http://jakegibb.com/blog Jake Gibb Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Manhattan! Did we really win? It felt like a blood bath out there all week and to come out on top feels a bit unbelievable really. In January Mike Dodd, Rosie and I started exchanging some emails about our goals for the year. We all listed individual and collective goals ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=89 On a plane to Brazilia, Brazil.  We were bumped on our original flight that left Monday so now we get in about 12 hrs before we have to play.  Not ideal but we got upgraded so it could've been worse.  United has stepped up there business class seats by the ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=94 Ok so I wrote this blog 4 months ago and forgot to post it.  Nice job Jake.  Here it is anyways:   On a plane to Brazilia, Brazil.  We were bumped on our original flight that left Monday so now we get in about 12 hrs before we have to play.  Not ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=91 Maybe I shouldn't feel so excited that the season is over, but I do.  It has just been a really long year.  Really, it's been a long 2 years ever since the Olympic qualification started.  The qualification process was probably the hardest time.  I felt periods of anxiety.  I had ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=84 What is Twitter and why should you care? What is Twitter: Twitter is a website application that helps people communicate with each other through short text entries. Why should you care: By signing up to follow Jake's Twitter, you can get updates (sent to your phone via text messages) on how Jake ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=63 Have you ever won a tournament (in whatever your sport is) and wondered how the heck you pulled it off?!  Well that's how I feel about San Francisco.  If I were to grade our performance it would be about a B.  The one thing we did really well was finish ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=54 Well I was on the plane home and started typing some of my favorite moments so I could blog later about it all. But it got so long that I think I'm just going to put the bullet points in as is. Hopefully it makes some sense to those that ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=41 What a cover! Rosie's cover at 18-17 and then the put away with the left hand was the play of our partnership. Man that was big! Instead of 18-18 it went to 19-17 and we scored the next 2 points for the win. Man I felt like I was in ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=39 Crazy match! Just a weird feel the whole way through. First set we beat em pretty good but it still felt like I wasn't getting a read on their hitting. Next two sets were just ugly all the way through. Just relieved we pulled it out in the end. Blocking ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=38 Now that was a fun match! We could have set each other better, but besides that we played a really solid game. I'm not being anal, just always want to improve. MD's words before the match: "You're gonna remember every game for the rest of your life so go out ... http://jakegibb.com/blog/?p=37