Super Smash Bros: Expectations Vs Reality

The expectation for a lot of people is that they are the best and they will beat everyone their first time in tournament. The reality is everyone has to work hard, and there will always be someone better than you. If you want success, it is out there, you just have to make that climb and not give up.
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"You didn't win the genetic too much brilliance

[SDhero]

The only reason I lose tournaments is because Rosa has no good MUs, I swear people just don't know it yet..

[iamspikefire]

I never lose. Either I win, or I learn.

[Mightykeef]

Thanks guys for the support. The reddit thread is here. upvotes are appreciated.

[SuperDarwinFAN]

No flashy editing, meaning speeches, amazing speech, powerful words.. this is the kind of video that motivates me

[mandospiegel]

I thought this was a comedy video.
I was happily wrong.
Thanks for this encouragement, man!

[DERyuga]

The problem is that we have a severe sense of what is good and bad, what is right and wrong, when in reality, both of these concepts exist together. Without any losers there would be no sense of winning, both are important, and while there is a hierarchy, a positive and negative side, that illusion does not mean that losing, failure, being bad at something, isn't going to lead to something else. We all as humans are not defined by perfection, we are defined by imperfection, by our flaws, yet we all strive to be the best, or to be perfect. The problem occurs when we start to see our flaws and we feel that we ourselves are bad because of them. Perfection itself is limitless, therefore its undefined. Without our flaws, we wouldn't really be anything. Our limits are what define us, shape us, give us meaning. We should accept failure just as we accept success. Make your mistakes work for you rather than the other way around. We all have habits and traits that carry beauty and ugliness, but the people who are truly strong, are the ones who can turn their weaknesses into strengths. By accepting who you are as a person, you have accepted that you can do anything that your limits allow you, which as seen by other human beings of the like, appears to form a world of understanding of its own.

If you think of this in terms of videogames, every game has "flaws" that define it, but if we love and accept the game, these limitations whether they be physics or hardware, are what allows us to preform what we love doing. Find what limits you, and find a way to love it.

This may sound kind of deep for a youtube comment (lol) but I always feel like too many of us see ourselves and others as good or bad rather than as people. We each have strengths and weaknesses, and while we might not all be who we want to be now, by accepting these things about us you can be the very best "you" there is.

[cygnusprime]

thanks, needed to hear that. I was a "local champ" who bodied his friends but had a rude awakening when I went to my first major.

btw great channel. I like how you seem to act natural and act like yourself and the jokes role of the tongue rather than seeming forced or scripted down to every detail.

[Max-shzu]

It's nice to hear some form of motivation when I constantly get people belittling me for me not being as good as them. Thanks. Really.

[ktrnvz]

I wish I could like this more than once. For me, this is a HUGE encouragement. Thank you so much for making this, I wish I could've seen it sooner.

[oOBlindyOo]

I'm new to the channel because I saw a few of your "in a nutshell" videos.

Wasn't expecting to get some genuine advice here. Especially advice that is applicable to pretty much everything worth doing in life. This was great to hear.

[stormcutter]

Dude I love ya. Thank you for this. This applies to real life as well. Life isn't all sunshine a and rainbows, it's gonna beat you down so hard and keep you there if you let it. It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you GET hit and keep moving forward. No other way around it brotha! That's words from Stallone himself and I sayi T here cause it's true, for smash and anything beyond.

[Mr_SU]

Thanks. This really gave me inspiration. I can't count how many times I'll go on tilt on Anther's and at tourneys. It's always important to learn from your mistakes to make yourself better.

[SolarYoshi]

saw this in recommended section after feeling depressed about losing a lot. This really brightened up my day, and is telling me that I should always use my losses to my advantage. It's a ridiculous thing to say, but I will make sure I make it onto the pgr at some point.

[zachsilby]

So here's something I thought of and it seems to help my drive to get better.

Don't play tournaments or competitively to ONLY win, don't fear/enter that first tournament for the win/loss. The FIRST tournament you EVER enter is a placement, you should only focus on playing your best, not getting far. If you get far, that's great, but it's more of a test, a base-line to gauge your skill at the beginning.

THEN you can enter the next tournament, your goal? To rank at least one placement higher than the last time. Once you beat the last tourney's placement, you've won, anything further is a bonus, a goal for next tournament. Because if you can beat the last tournament's placement, get a better "high score", then you are improving and THAT'S what's important.

[pattonknight]

This is almost exactly my situation. I study and follow the top players, and stay up to date in the meta. I understand that I will lose many times, and I generally take it in stride. My issue is I'm afraid that after all this time practicing and trying, when I get in the situation to fight these people who have more tourney experience (mind you none of my friends play with me cause they think I'll always win and there's no point, so now I only have For Glory, which I'm well aware isn't doing me any favors) they will scrub me and tell me I'm garbage. I have social anxiety and I've overcome a lot of it, but going to tournaments, where I know once I'm comfortable it'll be fun, I can't seem to jump into it. I feel lame asking more experienced players for advice, for help understanding tourney rules like counter picking and stage bans...This video really touched on all of this for me. I'm more passionate about Smash than any other game, and I'm itching to take it to the next level. Thank you for your words.

[Acresofwheat]

I'm in South West UK and I don't go to tournaments because there aren't any, nothing at all :)

[VideoGhero]

I haven't gone to any tournaments in a while, but I think I'm ready to return thanks to you. Thanks for the awesome video!

[jeronado]

That One Punch Man outro tho

Good message, shame that some people miss out on tournaments cause they don't think they're good enough. Some of the most fun I've have with this game has been goofing off in friendlies after the tournament has ended.

[SilencerXLR]

There are no short cuts to success

I needed to hear that thank you