Yeah athletes need to have irrational confidence because if they don't then it's hard to be an elite athlete.
Bill Simmonds used to always make the same point about NBA players - they need to be irrationally confident in their abilities.
You can't go out doubting your shot. If you take 10 three pointers in a game and only make 1, you can't go out the next game and not take that shot. You need to be confident in your ability and try the same thing the next game.
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