Most everyone who has a garage, has things hidden behind the
garage door. The hidden items for some
individuals might be just plain junk for other people. Those individual hidden treasures might be
the first person’s “I Love Me” showcase, highlighting all the accomplishments
and trophies accumulated over a lifetime.
If the trophies and treasures are from a time that is too far in the
past, the spouse may have been banished the collection of treasures to be
hidden behind the garage door.
Other treasures and trophies may never go behind the garage
door. It is quite likely that Louis
Oosthuizen will never have to display the Claret Jug behind his garage
door. Trophies and awards for winning
major golf tournaments such as the British Open are much more likely to be
displayed front and center in the winner’s living room. Or maybe on special display at the golfer’s
“home” course as an incentive to the next young person to pick up golf that
there’s an achievable goal.
Of all the major sports trophies available for winning
across the United States and the world, it seems the one trophy available that
is most likely to spend time hiding behind a garage door is the Stanley
Cup. Not that the winners of the Stanley
Cup are ashamed of it at all; quite the reverse. One of the more recent traditions associated
with the Stanley Cup is how the NHL allows each member of the Cup winning team
to have a “day” with the Stanley Cup. So
each player from the winning team gets a day with the Cup. News reports hit the wires of the Cup being
the focal point for small town parades in Canada or pictures of the player
drinking beer or wine from the Cup. The
Stanley Cup has held place of honor at weddings and other celebrations so why
would it be hidden behind the garage door?
Well, it wouldn’t exactly be “hidden” behind the garage door
in these instances but more likely the holder for the day having the party in
the garage with the garage door sitting wide open. The Cup would then be the guest of honor,
just not quite in the same situation as when a person is the guest of honor.
No matter what trophies are hidden behind the garage door or
displayed openly in the garage or elsewhere, most people have their trophies,
trophies that may celebrate childhood accomplishments, educational
achievements, or adult awards. The
trophies may represent lifetime achievement or fleeting fame but in either
instance, the trophies have meaning to someone, whether behind the garage door
or in the middle of the living room, signifying something has been done well at
some point.