A matter of perception

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. Very obvious but still true even though.

I remember reading something in the WoT series by Robert Jordan, it ran along these lines:

'if you are first seen as a king, then even though you are rolling around with the pigs people will sympathize with a king that has lost his greatness. But if you are first seen as a farmer, even though you come to be a king people will look upon you with contempt and see a farmer that has struck lucky.'

Not so obvious. Or maybe just a diffrent way of saying the same thing. Okay this might sound out of left field but here it is anyway. I still don't like Jens Lehmann. There i said it.

I hated him from the first time i saw him in the red and white of Arsenal. It goes to show how important that first impression thing really is. Look at what he's done for Arsenal now. He was the keeper that helped us get to 49 games undefeated in the premiership. He's the guy that led the defense in getting the most clean sheets in a row in the champions league. He blocks shots that are certain to hit the net, case in point: Solksjaer, 17th september 2006.

He's done so much for the club and every Arsenal fan knows it. But why do i still hate him? Easy, i pretty much had no opinion of him for a while but one thing made me start to dislike him. He stopped the game and brought on a physio because he wanted to change his boots!!Fancy that!! Bloody small thing to not like someone about (he was preserving Arsenal's goal) but it still happened.

He held up a game for near to nothing, bloody crybaby!! Jensy want a 'nuther pair o' boots? Go and ask yer mum, son...

It's stupid i know and I'm probably due a really long look in the mirror (i mean i you hate a guy for changing his boots in a nothing game? yeah, but he did it sooo arrogantly)

I need help....