OT: Asking for some good thoughts and prayers

[The KnicksFix]

hope whatever it was went well for you

I did man
I did !!

[Parraknick]

I’m bumping this thread tonight because of the loss we had. The test I took was the last of my licensing exams to becoming a fully licensed doctor
I was never great at standardized tests and always struggled. I’ve failed previous exams and came back and passed. But the pressure was moreso, being that i now made it and could have lost my career as a doctor. I failed it twice and had to take time off from work in order to study. But this was the only chance I had to take it. If I didn’t pass, the time to re test would have been too short and I wouldn’t have been allowed to return to work in time. My career would have essentially been terminated, all on the last test I would have ever needed to being a doc.

I studied for 7 months. And I passed. I’m going back to work July 1.

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. When our back is against the wall , we dig out what we are truly made of. In order to enjoy success you must fail. If you fail over and over again in life, that is why you succeed. That is how you get better.

We needed this loss tonight. Whether or not Knick fans want to see it that way, championship lore is taken and earned. If you rest on your laurels you will become complacent. And this is why the Knicks will beat the pacers this series. Mark my words.

We are winning this series.

Congratulations man, knowing many that have been on your journey, I applaud your efforts and subsequent success. Best wishes for your next chapter!

[The KnicksFix]

I’m bumping this thread tonight because of the loss we had. The test I took was the last of my licensing exams to becoming a fully licensed doctor
I was never great at standardized tests and always struggled. I’ve failed previous exams and came back and passed. But the pressure was moreso, being that i now made it and could have lost my career as a doctor. I failed it twice and had to take time off from work in order to study. But this was the only chance I had to take it. If I didn’t pass, the time to re test would have been too short and I wouldn’t have been allowed to return to work in time. My career would have essentially been terminated, all on the last test I would have ever needed to being a doc.

I studied for 7 months. And I passed. I’m going back to work July 1.

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. When our back is against the wall , we dig out what we are truly made of. In order to enjoy success you must fail. If you fail over and over again in life, that is why you succeed. That is how you get better.

We needed this loss tonight. Whether or not Knick fans want to see it that way, championship lore is taken and earned. If you rest on your laurels you will become complacent. And this is why the Knicks will beat the pacers this series. Mark my words.

We are winning this series.

Congratulations man, knowing many that have been on your journey, I applaud your efforts and subsequent success. Best wishes for your next chapter!

Thank you my bro. Like you said in your post Parra, the depth of sorrow determine the height of joy

If you fail once, or twice. You either fold. Or you work harder. Pressure brings out the best in those who want it the most.

I moved to this country when I was a kid, spent time evicted when we couldn’t afford rent and slept in an aunt’s car from the ages of 8-10. The only thing I had that kept me going as a kid in the late 90s was stealing the newspaper from The corner store that left the NY daily news out on a rack everyday. I would thumb to the Knicks article written by Mike Lupica and savor over every detail in the article recapping the previous night’s game. When I learned what channel the Knicks were on in AM radio, my mom would let me tune to the game in the car we slept in. I would close my eyes and imagine the game in front of me. All from the radio. I’d see spree slashing. I’d see Houston with a silky smooth jumper. I’d see ward playing tough nosed defense. I’d see LJ hitting hit free throws with the patented pause at the top of his arc at the free throw line. I’d see Ewing working the post. I felt heartbreak then as a child.

I don’t feel it now. Im 36 this year. I feel confidence. I feel the will in this team to get better and bounce back from mistakes. I feel it. Being a Knick fan isn’t a fandom. Being a Knick fan isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a religion. It’s a way of life. I still feel we win this series.

[Parraknick]

I’m bumping this thread tonight because of the loss we had. The test I took was the last of my licensing exams to becoming a fully licensed doctor
I was never great at standardized tests and always struggled. I’ve failed previous exams and came back and passed. But the pressure was moreso, being that i now made it and could have lost my career as a doctor. I failed it twice and had to take time off from work in order to study. But this was the only chance I had to take it. If I didn’t pass, the time to re test would have been too short and I wouldn’t have been allowed to return to work in time. My career would have essentially been terminated, all on the last test I would have ever needed to being a doc.

I studied for 7 months. And I passed. I’m going back to work July 1.

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. When our back is against the wall , we dig out what we are truly made of. In order to enjoy success you must fail. If you fail over and over again in life, that is why you succeed. That is how you get better.

We needed this loss tonight. Whether or not Knick fans want to see it that way, championship lore is taken and earned. If you rest on your laurels you will become complacent. And this is why the Knicks will beat the pacers this series. Mark my words.

We are winning this series.

Congratulations man, knowing many that have been on your journey, I applaud your efforts and subsequent success. Best wishes for your next chapter!

