It’s creating just enough space so that a loss doesn’t cause you to spiral, to overcare, to be hypercompetitive at all times. But at the same time not so much space that you don’t have that bit of tension pushing toward growth, or can self-delude so that you never see the lessons poor performances can teach you. That’s what Giannis captures. Losing hurts. But it’s part of the process. One that can’t be avoided.
