1 You do not have to believe your thoughts 2 The outside world does not determine how you feel 3 You do not have to feel confident to play great
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4 Results cannot provide lasting happiness. Knowing this makes them easier and more fun to create. 5 Performing is what you do, but it does not define who you are.
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6 Opponents are benchmarks - the better they are, the better you can become. 7 Play 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 Ball. It’s this moment that matters, not the past nor the future.
8 ‘Choking’ happens when normally instinctive movements are hijacked by unnecessary analytical thinking 9 Form is what the past looks like on a piece of paper. What matters is what you do, right now, in the present.
10 Be Comfortable Feeling Uncomfortable: • Know that you are OK no matter how the game goes • Don't buy into/energise negative thoughts • Trust your instincts/skills
11 There are no inherently 'big games'. Only the meaning you attach to it. Knowing this means you are free to let go of the story and just play.
12 Concentration is natural. Kids don't need to be be taught how to concentrate on the PlayStation - they absorb themselves into it. You can only be distracted by taking fearful thoughts seriously, so that you forget to absorb yourself in the game/task.
13 Experiencing doubts is OK. Sometimes it is exactly what you need to learn and improve. At others, it teaches you that not all thoughts need to be believed.
14 Players are at their best when they feel that they have 'nothing to lose'. The power of letting go, over holding onto tension. 15 Resilience is acceptance and learning. It's simpler when you are playing to enjoy yourself - and don't conflate your results with who you are.
16 Mastery of your craft > fixating on short term results 17 Love of the Game > external rewards/motivators
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