Some great posts. Roller coasters, controlling emotions, ups and downs, lots of psychology here, but what do you want as an alternative?
Imagine you are at your boys game. You watch it, start getting wrapped up in it, pretty much business as usual, until..............
you tremble a little more, you get animated, your heart beats a little faster, you get those "hot shots" of acid, adrenalin in your stomach...........YOUR BOY JUST ENTERED THE BATTERS BOX
I purchase on average 4 tickets per game to ride that ride, and wouldn't change a thing.
itsinthegame said this.................
"From my vantage point - I can say that participation in any serious level of any sport is a roller coaster ride.
Exhilerating at times - YES
Frustrating at times - YES
What I learned more than anything a long time ago- in a big picture sort of way - from my dad - and uncles - and my own experiences - and both my sons - is that the ups and downs are actually the heart of the whole experience.
It is what makes any sport - and any success - so valuable.
At some point it ends - but until that happens - I will keep paying my ticket price for the Loop the Loop. IMO."