I've been curling for about 4 years now, and it's already taught me a lot about life. I thought I'd share some of what it has taught me:

• balance is very important
• anything worthwhile requires hard work
• you often can't brute force your way out of a problem
• you must think before you act
• you can often do much more with help from others
• shouting at people doesn't actually make them work harder
• hope for the best and plan for the worst
• when you finally understand the conditions, they change
• don't take anything too seriously

and finally

• men can still look like men while holding a broom :)

Cheers