Many do not understand what makes a gambler tick. Usually it is the ones who are very conservative and do not feel comfortable taking risks in life, taking the safe comfortable route. I have tried it and being a box is not my style. Call me crazy but I just have confidence in my abilities so why not put it all on the line and see what happens? 
And if it does not work out and sometimes it does not, just figure out a new plan and take some risks all over again! The gambling roller coaster is not a ride for most. It ruins more lives than crack but guys keep coming back for more. Making decisions and betting on it creates a rush that never gets old.
Instant money you do not have to work for is the prize and in some cases, it's not even about the money, it is a competitive thing. I myself have been in it since the elementary days. I had my own money from mowing yards and bought 2 scooters and a dirt bike by the time I was in 7th grade. It started around 4th grade with pencil crack where a wager is agreed upon, then each take turns trying to break the opponents pencil. Then we progressed to the coin flip game thanks to me being a front man for the game. Wager was agreed upon then each flips their coin while one calls odd or even, winning call wins. Around middle school again I was a front man for the dice games at school. Betting on Nintendo games was also a must. Those were the days and all of these games were prohibited thanks to us but we still found places to play. Then by the time I got to high school I had become a state level golfer. To keep us going day-to-day, we would always play for something. There truly is not a better motivator to improve than the desire not to lose and to beat the competitors. In my early days to today, I have bet on just about everything one can think of. Just because one grows old does not mean they lose that competitive feeling. Wagering on events fills that void of competition we once had.
Gambling is not limited just to money. A gambler could be someone who never takes the easy road in life or will just take a daily unknown shortcuts to achieve quick results.
I have been at the top and I know what rock bottom feels like. One thing is for sure a gambler spends a lot of time beating himself up mentally for lost bets and bad decisions. Take last night for me for example. Game 2 of the NBA semi-finals between San Antonio and the Clippers. I spent about an hour on the internet looking at numbers and match ups between MLB and NBA. I really can't lose right now so I am putting crazy pressure on myself. I narrowed it down to one bet and loaded all my eggs in one basket on the total over 194 on the Spurs game. The game was brutal to watch cause they were missing a lot of shots. I sweated it all the way to the last possession and needed either team to score a simple lay up. With 12 seconds to go, the total was sitting on 193! And remember I needed to have a total higher than 194 to win! Guess what happened? No basket was made and I lose my damn bet by one measly basket.
Nothing makes a gambler turn cold than to get screwed at the buzzer when victory was so close! I have ice running in my veins thanks to gambling. You just sit there in shock as to what just happened and takes some time to get your body chemical levels back down to normal. My first story I wrote on my site Dear Gambling sums up the forgiveness to the game a gambler must go through to live. Check it out.
But myself like other degenerate gamblers out there will always come back like we have amnesia or some shit and we are gonna win this time! It will be different this time! LOL! All it takes is a little time for the bad feelings of that tragic loss or bad week goes away and catch wind of some games line and it seems too good to be true! There is nothing more entertaining in life than to get some beer, roll up some blunts, and throw down a large bet you can't afford to lose. You have not experienced exciting until you get trashed watching a game on television and you need to win. Nothing beats it. It is a rush!
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