It doesn't have to be the best to work. Just train hard.

The determinants of success to win your first round, you can't out-work your opponent. To win your second, you can't out-train him or her. To win your third round, you can't out-think him or her. To win your fourth, you can't outrun him or her. You have to outplay him or her, on the way to victory.

The first thing that should be on your mind: "I need to do my best against my opponent." First, you need to decide that what you are doing is going to be better than what is being done by your opponent. If you don't, you won't do it. Advertising in the same arena is a very powerful motivator. So is winning the lottery. People are motivated by their desire to beat the other person, not by the fact that they want to get something. Second, you have to make sure that you are actually doing the best version of what you are in competition with. You would like to be the best so badly that you'll do anything to be the best.

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The way to do that is to train your performance to be better than your competition's. To do that, make the following points. Don't limit your focus to one aspect. When you practice, focus on all the parts of your performance. Don't worry about whether you are good at one part or not. You can still win by doing the whole thing better than the other player.