I want to say I read a quote about tennis that talked about it being a psychological game. Can't remember it exactly and don't even know if it's true, but if you consider the game, it makes sense. It's usually just two people, rather than a team, so there is the 'me vs. the world' mentality to the game.
These great players, the ones who do play with the psychology of stuff, they have the determination to win; they might love the game for the game itself, but they want to win and be the very best. That adds into the psychological factors - you have to do whatever you can in order to win. If it means playing mind games, then that is what you have to do.
Obviously Yukimura, and Rikkai, have no problem with the psychological aspects of the game. Consider the switch done by Niou and Yagyuu in the manga - total mind games right there. And Niou's playing tricks on Fuji later on? More mind stuff.
I'd venture to say Yukimura encourages it. All of the players on Rikkai tend to have a lot of mental strategies and tricks and they're a team willing to do whatever it takes to win, even if it means being a bunch of bastards.
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Re: (me to Noey)
Date: 2010-09-25 08:27 pm (UTC)These great players, the ones who do play with the psychology of stuff, they have the determination to win; they might love the game for the game itself, but they want to win and be the very best. That adds into the psychological factors - you have to do whatever you can in order to win. If it means playing mind games, then that is what you have to do.
Obviously Yukimura, and Rikkai, have no problem with the psychological aspects of the game. Consider the switch done by Niou and Yagyuu in the manga - total mind games right there. And Niou's playing tricks on Fuji later on? More mind stuff.
I'd venture to say Yukimura encourages it. All of the players on Rikkai tend to have a lot of mental strategies and tricks and they're a team willing to do whatever it takes to win, even if it means being a bunch of bastards.