As I tell everyone, "keep writing," as something good will happen. You have a particular insight into sports and I wonder what led you to this point. You clearly learned something along the way. 

As for me, I won the South Carolina state championship in tennis as the number 5 player on my high school team (which means 4 flights of boys were better than me...humility is still a big pill), then I lettered all 4 years in college in tennis and 1 year in fencing (because I'm tall). I took down the Virginia champion and then fenced in the U.S. nationals and realized I was too big of a target; got "pin-cushioned" by some short Army guy. Still, I stuck him a couple of times, so not a total loss.

Now, I play golf, or at least some semblance of the most aggravating game in history. The devil talked the Scotsmen into turning their rolling hills into torture chambers. 

I finally realized golf is like life: not fair. I was going to put a chainsaw in my golf bag (taking out one club, of course, to stay at 14 sticks), then I had a "sports moment": just aim at the trees or ponds and don't worry, as I when I tried to avoid these hazards, I hit beautiful shots in the air that had bad outcomes.

You've hit (not trees or water like me) upon the importance of the mental game. Play any game and accept the outcome, and later realize that, if you did your best…well, you did your best. If for some reason, you didn't, then there is the rub.

On the courses, I carry a small book with the  basics for all kinds of shots; it's just a reminder to at least start right and then accept whatever goes wrong, as wrong tends to happen or I would not edit/teach for a living.

I do see some correlation between sports and women, but that’s another book and a much longer email.

Best to you and your family this holiday weekend,

Jackson