insult him by comparing him to a #3 overall NSFL pick. Dick sometimes wondered if he himself would have the courage to admit how badly he fucked up if that person were him. Mostly he just reminded himself that people still didn't believe. Whether it was that draft day or his next one, where he fell to 10th, or the incredibly clear rookie of the year race where he wasn't even close to the unanimous winner.....Dick remembered. He remembered when training and when seeing others train. He remembered when watching film as he worked hard to understand the ACTUAL ability of players in the league. He remembered when reading scouting reports that he felt underrated opposing players. Dick remembered how the idiots had insulted him...and remembered how easy ti could be to assume less of other players too. Dick didn't just fuel himself with it, he held himself in check with it as well. Dick endeavored to make sure he would never have to find out if he was brave enough to admit that he had said or done one of the outright stupidest things in the history of the NSFL.
Dick knew obviously that he shouldn't let the rantings of a clearly bran damaged individual to affect him. For Dick though it was about the disrespect that the person had intended despite their incredible botched execution of attempting to insult him by comparing him to a #3 overall NSFL pick. Dick sometimes wondered if he himself would have the courage to admit how badly he fucked up if that person were him. Mostly he just reminded himself that people still didn't believe. Whether it was that draft day or his next one, where he fell to 10th, or the incredibly clear rookie of the year race where he wasn't even close to the unanimous winner.....Dick remembered. He remembered when training and when seeing others train. He remembered when watching film as he worked hard to understand the ACTUAL ability of players in the league. He remembered when reading scouting reports that he felt underrated opposing players. Dick remembered how the idiots had insulted him...and remembered how easy ti could be to assume less of other players too. Dick didn't just fuel himself with it, he held himself in check with it as well. Dick endeavored to make sure he would never have to find out if he was brave enough to admit that he had said or done one of the outright stupidest things in the history of the NSFL.