The Power of the Underdog

Watching the Super bowl last night, which was won in the last few moments by the Steelers, makes me wonder about the power of the Underdog. Last night, I would say that the Cardinals, never having won a Super bowl before, were clearly the Underdogs. They rallied a few times, but ultimately the clock defeated them and they did not have time to rally again.

I wonder which team would have won if the game was permitted to go on indefinitely until one team just conceded defeat. I often have the feeling that the Underdog (or my analogy, the small company, which is how I see them) has the power of persistence far more then the bigger, possibly more skilled, competition does. It would have to be true by the shear nature that the Underdog has made it to that position- the position of being able to compete in the same arena as its 'better' competition.

The success of my gift baseball company, Unforgettaballs, is without question do to my Underdog mentality of never giving up, and that anything is possible. I find it all a matter of finding many solutions to solve problems, if one doesn't work try another, and don't give up until you find the one that does work. If we could put a monkey in a spaceship on the way to the moon, I refuse to believe that most of my small business problems can't be solved without some creative thinking.

So... if just the Superbowl game could have gone on a few more hours, maybe the Cardinals could have rallied a few more times to show they had what it takes to stick with it... I actually like the Steelers, but I guess I am just a true believer in the Underdog...