Perception is 9/10ths of reality (unfortunately). I think all of the suggestions that have been made are valid. I try not to say anything to the coaches other than answering direct questions. I had a guy from my chapter tell me this year, after my first heated confrontation with a coach in a tournament, that,"silence cannot be misquoted."
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Strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. If I went around claiming I was an emperor just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they would put me away.
-Monty Python-
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