I was recently watching my son’s primary school volleyball match. It was a national school game and the match was tight from start to finish. His team won. But not because of fancy spikes or powerful serves. They won because they made fewer mistakes. Serves continuously. Is obtained clean. Stable returns. The team that remained united for the longest period won the match. On the way home, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. They were not playing to win. They weren’t playing to lose.
Top 1% vs. the rest of us
Watch any international volleyball match and the game looks completely different. Professional athletes who dedicate their lives to sports. Powerful jump works. Spikes at exactly the right time. Games designed to win points directly. These players are at the top in less than 1% of the world. He has earned the right to play aggressively because he has scored tens of…
