What to do with a medal you did not earn?

**V8Eater** · Posted On: 5/05/2012 9:06am

I've thrown all of my trophies and medals out except for a sword trophy that I gave to a friend's son. If I ever won something that I was really proud of I might keep it, though.

**slamdunc** · Posted On: 5/05/2012 10:39am

Originally Posted by Smackjack

The trophy sits in my black hole of a storage unit.

Mine all sit in the floor and on the back wall of my garage with about an inch of dust on them.

Originally Posted by Smackjack

if you keep your trophies and medals close by to gawk at, you subconsciously still have something to prove or have an ego problem.

I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. I may put mine up for auction on eBay when I clean the garage out LOL.

**Smackjack** · Posted On: 5/05/2012 9:29pm

Originally Posted by slamdunc

Mine all sit in the floor and on the back wall of my garage with about an inch of dust on them.

I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. I may put mine up for auction on eBay when I clean the garage out LOL.

My neighbor hangs them up in his garage on a mantle. He is "was" a golden gloves kick boxer or something like that he said he is older but acts like his **** doesn't stink.

**The Question** · Posted On: 5/05/2012 9:32pm

Use that metal you did not earn. Slap a ************ in the face with it. That's what Q-dot would do.
But what I certainly would not do is post some trivial **** like this on the internet. Do you know how many silver medals I have from boxing matches.
Silver medals. From fucking boxing matches. Only 2 of us were in the ring. It's a 'sorry you lost' medal. I don't need that ****. I'm not motherfucking 5 years old.

Alternatively, you could use the ribbon like a slingshot and chuck a stone at a tall ************, knock him out and become king of an entire nation.

**slamdunc** · Posted On: 5/05/2012 9:40pm

Originally Posted by Smackjack

He is "was" a golden gloves kick boxer or something like that he said he is older but acts like his **** doesn't stink.

Glory Days Syndrome

**Smackjack** · Posted On: 5/06/2012 9:16am

Originally Posted by slamdunc

Glory Days Syndrome

My girlfriend and I LOL'd at that so hard. Is there anyway to remedy this? It's awkward holding a conversation with him. A typical conversation would go:
(btw the fighters name is David Fox if anyone wants to churn in on his history, I believe it was around Benny the jet era)

Upon taking out the trash on passing to the garbage cans outside..

Me: "hey how are ya doing?"(flamboyantly)
Him:"fine you?"(stern macho face badass old sensei attitude)
Me:"good doing better, getting better"(a little less emphasis in my speech now)
Him:"getting better?"(serious voice)
Me:"yeah...with school, work, mma, and stuff you know?"(monotone)
Him:"Ah..I thought you meant you were sick or hurt or something"(whilst looking away, walking towards his garage)
End conversation

A little added feature: he brought up that back when he fought, his organization(WKA I believe) or what not had no clinch work, meaning strike only? If this is true I've trained with him once. All I can say is for a "strikes-only" fight/org and the amount of time trained, holding a black in kroddy or tkd shouldn't one retain leg flexibility? His kicks were only stomach level. His boxing wasn't too shabby though. Any veterans or members want to put in on this? Im almost inclined to start another thread titled "the know-it all retired fighters" thread.

**Lebell** · Posted On: 5/07/2012 8:11am

Originally Posted by Kharon

I have a second place medal that I got for competing in a bracket of two. I'm not fealing all that warm and fuzzy about it. If you have ever felt the same what did you do with it?

At the top of my list is to give it to my kids play with.

Don't listen to these people.

Here's what you do: you wear that medal with pride and you use it to impress chicks and get yourself some action.

morals smorals.

**Cullion** · Posted On: 5/07/2012 8:16am

Originally Posted by Smackjack

All I can say is for a "strikes-only" fight/org and the amount of time trained, holding a black in kroddy or tkd shouldn't one retain leg flexibility? His kicks were only stomach level. His boxing wasn't too shabby though. Any veterans or members want to put in on this? Im almost inclined to start another thread titled "the know-it all retired fighters" thread.

No, he could be carrying all kinds of injuries.

**Prone** · Posted On: 5/07/2012 9:59am

Originally Posted by Gezere

You did earn it. Even if there was only two of you. If you didn't compete and got a medal THEN you didn't earn it. If you competed and lost so be it.

This. You trained, you showed up, you fought = you earned that medal.

**ignatzami** · Posted On: 5/07/2012 5:37pm

I've "won" a number of Judo medals. I've thrown out, or lost, all of them. I've never won a match in competition, and even though I "showed up" I've never felt anything other then a failure. So, the medals get tossed.