Mind you, it wasn't all plain sailing at first when I joined a club, I had my successes and defeats in a 50-50 ratio, but generally I was pussy-footing around too much because I still held all laddermen in awe.
But then it began slowly dawning on me that these guys weren't so mighty as I'd thought, as I saw them make occasional slips and bloomers that left me thinking "why on earth did he do that and needlessly hurt himself for no reason?"
That was the turning point for me, because once I realised most ladder players are mere mortals -not gods- my selfconfidence skyrocketed and I no longer pussyfooted around like a timid beast being hunted; my attitude changed to "Be the hunter not the hunted", and it worked for me, I began winning more than losing and generally throwing my weight around to cow my opponents..;)
Heck not so long ago I recently issued an open challenge to the KG Clan and WaW, me against them in a special Challenge Tourney, but not a single manjack stepped up to the plate.
Right Reese?
"Right, listen,understand- POS the Terminator is out there. It can't be reasoned with, it can't be bargained with...it doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear...and it absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until you are dead."