Elijah Bryant describes sitting on the sideline with a towel over his head during a close game, blocking out noise to focus on the next play. He calls it a meditative state, a way to reset after mistakes and stay clear-headed when the score is tight.
So my mom sent me this, uh, picture of me on the sidelines looking like this with the towel over my head. So right here, like, I'm trying to quiet all the noise. There's so much emotion in the game. We want to close them out, um, in this game. And look at the score. So I'm trying to like just quiet the noise, keep my mind focused on next play mentality. So I'm not really watching the score. I'm watching the game a little bit. I'm just kind of trying to keep a narrow focus. You see me, I look like I'm in a meditative state. I just felt like I was in a, in a flow state in terms of focusing on the task that's at hand. Mistakes, success, regardless, I'm focusing on the task at hand. Next play, next play, next play, next play, next play, next play. Make the right play, make the right play. That's what I'm thinking.
