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.
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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.
Sometimes if you have a coach or team-mates for too long, you get caught in certain routines. I think it's good to shake up things a little bit.
Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing.
Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.
I tend to play in a way that feels natural to me. To me that's authentic for myself. I play by where I'm led by some sense of where I feel I'm supposed to be.
I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.
I really didn't have a plan, I just went in and started playing. one of my specialties was to be able to play for a really long time without stopping and I would play these repeated patterns for hours and hours and I wouldn't seem to get tired.
When you're doing a play, you don't always have a practical world that you're working off of. You have to create it for yourself.
I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.