Carnie's Comments
It was breaking news on the Canadian Press wire at 10:06 AM yesterday. The newsflash read:
"Davies scores Canada's first ever World Cup goal. Alphonso Davies scored against Croatia to give Canada its first-ever goal at the men's World Cup."
It was so exciting.
But then, just before noon, another newsflash: "Canada has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup following a 4-1 loss to Croatia..."
Yes, the elation was short-lived.
I watched most of that soccer game. It was disappointing. I had my hopes up.
Then, as I did some channel surfing , I learned Team Canada had won the Davis Cup Championship, the premier international team event in men's tennis.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his singles match, clinching the victory.
Then it dawned on me. Instead of suffering the agony of defeat, I could have experienced the thrill of victory.
I should have been watching tennis!