Excuses Excuses
An excuse is defined as: 1. To make an apology for 2. To try and remove blame from In my experience, people have the inability to separate a good excuse from a bad excuse, and I think it’s because a lot of factors go into differentiating a good excuse from a bad excuse. Boxer: “I broke my hand, so I didn’t win the fight.” Fan: “excuses excuses.” Not winning a fight because of a broken hand is, IMO, a good excuse. In boxing, the primary means of scoring is with your fists, and if one of your hands are broken, it makes it harder to score. Yes, some fighters have won a fight with a broken hand, but I’d say, depending on the severity of the injury, it’s still a good excuse. Boxer: “I got tired, so I didn’t win the fight.” Fan: “excuses excuses.” The fact that this is true, because it’s very difficult to win a fight when you’re tired, this is still a bad excuse, since the fighter had ample time to get in shape, which mitigates fatigue. Good excuses and bad excuses, but they’re both, ac...