Even if he did say that and mean it, it's probably natural and healthy for someone in his position to have a psychological bias towards predicting their own vic

Even if he did say that and mean it, it's probably natural and healthy for someone in his position to have a psychological bias towards predicting their own victory. To be an elite competitor, I think you have to stay in the mindset of winning. Thinking about losing too much can take away a little bit of edge (provided you don't get arrogant and lazy)