"If you play a good team then momentum will swing 3-5 times, with a great team it might only happen once"- paraphrase of Rick Patino
This weekend I found myself glued to the NCAA final four. It had two very good games: Louisville vs. Wichita State and Michigan vs. Syracuse.
I usually do not care who wins but I wanted Wichita to beat Louisville. They got ahead by up to 10 points but in the end they lost. Similarly, Michigan got ahead by 10 points but held on to win.
Observing this made me wonder why one team won and the other lost. Was it talent? Based on play I would say Wichita was the best of the four and should have won it all. Athletically, all four teams had gifted players.
I believe that it all boiled down to belief. Somewhere in the back of the minds of the WS player's was a belief that they did not belong in the championship game.
Interestingly, the same thing happened Monday in the final between Michigan and Louisville. Michigan came out and was smoking Louisville. There was player on Michigan's team that scored six out of six three points in the first half but scored nothing in the second half. Louisville believed and won the game.
Today's question is:
"What beliefs that you hold prevent you from reaching your next level?"
This weekend I found myself glued to the NCAA final four. It had two very good games: Louisville vs. Wichita State and Michigan vs. Syracuse.
I usually do not care who wins but I wanted Wichita to beat Louisville. They got ahead by up to 10 points but in the end they lost. Similarly, Michigan got ahead by 10 points but held on to win.
Observing this made me wonder why one team won and the other lost. Was it talent? Based on play I would say Wichita was the best of the four and should have won it all. Athletically, all four teams had gifted players.
I believe that it all boiled down to belief. Somewhere in the back of the minds of the WS player's was a belief that they did not belong in the championship game.
Interestingly, the same thing happened Monday in the final between Michigan and Louisville. Michigan came out and was smoking Louisville. There was player on Michigan's team that scored six out of six three points in the first half but scored nothing in the second half. Louisville believed and won the game.
Today's question is:
"What beliefs that you hold prevent you from reaching your next level?"
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