Thank you my bro. Like you said in your post Parra, the depth of sorrow determine the height of joy

If you fail once, or twice. You either fold. Or you work harder. Pressure brings out the best in those who want it the most.

I moved to this country when I was a kid, spent time evicted when we couldn’t afford rent and slept in an aunt’s car from the ages of 8-10. The only thing I had that kept me going as a kid in the late 90s was stealing the newspaper from The corner store that left the NY daily news out on a rack everyday. I would thumb to the Knicks article written by Mike Lupica and savor over every detail in the article recapping the previous night’s game. When I learned what channel the Knicks were on in AM radio, my mom would let me tune to the game in the car we slept in. I would close my eyes and imagine the game in front of me. All from the radio. I’d see spree slashing. I’d see Houston with a silky smooth jumper. I’d see ward playing tough nosed defense. I’d see LJ hitting hit free throw with the patented pause at the free throw line. I’d see Ewing working the post. I felt heartbreak then as a child.

I don’t feel it now. Im 36 this year. I feel confidence. I feel the will in this team to get better and bounce back from mistakes. I feel it. Being a Knick fan isn’t a fandom. Being a Knick fan isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a religion. It’s a way of life. I still feel we win this series.

Honestly your story so far sounds truly inspiring. I am from Sydney, Australia, and as a kid represented my state in soccer, was possibly in line for my dream of being a professional player … until I suffered a knee injury that could not be overcome. It was nothing like the struggles you faced, but in my little world, it was tough. Since then, I studied physical therapy & sports science and now run two clinics in Sydney at a similar age to you (37).

Your resilience and determination will allow you to achieve whatever goals you set. Hope you got a good celebration in!

[The KnicksFix]

Congratulations man, knowing many that have been on your journey, I applaud your efforts and subsequent success. Best wishes for your next chapter!

Thank you my bro. Like you said in your post Parra, the depth of sorrow determine the height of joy

If you fail once, or twice. You either fold. Or you work harder. Pressure brings out the best in those who want it the most.

I moved to this country when I was a kid, spent time evicted when we couldn’t afford rent and slept in an aunt’s car from the ages of 8-10. The only thing I had that kept me going as a kid in the late 90s was stealing the newspaper from The corner store that left the NY daily news out on a rack everyday. I would thumb to the Knicks article written by Mike Lupica and savor over every detail in the article recapping the previous night’s game. When I learned what channel the Knicks were on in AM radio, my mom would let me tune to the game in the car we slept in. I would close my eyes and imagine the game in front of me. All from the radio. I’d see spree slashing. I’d see Houston with a silky smooth jumper. I’d see ward playing tough nosed defense. I’d see LJ hitting hit free throw with the patented pause at the free throw line. I’d see Ewing working the post. I felt heartbreak then as a child.

I don’t feel it now. Im 36 this year. I feel confidence. I feel the will in this team to get better and bounce back from mistakes. I feel it. Being a Knick fan isn’t a fandom. Being a Knick fan isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a religion. It’s a way of life. I still feel we win this series.

Honestly your story so far sounds truly inspiring. I am from Sydney, Australia, and as a kid represented my state in soccer, was possibly in line for my dream of being a professional player … until I suffered a knee injury that could not be overcome. It was nothing like the struggles you faced, but in my little world, it was tough. Since then, I studied physical therapy & sports science and now run two clinics in Sydney at a similar age to you (37).

Your resilience and determination will allow you to achieve whatever goals you set. Hope you got a good celebration in!

Hey man you should or proud of yourself too. All of our sruggles in life we face on our own. They are big to us individually so they are important and sometimes insurmountable. So we bounce back and we become better. We change and adapt. Proud of you man!

And yes I went out to a bar the day I passed and the was the night the Knicks game back and won game 2 against the Celtics. It was the most surreal day of my life lol

[The KnicksFix]

Congratulations man, knowing many that have been on your journey, I applaud your efforts and subsequent success. Best wishes for your next chapter!

Thank you my bro. Like you said in your post Parra, the depth of sorrow determine the height of joy

If you fail once, or twice. You either fold. Or you work harder. Pressure brings out the best in those who want it the most.

I moved to this country when I was a kid, spent time evicted when we couldn’t afford rent and slept in an aunt’s car from the ages of 8-10. The only thing I had that kept me going as a kid in the late 90s was stealing the newspaper from The corner store that left the NY daily news out on a rack everyday. I would thumb to the Knicks article written by Mike Lupica and savor over every detail in the article recapping the previous night’s game. When I learned what channel the Knicks were on in AM radio, my mom would let me tune to the game in the car we slept in. I would close my eyes and imagine the game in front of me. All from the radio. I’d see spree slashing. I’d see Houston with a silky smooth jumper. I’d see ward playing tough nosed defense. I’d see LJ hitting hit free throw with the patented pause at the free throw line. I’d see Ewing working the post. I felt heartbreak then as a child.

