35 Setback (1/2)

'System, I thought that I recovered from the yips so, why did it reoccur once again,' said Walker

[okay, but first answer this question when you played with Z, were you afraid of attacking the basket?] the system asked

'Yes I was afraid at the beginning, and it took me some time before having the courage to attacking the basket in my matches against Z,' said Walker

[so after the first time you scored with a layup against Z how much time it took you to score another layup against him] asked the system

'after scoring the first layup against Z I thought it might have been a fluke so it took me two full games before attempting another layup,' said Walker

[after that scoring a layup once again against Z who many layups did you take per game against Z]the system asked

'about two to three layups per game then it increased after a couple of games,' said Walker

[what is the reason behind you shooting more layups in these matches against Z,] said the system

'after I beat him off the dribble then I went straight to the basket and score it was nothing fantasy,' said Walker

[Wasn't that same thing today, you beat your matchup off the dribble then you went straight to the basket, what is the difference between them?] said the system

Walker thought about it and found that he did the same routine that he did when he was playing against Z, but the difference was that the contact was harsher.

'So you say that I'm still afraid of contact in layups,' said Walker

[yes, you are still afraid of scoring inside,] said the system

'then why was I able to score against Z smoothly and never felt distracted like today,' said Walker with agitation in his voice because he remembered what happened in the morning, and that if he didn't lose focus at that moment, he would have been able to land safely.

[Okay then why when you first played aginst Z you couldn't even attempt to drive to the basket?] said the system

'I was afraid to get hurt, and at that time I just recovered from my injury,' said Walker

[So what was the difference between now in then in your matches against Z, it still the same you could get injured] said the system

'no it's not the same because I'm confident that I could do it and that Z wouldn't be reckless,' said Walker

[see you pointed the flaw yourself, you were confident that you could make it but you were also confident that Z wouldn't make any reckless contact when you drive by him to score, and that's why you thought that you have completely recovered from the yips] said the system

Walker was silence thinking of what the system just told him.

[but truthfully you just recovered about a 10%, but since you were eager to recover from the yips quickly you mistook this small recovery as you have been cured of the yips totally] the system added

Walker was hit by the reality quite hard because after he organized his thoughts and what lead to him getting injured.

Walker found that he was overly confident in himself after being able to score a couple of layups against Z and thought that he already recovered from the yips, but without him even realizing that the only time he scored a layup in the tournament was today and he got injured after it.

'Okay, I think I was overconfident, but how do I recover from the yips'

[you should continue playing matches, but not against your friends and you should only use layups, it will be hard at first, but you need to face your fears if you want to continue this journey] the system said

'Thanks, System for pointing that out, I will try to recover from the yips after the tournament' said Walker

[It's okay I am here to help grow to be a legend,] said the system

'System beside the yips did my wrist injury affect my stats,'said Walker

[yeah it did affect your stats, see them for yourself] the system said

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[Name: Walker Hamilton]

[Age: 17 (High School senior)]