Time & Perspective Quote by Larry Dixon

Dixon dresses a truism in the language of accountability, and that choice tells you what kind of “writer” is speaking: not a novelist chasing revelation, but a craftsperson close to competitive worlds where morale, messaging, and preparation are as strategic as tactics. “The championship always goes to the team that wins the most rounds” is almost comically tautological, yet it’s not empty. It’s a quiet refusal of the myth-making fans love: that titles are stolen by destiny, swagger, or a single heroic moment. Dixon drags the conversation back to process and accumulation, the unsexy math of rounds won.

The subtext sits in “most prepared.” Prepared is a proxy for discipline, logistics, and cohesion - the parts of winning you can control. By saying “I think everybody on our team works hard,” he’s staking a claim about culture without overpromising results. The “I think” matters: it softens any implied critique of teammates, coaches, or management while still implying that effort is being monitored and measured.

Then comes the real rhetorical move: “Time will tell if we’re prepared or not.” It’s both humility and a preemptive alibi. If they win, preparation gets the credit; if they lose, the loss can be framed as a gap in readiness rather than a lack of will. In a media ecosystem hungry for predictions, Dixon chooses the safest kind of honesty: confidence in work, skepticism toward prophecy, and a nod to the only judge that can’t be argued with - the scoreboard.