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And Yet As A Coach, I Know That Being Fixated On Winning (or More Likely, Not Losing) Is Counterproductive, Especially When It Causes You To Lose Control Of Your Emotions. What’s More, Obsessing About Winning Is A Loser’s Game: The Most We Can Hope For Is To Create The Best Possible Conditions For Success, Then Let Go Of The Outcome. The Ride Is A Lot More Fun That Way.

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And Yet As A Coach, I Know

Phil Jackson

And Yet As A Coach, I Know That Being Fixated On Winning (or More Likely, Not Losing) Is Counterproductive, Especially When It Causes You To Lose Control Of Your Emotions. What’s More, Obsessing About Winning Is A Loser’s Game: The Most We Can Hope For Is To Create The Best Possible Conditions For Success, Then Let Go Of The Outcome. The Ride Is A Lot More Fun That Way.

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