I don’t feel it now. Im 36 this year. I feel confidence. I feel the will in this team to get better and bounce back from mistakes. I feel it. Being a Knick fan isn’t a fandom. Being a Knick fan isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a religion. It’s a way of life. I still feel we win this series.

Honestly your story so far sounds truly inspiring. I am from Sydney, Australia, and as a kid represented my state in soccer, was possibly in line for my dream of being a professional player … until I suffered a knee injury that could not be overcome. It was nothing like the struggles you faced, but in my little world, it was tough. Since then, I studied physical therapy & sports science and now run two clinics in Sydney at a similar age to you (37).

Your resilience and determination will allow you to achieve whatever goals you set. Hope you got a good celebration in!

Also man, there’s a term in medicine called paronychia. Aka infection of the nail bed. I always thought your username was a good play on those words, but don’t think you were aiming for that lol

[Parraknick]

Thank you my bro. Like you said in your post Parra, the depth of sorrow determine the height of joy

If you fail once, or twice. You either fold. Or you work harder. Pressure brings out the best in those who want it the most.

I moved to this country when I was a kid, spent time evicted when we couldn’t afford rent and slept in an aunt’s car from the ages of 8-10. The only thing I had that kept me going as a kid in the late 90s was stealing the newspaper from The corner store that left the NY daily news out on a rack everyday. I would thumb to the Knicks article written by Mike Lupica and savor over every detail in the article recapping the previous night’s game. When I learned what channel the Knicks were on in AM radio, my mom would let me tune to the game in the car we slept in. I would close my eyes and imagine the game in front of me. All from the radio. I’d see spree slashing. I’d see Houston with a silky smooth jumper. I’d see ward playing tough nosed defense. I’d see LJ hitting hit free throw with the patented pause at the free throw line. I’d see Ewing working the post. I felt heartbreak then as a child.

I don’t feel it now. Im 36 this year. I feel confidence. I feel the will in this team to get better and bounce back from mistakes. I feel it. Being a Knick fan isn’t a fandom. Being a Knick fan isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a religion. It’s a way of life. I still feel we win this series.

Honestly your story so far sounds truly inspiring. I am from Sydney, Australia, and as a kid represented my state in soccer, was possibly in line for my dream of being a professional player … until I suffered a knee injury that could not be overcome. It was nothing like the struggles you faced, but in my little world, it was tough. Since then, I studied physical therapy & sports science and now run two clinics in Sydney at a similar age to you (37).

Your resilience and determination will allow you to achieve whatever goals you set. Hope you got a good celebration in!

Also man, there’s a term in medicine called paronychia. Aka infection of the nail bed. I always thought your username was a good play on those words, but don’t think you were aiming for that lol

Haha you guessed right.

It’s a merger of my two fav teams. Parramatta Eels being the other. A rugby league team here in Aus. Here’s an example of what we can do

https://youtu.be/TN790kSbfUk?si=8EsYTzJz9VX3lF6G

[MrDollarBills]

I’m bumping this thread tonight because of the loss we had. The test I took was the last of my licensing exams to becoming a fully licensed doctor
I was never great at standardized tests and always struggled. I’ve failed previous exams and came back and passed. But the pressure was moreso, being that i now made it and could have lost my career as a doctor. I failed it twice and had to take time off from work in order to study. But this was the only chance I had to take it. If I didn’t pass, the time to re test would have been too short and I wouldn’t have been allowed to return to work in time. My career would have essentially been terminated, all on the last test I would have ever needed to being a doc.

I studied for 7 months. And I passed. I’m going back to work July 1.

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. When our back is against the wall , we dig out what we are truly made of. In order to enjoy success you must fail. If you fail over and over again in life, that is why you succeed. That is how you get better.

We needed this loss tonight. Whether or not Knick fans want to see it that way, championship lore is taken and earned. If you rest on your laurels you will become complacent. And this is why the Knicks will beat the pacers this series. Mark my words.

We are winning this series.

Great job!

[3toheadmelo]

I’m bumping this thread tonight because of the loss we had. The test I took was the last of my licensing exams to becoming a fully licensed doctor
I was never great at standardized tests and always struggled. I’ve failed previous exams and came back and passed. But the pressure was moreso, being that i now made it and could have lost my career as a doctor. I failed it twice and had to take time off from work in order to study. But this was the only chance I had to take it. If I didn’t pass, the time to re test would have been too short and I wouldn’t have been allowed to return to work in time. My career would have essentially been terminated, all on the last test I would have ever needed to being a doc.

