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Is ego an important part of the equation that makes a great rider or athlete? Taking huge safety risks and betting on long strategies requires enormous confidence and/or craziness.
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But, having a large ego/self-confidence doesn't require acting like a petulant child (not claiming Pidcock does, but we've all seen super-stars that do). Look at Pog - from everything we see in the media, he's polite, friendly, graceful both in winning and losing. But, by all accounts, he's also a ruthless competitor on the bike. |
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I can imagine being a pro or elite level athlete is very similar.. if you are going to be successful, I think you need to believe you are better than the person beside you.. now, that doesn't mean you need to be a complete arsehole, esp off the bike, etc.. but I do think you need to have a healthy ego and view of self-worth.. there are other things that motivate folks as well (trauma, etc), but you gotta believe you are the best to be the best i think.. but I'm just a dude on the sidelines, so who knows..
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