Aesop has already written about the bitter losses of Slovakia
yesterday at 14:30
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The struggle between Slovakia and Switzerland in the last world took many different forms. At times, they resemble a heroic epic, but gradually began to slip into a satire bordering on tragicomedy, whose despair graduated with each passing power. At the same time, he was a kind of hockey personification of Aesop’s fable About the Hare and the Turtle.
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it may have been seen at first glance that we were witnessing a new alternative end to the legendary two-animal race on the ice in Helsinki, in which it still won faster and more slowly, although despite its own mistakes, the opposite was true. After the final siren, the turtle celebrated three points, leaving only the eyes for crying. However, the Swiss victory was not born in 60 minutes.
The “Helvetians” followed him more than 20 years ago. At that time, the Slovaks were more real and managed to quickly disappear from sight of the opponent. While the tortoise roamed the border of the first decades of the successful quarterfinals, the hare celebrated winning silver, gold and bronze. He was always one step ahead in the fights, he was always predatory and shorter. At least until his last triumph in 2012.
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The card began to turn visibly as he fell asleep under a tree in the shadow of past successes. And the turtle has so far continued its journey prudently. Although it took her longer, she crossed the quarterfinals and won her first two silver medals in history. He improved with each new tournament, while he stagnated in dreams of ancient triumphs. It has long been the case that the turtle is only slower, it has even learned to score goals in weakness, betrayal one!
Our last confrontation full of discarded chances, missing shots and goals has repeatedly shown that we cannot rely on the chance and favor of the stars. In this respect, it would not hurt to follow the example of Switzerland, although this may seem illogical.
After all, why should we be inspired by a country that has never been a world champion and whose precious metal from the Olympics does not tinkle on its chest? Yes, the Swiss may not have a title or a bronze medal from Beijing, but they have everything they need to succeed regularly and without the pain of stupid losses. They understood the lesson offered by Aesop’s fable.
The hare always loses in the end. Craig Ramsay is also aware of this, and since his first arrival he has been trying to intervene and return with his little Slovakia to the path of a turtle, which he does not know at all, but regularly meets in blindness from big victories.
As he said after the match with the French, the strongest will not always succeed in hockey, but the one who finds the best way to win. Proof of this are all our medals, which we did not win because we were the best, but because we patiently persevered. Unfortunately, this is easily and often forgotten during lively celebrations.
It is important for the future of Slovakia to be a turtle through and through. Not only in the game, but also in general in building the system and educating players. As long as we continue to fall asleep on the laurels established by the misconception of our uniqueness, our hockey will remain in the form of a hare. Always one bitter step from the necessary victory.
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