Su'a: Losing means beating yourself; getting beaten means facing superior competition
Justin Su'a · Justin Su'a: Peak Mental Performance · May 17, 2022 · at 1:10:29
Mental performance coach Justin Su'a explains a conceptual framework distinguishing self-inflicted failure from being outperformed by an opponent.
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“Now, losing, you can frame it as You didn't give your best effort. Losing is you beat yourself. That is truly, truly losing where you didn't do whatever it take. You lacked preparation. You just beat yourself from mistakes from maybe it could be mental mistakes that for one reason or another, you just felt sorry for yourself. You're making excuses, mental mistake, whatever it may be. Being beaten on the other hand could be seen as You did everything that you possibly could. You checked every single box. You gave your absolute best. The other team was just better than you that day. And that is being beaten.”
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