In an interview a few days ago, Paul, who joined the Warriors during the offseason, talked about his own way to deal with external noise.
Paul said, “it’s crazy. As you said, even if I knew something about myself a few years ago, I have to do nothing to worry about. When I was still on the Clippers, I remember I also said in the book that coach Rivers had said in the past to eliminate noise.
So when you go home after the game, what will everyone in your family do if your team loses, what will they say if you lose the game, they will say it’s all someone else’s fault, right? They will say that this player has done nothing, that player has done nothing, they will not say that yours is not, so this is a kind of noise.
And I remember what I learned in the playoffs a few years ago was that you need to win four games in seven games in every series. I don’t care what everyone says, if you win or play a good game, everyone on social media is discussing you, as if you are the greatest discovery after the pants with your own pocket, then you will relax your vigilance. At the same time, when you are in a competition, people begin to discuss how bad you are, and you may lose some confidence.
So for me, I try to get rid of these voices, so when the playoffs start, I don’t want to hear anything from the media, because you have to stay focused, only you know what the truth is, people always say this and say that. They always want to get some stories out, but only you know what the truth is. I think this is the way to keep you rational all the time.”
