To keep this from becoming a long debate, how about us just agreeing to disagree.
I may be placing too much emphasis on particular words or interpreting them differently. I feel that if someone views the game unimportant they are less likely to give it their best effort (again, just my opinion).
My view may change over time, but not likely. Maybe I will develop the skill of giving 100% effort in a game I don't view as my most important game...in a way, I hope I don't. You see, I view every game as my most important because it is the only game I have at that time, the next game on my shcedule will be the most important when I get to it, and so on. There are no gaurantee that I will make it to the next game.
May be a little too far on the polyanna side for some, I can respect that.
[Edited by LarryS on Nov 1st, 2002 at 03:17 PM]