A founder walks onto Shark Tank facing Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary, staring each shark down for 10-20 seconds to psych themselves up. They compare the pressure to childhood basketball, when they learned to rev up against bigger opponents. Millions of viewers watch as cameras roll.
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What if, what if a single— I appreciate that. Well, I played basketball as a kid and I kind of, you know, I played, I wasn't that good, I wasn't big, but when you get into a game you got to rev yourself up when you get against someone bigger and better than you. And when you get out to Shark Tank, they make you walk out that hallway and they make you stand there and stare at each shark for like 10, 20 seconds each. And it was very— and I'm really nervous, I want to start talking about my invention. So I'm looking at Mark Cuban, I'm like, okay, okay, I'm ready. And then I look at Mr. Wonderful, I'm kind of revving myself up, and then I just go. And it was just like all these cameras and millions of people were gonna watch it, and it was a lot, a lot of pressure.