"I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before"
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The subtext is an argument against the mythology of the "clutch gene". Wyatt doesn't romanticize confidence as swagger; she frames it as evidence. "I've done it a million times before" isn't bravado, it's a receipt. Repetition becomes a kind of moral authority: you earn calm by paying in hours. That matters culturally because sports, especially in highlight-reel era coverage, often gets narrated as destiny in real time. Wyatt drags the camera back to the untelevised part: practice as the true drama.
There's also a quiet psychological tell here. The pre-shot moment is where spirals start: tightening grip, over-aiming, narrating failure. "Relax" is an anti-spiral command, a way to keep the mind from turning the body into a committee. The intent isn't to feel serene; it's to preserve the conditions under which skill expresses itself. In a world that rewards performative intensity, Wyatt points to a different competitive edge: cultivated ease, built the hard way.
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Wyatt, Jennifer. (2026, January 15). I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-have-to-relax-before-each-shot-and-let-it-168952/
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Wyatt, Jennifer. "I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-have-to-relax-before-each-shot-and-let-it-168952/.
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"I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-have-to-relax-before-each-shot-and-let-it-168952/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.