I studied for 7 months. And I passed. I’m going back to work July 1.

I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. When our back is against the wall , we dig out what we are truly made of. In order to enjoy success you must fail. If you fail over and over again in life, that is why you succeed. That is how you get better.

We needed this loss tonight. Whether or not Knick fans want to see it that way, championship lore is taken and earned. If you rest on your laurels you will become complacent. And this is why the Knicks will beat the pacers this series. Mark my words.

We are winning this series.

Congrats fam!

[Jeff Van Gully]

hope whatever it was went well for you

I did man
I did !!

thank you for sharing your triumph. it is needed. congratulations.

[WaltFrazier]

Honestly your story so far sounds truly inspiring. I am from Sydney, Australia, and as a kid represented my state in soccer, was possibly in line for my dream of being a professional player … until I suffered a knee injury that could not be overcome. It was nothing like the struggles you faced, but in my little world, it was tough. Since then, I studied physical therapy & sports science and now run two clinics in Sydney at a similar age to you (37).

Your resilience and determination will allow you to achieve whatever goals you set. Hope you got a good celebration in!

Also man, there’s a term in medicine called paronychia. Aka infection of the nail bed. I always thought your username was a good play on those words, but don’t think you were aiming for that lol

Haha you guessed right.

It’s a merger of my two fav teams. Parramatta Eels being the other. A rugby league team here in Aus. Here’s an example of what we can do

https://youtu.be/TN790kSbfUk?si=8EsYTzJz9VX3lF6G

So you're a League fan, not Union? I got all interested in the idea that there are two codes of rugby , around the early 2000s. Was on an Aussie message board at the time. Liked seeing a few League players jump to Union and play for the Wallabies in the 2003 World Cup. But stopped following after a while because RL just isn't on TV in Canada. I watch the RUWC every 4 years.

Oh and Knicksfix, great work passing your test

[Parraknick]

Also man, there’s a term in medicine called paronychia. Aka infection of the nail bed. I always thought your username was a good play on those words, but don’t think you were aiming for that lol

Haha you guessed right.

It’s a merger of my two fav teams. Parramatta Eels being the other. A rugby league team here in Aus. Here’s an example of what we can do

https://youtu.be/TN790kSbfUk?si=8EsYTzJz9VX3lF6G

So you're a League fan, not Union? I got all interested in the idea that there are two codes of rugby , around the early 2000s. Was on an Aussie message board at the time. Liked seeing a few League players jump to Union and play for the Wallabies in the 2003 World Cup. But stopped following after a while because RL just isn't on TV in Canada. I watch the RUWC every 4 years.

Oh and Knicksfix, great work passing your test

Yes well spotted. I went to a rugby union school but league was always my favourite. The league competition in Australia is far bigger and more tribal in the supporter bases. Union also became more about rule interpretations and kicking penalty goals rather than free flowing play (admittedly it’s coming back to more exciting play lately).

Another little highlight for you of a match winning try a few weeks ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/NJlBvfJm_pg?si=v3nvY4l4bKhRz00b

[The KnicksFix]

hope whatever it was went well for you

I did man
I did !!

thank you for sharing your triumph. it is needed. congratulations.

Thank you JVG!!

[WaltFrazier]

Haha you guessed right.

It’s a merger of my two fav teams. Parramatta Eels being the other. A rugby league team here in Aus. Here’s an example of what we can do

https://youtu.be/TN790kSbfUk?si=8EsYTzJz9VX3lF6G

So you're a League fan, not Union? I got all interested in the idea that there are two codes of rugby , around the early 2000s. Was on an Aussie message board at the time. Liked seeing a few League players jump to Union and play for the Wallabies in the 2003 World Cup. But stopped following after a while because RL just isn't on TV in Canada. I watch the RUWC every 4 years.

Oh and Knicksfix, great work passing your test

Yes well spotted. I went to a rugby union school but league was always my favourite. The league competition in Australia is far bigger and more tribal in the supporter bases. Union also became more about rule interpretations and kicking penalty goals rather than free flowing play (admittedly it’s coming back to more exciting play lately).

Another little highlight for you of a match winning try a few weeks ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/NJlBvfJm_pg?si=v3nvY4l4bKhRz00b

An Aussie from Queensland was on an exchange at my school in 2001 and gave me a tape of the 2001 State of Origin final. Great running game, Darren Lockyer was a master playmaker, Wendell Ilor and Lote Tuquiri were exciting runners. But like I said I didn't get to watch it on TV, I was interested in seeing Sailor and Tuquiri play for the Wallabies after that. And back in that era AllBlacks vs Wallabies was always exciting. NZ had some of the free flowing running you like in League, I thought.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

hope whatever it was went well for you

I did man
I did !!

Congratulations!