Quote:He doesn't show me the hate for losing, but I haven't watched everyone of his press conferences or interviews. I hope that is true for his sake and ours though. Him merely saying something along those lines doesn't mean much to me. I'd need to see a clip where his tone and body language show it. I haven't yet.



The contract thing should motivate most, but what happens if and when he gets the contract. That motivation alone doesn't cut it as far as him turning into "the guy".

I find it strange how often fans feel like they need to see some extroverted expression or body language from players or coaches on gameday to trust their head is on straight.


These are individual humans with personalities and they won't alwAys react the way you think they should. That doesn't mean you know what they are thinking.


Blake's coaches and teammates harped on his ultra-competitiveness quite frequently in 2014 and 2015. Not sure how you missed that.


Last year it didn't come up much because he was clearly in a major slump and couldn't find his way out. He "looked" defeated at times - but I find little reason to doubt his resolve.


I'm more concerned about his ability to actually ingrain proper technique until it's second nature.

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