Compete without fear

[boogieman]

There should be a frustrated emoticon! There were several years where I would make a great shot, all the feel good chemicals would dump, and I would miss a duck!

One of my worse ones happened in a race to 5. He was/is a good player. He would handily beat me most days. I'm up 4-0, and one single solitary thought went through my mind, "I should have this one, all I have to do is play smart."

The final score was him, 5-4.

At least it taught me something about those feel good chemicals and letting your foot off a guys neck. Don't try to coast across the finish line!

 

[gregcantrall]

thought went through my mind, "I should have this one, all I have to do is play smart."

My favorite story is the flip side. I was trailing 6-2 going to 7 in the point match of the big event. My thought was reflection of Tin Cup wisdom. As I racked the balls the last time, my thought was "Don't worry about looking helpless, you've already done that. How about if I don't just hand it to him like the I have been doing. Maybe just mabe........" Then I quit "Thinking" and won it 7-6.

 

[mareh]

Self confidence? Fear? Knowing? Guessing? TdF?