What seperates the best from the rest

Dear Antonio,

Apart from the obvious stuff about math and reads and fearlessness, what do you think really separates the best tournament players from the rest of us wannabes?

Admitted Wannabe

Dear Wannabe,

You gotta love tension. It’s like that line from the movie REPO MAN, “Normal people spend their lives avoiding tense situations, a repo man spends his life getting into them.” If you’re gonna be a top tournament pro, you’d better fricking LOVE tense situations, ’cause the only time you won’t be in one is when you’ve busted out.

And don’t worry about being a wannabe. You can’t be an “is” without being a “wannabe” first.

· Antonio