Villopoto's opinion about "confidence"

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Jeff Emig has told us all, probably about 1900 times over the last nine years, that the key to winning is to have confidence. Everyone has picked up on this key word and there is practically never an interview in which it does not come up.

Each time Jeff mentions confidence, it reminds me of RV's comments on this subject (see below link to Racerhead #23 from 2006)

RV has the total opposite opinion.

http://racerxonline.com/2006/06/09/racerhead-23

search the page for "confidence"
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1/14/2015 1:14am
That's why he is such a badass! Just pins it, isn't mentally bothered and leaves it on the track,
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He's a smart guy that Ryan fella. I've really learned to like him over the years. Fame hasn't gotten to his head, he doesn't brag about his achievements, and just comes across like a really down to earth bloke who races to support his family. It's almost as if he doesn't come across with that much passion for what he does, almost like the way we feel when we get up every morning and think FML.
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He's definitely different and it's obviously working for him. I really appreciate his unique take on things, we need more individuals (not just in MX, but in general) who aren't afraid to think for themselves and arrive at their own conclusions. It doesn't always work, but damn it makes life more interesting. By the way when is the first GP? I haven't been this excited for a series to start in a very long time.
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tvo314 wrote:
He's definitely different and it's obviously working for him. I really appreciate his unique take on things, we need more individuals (not just in MX, but...
He's definitely different and it's obviously working for him. I really appreciate his unique take on things, we need more individuals (not just in MX, but in general) who aren't afraid to think for themselves and arrive at their own conclusions. It doesn't always work, but damn it makes life more interesting. By the way when is the first GP? I haven't been this excited for a series to start in a very long time.
Good point about people not thinking for them selves.
To me the definition of "confidence" is knowing that you can do something before you do it.
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1/14/2015 6:13pm
RV's quote:
“What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and that’s it, right? I don’t even know what people are talking about when they say that stuff. You go to the line and race, and if you're the fastest guy, then you win.”

I've always thought RV's outlook on that was really cool. You ride how you ride...
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1/14/2015 6:19pm
mark_swart wrote:
RV's quote: “What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and...
RV's quote:
“What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and that’s it, right? I don’t even know what people are talking about when they say that stuff. You go to the line and race, and if you're the fastest guy, then you win.”

I've always thought RV's outlook on that was really cool. You ride how you ride...
I don't think the concept of being unconfident has ever entered his mind, so it makes sense that he wouldn't really understand the question. The guy is like a predatory animal, completely focused.
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1/14/2015 6:37pm
he is mentally strong.so strong,that lack of confidence never crosses his mind.
emig must of had a confidence issue ,during his race career.to have it repeated so often.nothing wrong with that.but ,apparently does not apply to rv's world.
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Julian wrote:
Jeff Emig has told us all, probably about 1900 times over the last nine years, that the key to winning is to have confidence. Everyone has...
Jeff Emig has told us all, probably about 1900 times over the last nine years, that the key to winning is to have confidence. Everyone has picked up on this key word and there is practically never an interview in which it does not come up.

Each time Jeff mentions confidence, it reminds me of RV's comments on this subject (see below link to Racerhead #23 from 2006)

RV has the total opposite opinion.

http://racerxonline.com/2006/06/09/racerhead-23

search the page for "confidence"
really cool? or basically just nonsense?

I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just that clueless in regards to human behavior, including his own.

psychosomatics is a highly developed area in the study, or science, of psychology. RV doesn't get to decide whether it exists or not.

acts like a robot...now talks like a robot. he is so ready for world domination.
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1/14/2015 6:58pm
mark_swart wrote:
RV's quote: “What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and...
RV's quote:
“What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and that’s it, right? I don’t even know what people are talking about when they say that stuff. You go to the line and race, and if you're the fastest guy, then you win.”

I've always thought RV's outlook on that was really cool. You ride how you ride...
That statement is loaded with confidence.
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1/14/2015 7:03pm
Katoomey wrote:
really cool? or basically just nonsense? I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just...
really cool? or basically just nonsense?

