The reality is, when you are on a long winning streak, you tend to take some aspects of the game for granted. You grow sloppier in certain areas like timing or passing. The defense becomes less aggressive than it was when you had that sense of urgency, sense that you absolutely have to win the game and need to put in your best effort.
That’s the thing about winning streaks. They give you confidence, but at the same time take away the sense of urgency to some extent. Many players and coaches I’ve met throughout my career told me they had a sense of fear prior to the games, and it was actually very helpful. Like, the great Sasha Danilovic once acknowledged to me that despite being a formidable, well-known player himself, he experienced that fear of losing, of not playing well personally. But then he added that what distinguishes great players is the ability to overcome that fear, to transform it into aggressiveness on the court.
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