You have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't be prepared for the great one.
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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.
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.
Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.
The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.
Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.
It's important that I'm always playing fresh and that I'm ready to go rather than just playing because I feel like I have to.
Get your work in. Work hard at it. Give it your best effort. And if you get an opportunity, be ready for it. That's respect for the game.
There are going to be games where you don't have the greatest conditions, so to show that you can do it in bad conditions is a plus.
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 know it is a cliche, but I am just going to focus on each game and try to do as well as I can.
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