{"id":10409,"date":"2018-12-20T03:08:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=10409"},"modified":"2018-12-20T03:08:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T09:08:42","slug":"the-thrill-of-a-close-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/the-thrill-of-a-close-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thrill Of A Close Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight my husband and I were invited to join our friends in their suite at the arena for the Utah Jazz versus Golden State Warriors basketball game. It was a neck and neck game right down to the last minute when the Utah Jazz won the game.<\/p>\n<p>As we were heading home from the game I couldn\u2019t help but think how much more fun it is to watch a close game like that. Watching a game where one team just destroys the other team just isn\u2019t fun to watch. But a neck and neck game where each team is really challenging the other team to step up their game and give it their all\u2026well that\u2019s exciting for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>What it comes down to is that we shouldn\u2019t fear competition. The competition helps motivate us to try harder and be better. That competition is what challenges us to step up our game and give it all we\u2019ve got. And frankly even if you end up on the losing team at the end of the night you will still be better for having competed.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for a fabulous game tonight Utah Jazz and Golden State! You are both amazingly talented teams who are all kinds of fun to watch play.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4897-e1545296856910-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4897-e1545296856910-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4897-e1545296856910-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4897-e1545296856910-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4881-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4881-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4881-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4881-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight my husband and I were invited to join our friends in their suite at the arena for the Utah Jazz versus Golden State Warriors basketball game. It was a neck and neck game right down to the last minute when the Utah Jazz won the game. 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