Journal 11

The aphorism that I am going to use is "it's not over until the fat lady sings". Which means in the opera if you have ever seen one, the fat lady basically always comes last to sing. Sports newscasters and in a lot of movies they always use this saying. This saying basically it is not over until it is over. I use this saying a lot to because in the past my teams whether it was for baseball, basketball, or soccer we would sometimes be down by two runs in the seventh inning or down by ten points with a minute left or down two goals with fifteen minutes left and sometimes we would come back to win and I would always say it is not over until the fat lady sings. I'm not really sure as to who had said this but I would think it would be anonymous because a ton of people have said this saying and I have heard my whole life. I really enjoy saying it because it really is true and it is kind of funny thinking a fat lady singing. Anyway, my life experiences with this have really shown me what this meaning really means. Like last year, we were in our super sectional game for baseball and we were playing Teutopolis. We were up by one with the last inning coming up and we were about ready to explode because we thought we were going to head to state. Anyway we were up by one and the first batter came in and our pitcher was throwing a gem the whole game. The first batter hits a double. I got scared because then I knew that they were going to attack because the top of their lineup was up. They ended up scoring four runs in that inning and we lost four to one. A perfect example it is not over until it is over. That aphorism really has been key throughout my life, and it will always be a big saying in my life.