Quote Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye
I think that what makes great players great goes beyond the mechanics of the game. I think everyone one of us has experienced being "in the zone." Those particular tournaments we won or those ring session where we just totally killed it. We were focused. We were confident. Our reads were dead on. We knew exactly when to apply pressure and when to back off. Why can't we play like that all the time? We have shown the capability to do it, yet most of the time we play we aren't at that level. IMO the great players are the ones that play like that every time they sit down and if they aren't then they have the capabilty to recognize it and walk away until they are.
I jumped into this thread late, but I think you hit the nail on the head with this one.