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CityOfAngels · 07-20-2005, 01:05 AM

...and that lesson is: If someone gets in your face, don't get in theirs. Swing first and ask questions later.

So I'm playing a game of basketball. Some of you may remember my rant about hackers in Tilted Sports. Well, I'm playing against these same guys tonight. Everything is going fine; they're still hacking, and I'm still on fire. Now, basketball is a contact sport, and I embrace that. When I post up, I post up hard. When I box out, I box out hard. It's not a rediculous amount of body, but you have to have a hunger to win, y'know.

I'm boxing this guy out. He can't get past me. I'm using my body to keep him back (notice I said "body" and not "elbows" or "grabbing his shirt"). So he literally grabs me by the arm and pulls me back behind him. In my mind, I'm like, "Oh so he wants to play that way. Fine I can play that way." So I grab his arm and bring him back behind me, continuing to box him out again. Suddenly he says, "What the fuck!?" and gets in my face. I get back in his and I said, "You're grabbing my arms, so I grabbed you back." Right then and there, with no provocation other than me not backing down, he swings and connects on my jaw.

I was caught by surprise, but I still squared up, 'cause I'm not gonna let some guy just beat on me. I'll defend myself to the best of my ability. He swings again but my arms get in the way, so he decides to go UFC on my ass and tackles me down to the ground. By this time I have him in a choke hold, trying to subdue him, and he's swinging away at my head. Now that I look back at it, I probably should have chosen some defensive defense by protecting my head rather than going on the offensive, trying to choke him out. But I was in the adrenaline-pumped moment.

His boys break it up. I was lucky they didn't decide to jump in, too, but I guess they realized that I was attacked; I wasn't about to try and start any fights. So yes, here I am, typing this out with a swollen right side of my face. I can't close my mouth all the way because the swelling is pushing my teeth in a wierd situation that makes me afraid of breaking 'em. I got my ass beat. Why? Because I didn't swing first. I let myself get caught by surprise.

Now I know not to assume that there are actually sane people out there. Self-defense comes BEFORE figuring shit out. Sorry if this seems immature or rash; feel free to throw it in nonsense if you feel the need. It's just I'm filled with both anger and embarassment. Fuck, I was just trying to play a game of basketball.

07-20-2005, 01:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
CityOfAngels Oh shit it's Wayne Brady! Location: Passenger seat of Wayne Brady's car.	I've learned a lesson today... ...and that lesson is: If someone gets in your face, don't get in theirs. Swing first and ask questions later. So I'm playing a game of basketball. Some of you may remember my rant about hackers in Tilted Sports. Well, I'm playing against these same guys tonight. Everything is going fine; they're still hacking, and I'm still on fire. Now, basketball is a contact sport, and I embrace that. When I post up, I post up hard. When I box out, I box out hard. It's not a rediculous amount of body, but you have to have a hunger to win, y'know. I'm boxing this guy out. He can't get past me. I'm using my body to keep him back (notice I said "body" and not "elbows" or "grabbing his shirt"). So he literally grabs me by the arm and pulls me back behind him. In my mind, I'm like, "Oh so he wants to play that way. Fine I can play that way." So I grab his arm and bring him back behind me, continuing to box him out again. Suddenly he says, "What the fuck!?" and gets in my face. I get back in his and I said, "You're grabbing my arms, so I grabbed you back." Right then and there, with no provocation other than me not backing down, he swings and connects on my jaw. I was caught by surprise, but I still squared up, 'cause I'm not gonna let some guy just beat on me. I'll defend myself to the best of my ability. He swings again but my arms get in the way, so he decides to go UFC on my ass and tackles me down to the ground. By this time I have him in a choke hold, trying to subdue him, and he's swinging away at my head. Now that I look back at it, I probably should have chosen some defensive defense by protecting my head rather than going on the offensive, trying to choke him out. But I was in the adrenaline-pumped moment. His boys break it up. I was lucky they didn't decide to jump in, too, but I guess they realized that I was attacked; I wasn't about to try and start any fights. So yes, here I am, typing this out with a swollen right side of my face. I can't close my mouth all the way because the swelling is pushing my teeth in a wierd situation that makes me afraid of breaking 'em. I got my ass beat. Why? Because I didn't swing first. I let myself get caught by surprise. Now I know not to assume that there are actually sane people out there. Self-defense comes BEFORE figuring shit out. Sorry if this seems immature or rash; feel free to throw it in nonsense if you feel the need. It's just I'm filled with both anger and embarassment. Fuck, I was just trying to play a game of basketball.