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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 1951189" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>The human factor. The unknown future. The unpredictable. The reasons that games are not played out just on paper.</p><p></p><p>One thing that is not given the importance it should be is... the psychological component of competition and how individuals stack up in the ‘Heart’ factor. Does a team REALLY believe they can win. Coaches always give lip service to try to build up their team and say stuff like we can compete... but does the team listen respectfully and tune out or do they in their HEARTS believe and know that they really can win?</p><p></p><p>Passion and drive and the belief and will to win are the only way TO win. Many teams begin the game already actually believing that they will lose. But if you are on a Power Conference roster then you already have enough physical talent to compete with anybody. Sure, the guy across the field from you might have more physical ability overall. But will he ON THAT DAY? And can you raise your game as their opponent to meet and beat him on his talent and playing level?</p><p></p><p>There are countless examples over the years of an overmatched team leading a highly ranked team late in the game... and piddling it all away somehow at the end when they should have held on to win. Their lack of belief in themselves allowed the other team to steal the game. (And how and why did the ‘better’ team win at the end? They knew they could... and would. And so they did. Confidence. Not panicking. Business-like.)</p><p></p><p>Pure sports is unscripted and unpredictable. But success or failure does follow the strong general outline of whether or not you really believe in yourself and your team and your ability to win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 1951189, member: 748116"] The human factor. The unknown future. The unpredictable. The reasons that games are not played out just on paper. One thing that is not given the importance it should be is... the psychological component of competition and how individuals stack up in the ‘Heart’ factor. Does a team REALLY believe they can win. Coaches always give lip service to try to build up their team and say stuff like we can compete... but does the team listen respectfully and tune out or do they in their HEARTS believe and know that they really can win? Passion and drive and the belief and will to win are the only way TO win. Many teams begin the game already actually believing that they will lose. But if you are on a Power Conference roster then you already have enough physical talent to compete with anybody. Sure, the guy across the field from you might have more physical ability overall. But will he ON THAT DAY? And can you raise your game as their opponent to meet and beat him on his talent and playing level? There are countless examples over the years of an overmatched team leading a highly ranked team late in the game... and piddling it all away somehow at the end when they should have held on to win. Their lack of belief in themselves allowed the other team to steal the game. (And how and why did the ‘better’ team win at the end? They knew they could... and would. And so they did. Confidence. Not panicking. Business-like.) Pure sports is unscripted and unpredictable. But success or failure does follow the strong general outline of whether or not you really believe in yourself and your team and your ability to win. [/QUOTE]
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