"So here's the part I don't understand. In order to win that last, biggest game, you've got to have such a strong competitive drive that it sort of ruins the fun of just making it, doesn't it?"
Sort of...but I think the winners *were* the ones that were
able to relax and have fun under pressure. Look at Terasi
and Anthony: as much as was possible given the pressure they
just went out and enjoyed it (at least they seemed to smile the most :-) ). I don't think I saw a Kansas or Tennessee
player smile once....
Joe
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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Wooden was right, but he could also afford to say that having won many championships 
To win it all, everything has to come together just right - your off days have to be against the right team and not too far off. And when one game can determine everything, there is no margin for error. A series of one and out games, it is a minefield.
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This seems to me to be true, even at the NCAA National Championship level, don't you think? So here's the part I don't understand. In order to win that last, biggest game, you've got to have such a strong competitive drive that it sort of ruins the fun of just making it, doesn't it? I mean, even though Tennessee lost last night, they're still second in the whole country, with such an unbelieveably successful history. But if that is good enough, they for sure won't win the championship. Yet, if they wind themselves up for that biggest game, and then lose, they are heartbroken. how to strike the balance?
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