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- Nov 19, 2010
"I go in to win. And then, whatever happens is fine with me."
Summary of the winning mindset.
Desire and detachment is the way to have what you desire. The desire should be so strong that all the necessary actions will be and have already been taken and it becomes a certainty. Patrick already knew this as he quoted a baseball hero who said that he knew he had already won as he got out and stepped on the home plate. I am sure it resonated with Patrick and his own winning experiences.
Likely all champions understand confident desire and possess it when they win. Detachment, however, is another story as it seems contradictory. Buddha said attachment is the cause of all sufferings. I stated here before that if one wants something too badly, then s/he will either chase the desired away or make a deal with the devil to suffer greatly. Patrick wanted that OGM too much that it slipped away from him. He needs to detach from the outcome, be fine with it however it turns out. Over attachment creates worries and doubts eating away the confidences.
He attaches too much to the outcome, and the possible outcomes of the outcome, the main one being his perceived value to his supporters. The self imposed expectations weighs too much on him. When he had problems with debuting his quads, he turned to Boitano who understood this and taught him how to focus during the quad entries. But that did not take care of the root cause which stays to grip him whenever the stakes are high in his mind. Patrick needs to rid these unnecessary and useless concerns or at least find the reliable way to stay on the moment when competing. Focusing on the music is certainly the way to go, but maybe not when the lyrics are hard to relate to or disturbing if one really listens.
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