[standaman]

I say sometimes. While feeling confident is a form of positive thinking, it's a form of positive thinking where you know you can do something. It becomes inherent. Being truly confident over a shot doesn't mean you're telling yourself "I can do this". You know you can do it, so you simply execute using the skills you know you have.

Standing over the ball telling yourself "I can do this", is an attempt to make yourself believe you can do something. If you execute the shot enough times. you'll stop feeling the need to convince yourself because you'll know.

One is a plea or hope, the other is a swagger. They're both good, but different.

Kevin