hold your breath

the last quarter and overtime for the finals between NZ and Aus.

looking at 13:33 and the few seconds that leaded up to it, i know how it feels like to be in NZ's shoes.
the anticipation for that one single shot, so far from the post, yet desperate to get it in.
thinking: should we pass it out and risk an interception or take the risk getting the goal in. BUT its so far from the post! and then the moment the shot gets rebounded, oh.. how the heart sinks and the feeling is just.. indescribable. thousands of mental prep and positive psychology cannot seem to lift the spirits in that one precious millisecond. it just happens.

not that i've had intense moments like these with a tiebreaker shot at the last 10 seconds,
but many shots like these, i have felt over my career. as i look in from the outside of the circle with desperation as i watched my teammates during these crucial moments in important games.

netball. some sad moments seem to stay imprinted in my memores longer than happy ones.