Fan Control

[tharbert]

Whenever I think "this game is big" or the crowd in gonna be large...I alway visualize the scene from the movie Hoosiers with Gene Hackman. The coach from a small Indiana high school takes his kids to the state championship. Trying to calm the team and put everything in perspective, coach takes a tape measure and his players out on the floor. In that one scene, he describes perfectly what the game is all about. It's not about the fans and the hype. It's about the basket that sits 10" from the floor. The lanes are always the same width... The fans and coaches are along for the ride, not part of it. This mindset helps me concentrate on the game and ignore the yelling and screaming because I want to give the ten players as much as they are giving the game. It sounds corny but it works for me.