The key was the Firas rule of capacity. I find this is a really important lesson for young athletes, and it has to do with learning how to lose. Just because someone beat you badly the first time doesn’t mean history will repeat itself. Any piece of history is made up from a collection of actions, of factors that play a role in the final verdict. After a great defeat, we ask ourselves: What could I have done better? We don’t ask ourselves: How could I have been stronger? We do this because the reason we lose is rarely ever physical.
