Prince Of Fire
Smash Lord
I've been with the smash community for about a year and a half and I've noticed that a lot of smashers do not have the right mindset when entering particular matches. I've also noticed that people tend to lose hope during a match or, do not entering events because they know they "aren't going to make any money." Is that really what this community has come to? It all being about making money? I'm sorry guys but if making money is what you are playing Melee for.....go take up Brawl.
Believing that you can succeed and do well is extremely essential into becoming a good/solid player in Melee. Not to sound lame, but it also helps with your everyday life as well. Confidence is essential in every aspect of life.....just do not be arrogant and full of yourself. If you don't think your going to pass your Physics test....you'll fail. If you think you're going to crash when driving in the snow....you most likely will. You get the point...anyway....
Here, take a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9khDedACgY
Definitely one of my favorite smash brothers youtube videos. Every single thing that Gimpyfish says is true to the extreme.
Here are a few beautiful examples of why you should NEVER give up or think that you can't win.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qna80MbcAAc&feature=channel_page This one is from ROM which happened last night. Never give up and play to win.
People tend to place players like M2K, PC, Azen Chu Dat, DaShizWiz etc on such a high ground and think "Oh my god! They are so good." Yes, this statement is true but, what makes them so special? All they are are people your age who just have more experience then you...thats all. They are not the Green Lantern, Superman, or The Thing. They are beatable and so are any other smasher who you play that kicks your butt all the time in your area. (whoever that may be.)
I can even give you a personal example that happened to me last week. At Mass Madness MattdotFAIL was asked by KDJ to play PC (as a joke...but matt took it seriously) He then played the tournament match and after found out that matt was making a joke so the tourney had to be adjusted. I was then pinned against KDJ and REQUESTED that he play his Sheik. We hit Random and were taken to Yoshis Story where I had Marth. I was able to get him down to one stock. Did I win? No. Did he probably do a bit of sandbagging and maybe not give 100%? Ummm.....yeah! But I tried my hardest and was able to give him hell. He JV 2 stocked me and then four stocked me with Captain Falcon (yeah, it ***** me....hard) but the point is is that I was happy with my effort and did much better than I ever thought I could.
Another personal example last night was at ROM. I was down by three stocks against a Captain Falcon player. I had just previously three stocked this persons Falco on FOD and was confident that I could wrap things up nicely. The next match began and I was surprised that he had a nice Falcon and started panicking. He killed me quickly and i found myself down and in trouble at around 50% against Falcon. I was able to re focus and get my head back in the game and make it close at the end for a 2-0 victory in the set. I also played beautifully well against Sensei and althought I lost, was really happy at how close i was able to make the matches.
Comebacks happen and you can/will improve as a player. It all starts with you and how determined you are as a player to grow. Do you need to dedicate your life? No, please dont.
These same examples apply to entering in tournaments. Keep Melee alive. Entering in tournaments costs money...so get a job and start entering. You Will Improve.
-POF
Believing that you can succeed and do well is extremely essential into becoming a good/solid player in Melee. Not to sound lame, but it also helps with your everyday life as well. Confidence is essential in every aspect of life.....just do not be arrogant and full of yourself. If you don't think your going to pass your Physics test....you'll fail. If you think you're going to crash when driving in the snow....you most likely will. You get the point...anyway....
Here, take a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9khDedACgY
Definitely one of my favorite smash brothers youtube videos. Every single thing that Gimpyfish says is true to the extreme.
Here are a few beautiful examples of why you should NEVER give up or think that you can't win.
Probably one of my better posts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qna80MbcAAc&feature=channel_page This one is from ROM which happened last night. Never give up and play to win.
People tend to place players like M2K, PC, Azen Chu Dat, DaShizWiz etc on such a high ground and think "Oh my god! They are so good." Yes, this statement is true but, what makes them so special? All they are are people your age who just have more experience then you...thats all. They are not the Green Lantern, Superman, or The Thing. They are beatable and so are any other smasher who you play that kicks your butt all the time in your area. (whoever that may be.)
I can even give you a personal example that happened to me last week. At Mass Madness MattdotFAIL was asked by KDJ to play PC (as a joke...but matt took it seriously) He then played the tournament match and after found out that matt was making a joke so the tourney had to be adjusted. I was then pinned against KDJ and REQUESTED that he play his Sheik. We hit Random and were taken to Yoshis Story where I had Marth. I was able to get him down to one stock. Did I win? No. Did he probably do a bit of sandbagging and maybe not give 100%? Ummm.....yeah! But I tried my hardest and was able to give him hell. He JV 2 stocked me and then four stocked me with Captain Falcon (yeah, it ***** me....hard) but the point is is that I was happy with my effort and did much better than I ever thought I could.
Another personal example last night was at ROM. I was down by three stocks against a Captain Falcon player. I had just previously three stocked this persons Falco on FOD and was confident that I could wrap things up nicely. The next match began and I was surprised that he had a nice Falcon and started panicking. He killed me quickly and i found myself down and in trouble at around 50% against Falcon. I was able to re focus and get my head back in the game and make it close at the end for a 2-0 victory in the set. I also played beautifully well against Sensei and althought I lost, was really happy at how close i was able to make the matches.
Comebacks happen and you can/will improve as a player. It all starts with you and how determined you are as a player to grow. Do you need to dedicate your life? No, please dont.
These same examples apply to entering in tournaments. Keep Melee alive. Entering in tournaments costs money...so get a job and start entering. You Will Improve.
-POF