> I beat them at something that they cared about a great deal and I didn't care about at all, simply by inadvertently practicing a lot. While some may argue th

> I beat them at something that they cared about a great deal and I didn't care about at all, simply by inadvertently practicing a lot. While some may argue that shooting free throws every day for hours counts as 'caring', I would argue that it was your emotional detachment from the results/outcome that made you really good.