People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.
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As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.
When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.
I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.
Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well.
How do you play well? You practice well. You prepare well.
So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.
I'm kind of ready for anything. I don't really get nervous, and I'm not the type of person who gets worried about a game. I just play the game, and I enjoy it.
I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.
You never know how much you can do in practice because you never know if you're going to play or not, but the main thing is stay ready.
I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.
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