Taking a break for a few days

G's pks · 02-10-10, 08:09 PM

gl...

Fishhead · 02-10-10, 08:18 PM

It's tough.....been doing this for what seems forever............droughts will occur.

Stay focused, concentrate on the positives in your life, and dont chase.

clover12346 · 02-10-10, 08:20 PM

breaks are good

whatsgood5 · 02-10-10, 08:27 PM

Bummer man, sorry to hear this. I have no doubt that you'll be able to make this back though, just gotta be smart.

Shortstop · 02-10-10, 10:27 PM

Sounds like a good idea JA, clear your head and relax.

flyingillini · 02-10-10, 10:30 PM

Keep your head up buddy! See you soon my friend.

THEGREAT30 · 02-10-10, 10:31 PM

This man is one decent points whore, I prefer him over any of the other whores

TheLock · 02-10-10, 10:33 PM

JohnA

Tail G'sPks. You'll have an incredible record. You'll be down units but your record will shine and it will help with your state of mind.

wal66 · 02-10-10, 10:46 PM

J.A., there are those that say they are taking a break and they should avoid the forum as well due to the temptation that comes with it. However you seem to be level headed enough to be able to hang out and still partake in the entertainment aspects of Players Talk and still take your break from wagering. I hope my read on you is correct and you will still take part in thread activity even if it's not sports related.

pavyracer · 02-10-10, 10:51 PM

Never retreat never surrender. Load up again and hammer the books. The only chance you have winning is reloading.

odusmykal · 02-10-10, 10:51 PM

JA, breaks are a good thing from time to time.. Hope you can still hang around PT and shoot the breeze with us, but if not, i do understand.. Take some time, have some fun, and come back playing again with more focus and determination than ever..

EaglesPhan36 · 02-10-10, 10:52 PM

I've been playing strictly on fake SBR money until I get paid this week. Getting buried in the SBR book doesn't seem as bad.

JohnAnthony · 02-10-10, 10:58 PM

Thanks all for the replies, appreciate your words of encouragement, I really do.

I have decided to keep the sportsbetting going after all - every time I lost my bankroll (or a huge part of it) I felt like I learned something new, hopefully from now on the things I learn will be less about my angry, greedy self but rather about handicapping. It's been about to time for a long time.

Originally posted by wal66

J.A., there are those that say they are taking a break and they should avoid the forum as well due to the temptation that comes with it. However you seem to be level headed enough to be able to hang out and still partake in the entertainment aspects of Players Talk and still take your break from wagering. I hope my read on you is correct and you will still take part in thread activity even if it's not sports related.

Thanks for the compliments Wal. I love this place and will always be part of it as long as I'm welcomed to - I'm not the "hype" kind of members. This place provides much of the needed entertainment I am enjoying right now. Cheers mate.

I have my temptations as well.

Originally posted by THEGREAT30

This man is one decent points whore, I prefer him over any of the other whores

Replace points whore with a shmuck and you got my exact view on you. So..yeah, thanks.

THE PROFIT · 02-10-10, 10:58 PM

I didn't lose any money today but didn't make any either. There's just days you cant buy a game. Every game I've played in the contests went disasterous. If I had played all them today I'd be down like hell.

Take about a 3 day break & don't even think about sports or gambling come back refreshed

byronbb · 02-10-10, 10:59 PM

on a 70 play break even stretch at the moment.

JohnAnthony · 02-10-10, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by THE PROFIT

I didn't lose any money today but didn't make any either. There's just days you cant buy a game. Every game I've played in the contests went disasterous. If I had played all them today I'd be down like hell. Take about a 3 day break & don't even think about sports or gambling come back refreshed

Thanks for the suggestion mate. I will try to pass at least today.

[COLOR=#000000 ! important]on a 70 play break even stretch at the moment.[/COLOR]

That's a tough one byronbb. I'm the last to tell anyone to look at the bright side, but at least you are doing better than me and 80% of other cappers. Cheers and may your stretch soon turn green!

Masu485 · 02-11-10, 12:36 AM

i owe a lot to you. you helped me become less anal about my plays. instead of just one per day no matter what, i played more and yesterday went 5-1 and today 5-2. thank you so much.

JohnAnthony · 02-11-10, 12:46 AM

Originally posted by Masu485

i owe a lot to you. you helped me become less anal about my plays. instead of just one per day no matter what, i played more and yesterday went 5-1 and today 5-2. thank you so much.

Thank you Masu, that means a whole lot to me.

I am sure to encourage and be nice whenever possible, but with my minimal knowledge in handicapping, I never expected to make a positive impact on a poster here.

I hope your run continues as far as it can go, and I hope you will keep the same attitude and not lose confidence when those streaks go the other way sometimes. I have failed the big test, and I wish the contrary to you.

Keep me posted man, I hope to see you flowering long-term.

Grind House · 02-11-10, 01:31 AM

JA I've seen you in a few threads and you seem like you're on the verge. Don't know if you blow green or not, but you should get some grade A shit and chill a couple days. Sports are 365. You'll sting them again. Trust.

JohnAnthony · 02-11-10, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by Grind House

JA I've seen you in a few threads and you seem like you're on the verge. Don't know if you blow green or not, but you should get grade a shit and chill a couple days. Sports are 365. You'll sting them again. Trust.

Haha, I'm alright mate. I don't blow any greens and won't do it never. I like that quote though, 365. 365. 365. Not 1. Not 7. Not 17.

365.

tltaylor89 · 02-11-10, 02:02 AM

GL you will need to be refreshed and focused to cap the Olymipics

JohnAnthony · 02-11-10, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

GL you will need to be refreshed and focused to cap the Olymipics

Papa said never say never, but if there is a true never it's me betting this kind of sport.

1st and Ten · 02-11-10, 02:17 AM

god dammit

tltaylor89 · 02-11-10, 02:25 AM

1st what are you doing avoiding me?

onlooker · 02-11-10, 02:31 AM

I closed January on a 0-6 run in the NBA, but hit my lone play of February to break out of it last week. Put me at 19-14 on NBA underdog ML's, after being 18-8 before the slump. Its the first time in the last 3 NBA seasons I can remember going on anything more then a 5 game losing streak. Sheit happens though. The NBA All Star break is a good time to take a "break". NASCAR starts this weekend though.

JohnAnthony · 02-11-10, 02:33 AM

Great. Another thread hijacked

diamond · 02-11-10, 02:46 AM

enjoy your break