[2019] I just started playing Rocket League over the weekend. Some of my friends are Diamond/Champion ranks. Their reactions made me think of this quote:

Apparently they kept trying to "fake" me out with random tricks I don't know yet, I didn't fall for them most of the time because I didn't know they were even trying to. They kept getting caught off guard when I just crashed the ball and hit it towards the net. They didn't expect me to pick up aerial shots to quickly. They told me it throws them off playing againste because they can't anticipate what I'm going to do because I'm not "doing what I'm supposed to be doing". It made me think of the following quote:

”The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him.”

—Mark Twain

I didn't actually beat any of them but I scored points on them. That's a win in my book right now.

Having fun with this game though; wish I hadn't waited so long to pick it up.