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Goalie sprawled on ice after allowing a goal in vintage international hockey game, red and white team players react nearby

The Mental Game: Why do I suck?

I think I may have been feeling that at the moment in the photo above. Yes, that’s me in goal there. A lot of goaltenders will go through this in some practices and even in games. Where they have gotten to the point where they have whipped themselves into a state of frenzy, frustration, and negativity.

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