I've been thinking .......
What's your mechanism for rating your own performance? Forget about what your partner says, but what do you do to say to yourself: "good game, or not so good game?"
Do you need any affirmation from anyone else on the field? Players? Coaches? i.e.; 'nice game blue, thanks' ...something like that?
Of course we all know when people don't like us, ....but ...... does that mean you didn't do well? Of course not, but, how does that effect the way you look at your performance? It shouldn't, but ...does it? Even though I have pretty thick skin, ...and even though I know I'm NEVER going to make everyone happy out there (it's impossible and I know it) ...........I still go out there w/ that attitude that I'm going to try! Stupid and misdirected as it may seem .... that's my nature! And ...it drives me NUTS! I wish I were different in that regard!
Back to it .... just as a curiosity/discussion type thread ........
What's YOUR gauge on YOUR performance?