I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just that clueless in regards to human behavior, including his own.

psychosomatics is a highly developed area in the study, or science, of psychology. RV doesn't get to decide whether it exists or not.

acts like a robot...now talks like a robot. he is so ready for world domination.
Hahaha!!

Wow, what a clown you are. Should probably study your own post for signs of depression and possibly an inferiority complex Laughing
1/14/2015 7:03pm
That is the attitude that will get him through life, no matter what he does for a living, he will own it if he keeps thinking that way.
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1/14/2015 7:07pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2015 7:08pm
mark_swart wrote:
RV's quote: “What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and...
RV's quote:
“What is confidence? How can you be confident or not confident? I mean, you are as fast and as good as you are, and that’s it, right? I don’t even know what people are talking about when they say that stuff. You go to the line and race, and if you're the fastest guy, then you win.”

I've always thought RV's outlook on that was really cool. You ride how you ride...
Hut wrote:
That statement is loaded with confidence.
You can't really recognize if you are confident, you can only recognize if you are not. If you're confident you feel normal, racing is like practicing no difference in nerves. My guess is when it comes to racing RV has never felt nervous so he doesn't really understand the value of confidence. It would be like a guy who has been rich all their life saying "I don't see what the big deal is with wanting money it's not like it buys you happiness".
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1/14/2015 7:14pm
That quote was from 2006.. dude has grown up a lot me thinks
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1/14/2015 7:23pm
Woohoo

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I've always thought of it this way: You don't know what confidence is until you lose it. I think RV has just always had it.
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Outsider wrote:
Hahaha!!

Wow, what a clown you are. Should probably study your own post for signs of depression and possibly an inferiority complex Laughing
good times...good times.

it still doesn't change anything. RV is wrong. Confidence , conceptually and comparatively, exists.

what complex is it that makes you try to insult people for no reason? yeah....
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1/14/2015 7:29pm
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good times...good times. it still doesn't change anything. RV is wrong. Confidence , conceptually and comparatively, exists. what complex is it that makes you try to...
good times...good times.

it still doesn't change anything. RV is wrong. Confidence , conceptually and comparatively, exists.

what complex is it that makes you try to insult people for no reason? yeah....
Why would you come down so hard on a quote made over 8 years ago by a home schooled motocross kid?

Just thought it was a bit harsh is all
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1/14/2015 7:52pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2015 7:54pm
Katoomey wrote:
good times...good times. it still doesn't change anything. RV is wrong. Confidence , conceptually and comparatively, exists. what complex is it that makes you try to...
good times...good times.

it still doesn't change anything. RV is wrong. Confidence , conceptually and comparatively, exists.

what complex is it that makes you try to insult people for no reason? yeah....
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Why would you come down so hard on a quote made over 8 years ago by a home schooled motocross kid? Just thought it was a...
Why would you come down so hard on a quote made over 8 years ago by a home schooled motocross kid?

Just thought it was a bit harsh is all
I thought he just said it. ...and in light of that, yeah, I don't hold him to those remarks.

And I wasn't coming down that hard or harsh, I just said it was nonsense, which is still what I think it is. It's just more understandable to know that was said by a kid.

I'm not a fan. I don't root for him, nor do I root against him. But I do enjoy his racing and feel the experience is better with him involved.

I can only critique, or criticize him as a racer, not a person, because I only know him as a racer. I do not know him personally, and therefor have no feeling one way or the other about him personally- and the fact that I even have to pronounce that, is disheartening. Fans should not have to qualify their statements and opinions every time they make a god damn comment.

I see him as robotic, yes- but you took it upon yourself to determine my feelings about that (and maybe you didn't). Thats on you. I have nothing but respect for "all business" athletes like RV- If I was interested in personalities I'd watch reality TV instead of following MX.

