CLASSIC EXCUSES GIVEN BY WELL BEATEN PAIRS AFTER ANOTHER TOURNAMENT DEBACLE....( Article by Carp )

Show me players in constant self-denial, the obnoxiously conceited.....players with over-inflated opinions of themselves....... refusing to face up to the truth about their mediocre performances ....and I will show you players who are the grand masters in making excuses. 
These sad, pathetic individuals possess, at best, above average skills yet they will always excel at finding reasons for their " disappointing " results, stating a multitude of external factors which have all conspired against them. Naturally,  there's never any mention of their internal shortcomings and weaknesses at playing the game.
Excuses will come fast and furious but none will ever hint at the root cause of their failings : namely a crippling inability to succeed. So let's look at a few of their bland excuses, whilst dwelling on the perceptive words of George Washington Carver ......." Ninety-nine per cent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses ".


- We didn't get the cards
- The cards were against us
- The cards didn't suit our bidding system ( or style )
- The hands were evil
-  It was never meant to be
- We never received any gifts
- We were born under the wrong sign
- All the decisions we made turned out wrong
- All the decisions the opponents made turned out right
- TD rulings all went against us
- The field was packed with cheating dogs
- Neither of us had a good night's sleep beforehand
- The room was too noisy ( or too cold )
- The lights were too bright
- The only luck we ever get is bad luck
- We were robbed
- Our minds were elsewhere
- It's been a long season
- We didn't concentrate enough
- We concentrated too hard
- Someone up there had got it in for us
- We weren't really bothered about this tournament
- We were never drawn against an easy pair
- All our opponents were dead jammy