Grand Marshal Speech

A year and a half ago one of our great community members, Rodoz, wrote his speech upon reaching Hero of the Alliance status (if interested in learning more about Rod see https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/18300183484#post-1 or twitch.tv/rodtvz or ask your sister). In that post, he inspired all of us to continue to work towards becoming not only better players, but better people.

This season, I set a goal. For the first time, I would push rating to try and reach 2400, to achieve Grand Marshal Status, and last night I achieved it. This speech will serve as a reminder to everyone that if you work for your goals, you can achieve them. With commitment, with determination, and with steel will, anything is possible. When reading this, remember, you're going to have to decide, right now, are you going to create a legacy? What legacy will you create? Will you q back up, will you dodge, or will you disband?

I reached my goal because my team always choose to q back up, we did not dodge, and we did not disband. We went to war and became battle harden veterans who no longer fear seeing that 2800 mmr pop up, who see nothing but free points on the other side every single game. We powered through orbs, we choose to team fight and beat the botting idiots, we created our own strategies. We made memories that are only made in a team, a family.

I saw we because if you wish to complete what I have done you cannot reach your goal alone, it is a team effort. No matter how you feel about the other nine people in the party, as soon as that que pops you must put your differences aside and fight.

As Rod himself once said, "Greatness is just a series of small things done well", and we did a lot of things well.

This speech will serve as a memorandum of our achievements. This speech right here is immortalization of our deeds. Memories of everything my teammates and I accomplished.

http://imgur.com/ZUCfuP3

Of how we made our team from nothing

Of how we changed ourselves into steel willed soldiers

Of the countless carts we gripped into that god damn valley.

Of the knocks we coordinated.

Of the many times we wild charged the team onto that house.

Of all the games we ran in one by one to spin the node for minutes until we won.

Of all the times we q'd back up without even a readycheck

Of the countless nodes we fade capped

Of all the random players we carried to 2k rating before realizing how terrible they were

Of how we choose to stay true instead of transferring

Of the flyhackers and the bots on the ladder

Of how we sniped and smashed trainwrecks into the dirt countless times like the god damn terrible ape that he is.

Of my teammates that helped me reach this goal.

Some special thanks, and overall, thank you to everyone:
Loki
Menj
Cloud/Goggles
Bobx
Dopefiendx/Makazar
Angelica
Jcxcv
Shifts
Pingazlol-sexual support
Catbug
Rod
Jester
Aem
Pzxo
Lebronjames
Super
Dampz
Mavrena
Light
Somepunk
Maida
Caylreithera
Cathorist
Youlosenoob
Killawave
Basedproc
Manuel
Dklol/Astoral
Kaq/Kaqthedk
Harmen
Sinnerz
Quickshifts
Ligament
Jadeshaw
Lunartic
Bghero
Jaron
Osec
Procnation
Nillabear
Wakkachakka
Shankiesha
Shuteye
Dean
Foxylove
Mccloud
Iceking
Tonkongaya
Chernova
Lipkai
Cooper
Peppers
Durtydave
Ballinqt/Kyndel
Pterbed
Rdq
Fisco
Juga
Tiladar

And lastly, a big thank you to everyone who donated points to me this season.