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I look at it this way regarding rv statement.
you do and act on/react to certain things in life that one questions their ability to do a task.
for me,i do not need confidence to wake up in the morning and do my tasks thereafter.
rv been racing since a very young age and probably filled his mind with information to do the tasks in front of him.which is being better or the best.
so,i don't think about or depend on confidence to wake up in the morning ,as to rv's mindset on racing from a very young age.he probably learned at an early age, worrying about " confidence" is the same as being mentally defeated.
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1/14/2015 8:10pm
Katoomey wrote:
really cool? or basically just nonsense? I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just...
really cool? or basically just nonsense?

I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just that clueless in regards to human behavior, including his own.

psychosomatics is a highly developed area in the study, or science, of psychology. RV doesn't get to decide whether it exists or not.

acts like a robot...now talks like a robot. he is so ready for world domination.
Why are 97% of your posts "I hate RV posts? He bang your wife? Run your dog over?
1/14/2015 8:16pm
Katoomey wrote: "Fans should not have to qualify their statements and opinions every time they make a god damn comment."

The same could be said for racers. RV included of course.
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1/14/2015 8:23pm
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That quote was from 2006.. dude has grown up a lot me thinks
That was my first thought when the article linked. Sweet I'm sure 16-17 yr old RV has the exact same opinions now as an adult. You def intellectually peak at 18 so pretty close. Ask him the same question now, I'd be interested to hear his answer and if it hasn't changed
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Katoomey wrote:
really cool? or basically just nonsense? I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just...
really cool? or basically just nonsense?

I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just that clueless in regards to human behavior, including his own.

psychosomatics is a highly developed area in the study, or science, of psychology. RV doesn't get to decide whether it exists or not.

acts like a robot...now talks like a robot. he is so ready for world domination.
JohnnyMoto wrote:
Why are 97% of your posts "I hate RV posts? He bang your wife? Run your dog over?
STFU noob....and that it isn't for traditions sake. It's because you are actually that nooby. Did you even lurk before you signed up last week?


you do know that anyone can go and look at every single post anyone has ever made..right?
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Katoomey wrote: "Fans should not have to qualify their statements and opinions every time they make a god damn comment." The same could be said for...
Katoomey wrote: "Fans should not have to qualify their statements and opinions every time they make a god damn comment."

The same could be said for racers. RV included of course.
Touché
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1/14/2015 8:39pm
Seems like there are a lot of psychology majors on Vital....
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Outsider wrote:
That quote was from 2006.. dude has grown up a lot me thinks
Bingo!!! 2006, what was he about 18 years old then? Great to read but I don't put a whole lot of stock into an 18 year olds view personally.
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1/14/2015 8:57pm
Katoomey wrote:
STFU noob....and that it isn't for traditions sake. It's because you are actually that nooby. Did you even lurk before you signed up last week? you...
STFU noob....and that it isn't for traditions sake. It's because you are actually that nooby. Did you even lurk before you signed up last week?


you do know that anyone can go and look at every single post anyone has ever made..right?
Your lashing response hurts you more than it hurts me. You solidified my views of you with that response btw.
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I'm planning on writing an article about RV's mentality towards racing and how it was and still is a huge asset to his racing. That quote will definitely be used.
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1/14/2015 9:38pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2015 10:00pm
Katoomey wrote:
really cool? or basically just nonsense? I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just...
really cool? or basically just nonsense?

I'm gonna go with nonsense. because thats what it is. It's an arrogant, self congratulatory statement, OR, he is just that clueless in regards to human behavior, including his own.

psychosomatics is a highly developed area in the study, or science, of psychology. RV doesn't get to decide whether it exists or not.

acts like a robot...now talks like a robot. he is so ready for world domination.
I think his comment speaks a lot about his temperament. To me it says this: For the most part - especially compared to his competitors - his emotional state does not fluctuate much depending on external circumstances (i.e., winning, or losing). There's a chance he could have been bluffing all those years, but if he was, his riding hardly showed it, because he generally excelled in pressure situations. This is something that can be cultivated, but in his case, I believe he was born this way, or his environment facitated the gene expression.

If we could somehow do a fMRI scan of him riding under pressure, vs Stewart a few years ago, I would be willing to bet his emotional regions of the brain would be less activated, which has an impact on decision making (cognitive functions) and motor reflexes.

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