What motivates you to be the best?

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For those of you that wish,hope,dream you had the time/money to play at EVO or any fighting game tourney, that’s perfectly fine. Just know that you chose your priorities over gaming and you did the right thing to better your way of life. Play the game casually and enjoy the time you get with it.

If for some reason you still feel empty inside after all your hardships from school/work, maybe you chose the wrong career path. I also been through life issues just like many of you and now I’m doing something about it (www.levelup-series.com). I’m not saying to change your career path, but just have some respect for the people putting their time into gaming.

In this business, to be the best requires extreme motivation, determination, and discipline - just like sports.

In my youth I played 8-12 hours daily to perfect my execution,reaction time,strategy to develop one of the most unorthodox aggressive styles in the game today.

Because of my hard work, I only practice 10 hours a week these days and still place top 8 in just about every tourney I enter.

I guess my gripe is, people that just say shit(obstacles) on SRK and don’t do shit(overcoming obstacles) about it. Kind of like the crying in SF4 Ryu/Sagat/Rufus balance threads.

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This. Imo.

There is not enough money to be spread around in this “sport” for me to want to be the best. Fuck that.

I still play a lot though and pratice hard.

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I applaud your efforts.

And I’m working on making this “sport” profitable for those that deserve it.

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My motivation is the challenge that comes with the concept of a fighting game. The challenge of out-thinking another person, and the process to do all that I find amazing. I just want people to respect and see how great I could be at something wen I put time and effort into something.

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I play hard now because my city isn’t as free as it was when SF4 first came out.

I’m playing now because San Diego has two well known players and one well known group

I’m aiming to be at this specialists event to represent my city, and hopefully represent the west coast in due time

besides that, playing street fighter rekindled my interest in competitive sports, and on top of attempting to win tournament money, I’m also grinding to earn scholastic and professional athletic money as well.

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At first it was to beat a certain person. After a while, I came to terms that I was never going to beat him the way that I wanted, so now I just play for fun. I still wanna beat him, but it’s not my ultimate goal. Being good at something, watching people rage after you score that super/ultra finish is incredibly satisfying.

Ever watch or play a fight with some friends and laugh real hard when something incredibly stupid/awesome/hilarious happened? I live for those moments, and that’s why I keep playing.

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Ever since I was 4 (yes, 4) and I went to the local arcade in santa clara, nickel city and got on my first SF2 machine nothing really mattered but winning to me. My motivation back then was to make that nickel (or 2) last as long as i could. I would go to the arcade with 50cents every few days and i soon learned that I needed to be the best if i wanted to play all the time lol. As i got older and got into sports and such basically the only reason i play games and improve in them is to win, and I don’t mean winning prizes its just nothing is more satisfactory than winning. As someone else put it in this thread a “shoot for the stars” type goal for me would be for people to pick a character and think of my name when they pick that character.

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That’s some serious dedication.

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I know you’re talking about me. I give you advice and places to read up on to level up your game but you never seem to take it. Sometimes it seems like you’re more content with arguing with me then taking anything from when we discuss things. I mean, you tried to convince me that Elena’s SA3 is her best super…

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Im motivated cause regardless of the results I get
Im always going towards the direction I want
I think that being the best its just something extra

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I have a nub for a penis so I have to compensate somehow…

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this question answers itself for me: my motivation for being the best…is being the best

its probably pretty common, but sf4 being my first real fighting game has exposed me to this whole world i never knew existed, and now im so hooked, i just want to beat everyone

coming up in the scene from complete newb who just learned how to throw fireballs last fall to being a contender is what keeps me focused

the hallmark of a good player to me, is to WANT to play the best, instead of fearing it

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To one day be able to at least shut St. Louis players up about me being a masher…

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I’m not in it for the fame, or the money, or even the social part of gaming. I’m a fierce competitor with a deep commitment to SF2 and the FG community. I want to find out just how good I can get. I know I’ve got a long way to go, but I’ve also come a long way. I also want to beat the best players on the planet. I want to beat Daigo and Alex Valle and John Choi and Aniken and any other player I respect.

That’s what motivates me. :china:

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watching my favorite anime: bleach!!! shinoggami ftw.

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What motivates me to play my hardest and to organize FG tournaments and gatherings?
It’s hard to answer that… It just feels like something I need to do.

All the people around me who sacrifice a lot of effort and time and money to turn the dream of a FG scene into a reality help me keep my motivation up.

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Not arguing with you. Just trying to understand what you’re saying a little better.

I do take your advice, and I’m thankful for it; why do you think I call you “Sensei” all the time even though I know you hate it? I always try to keep what you say in mind.

You told me to watch match videos for some guidelines on how I can improve my game, I do it religiously.

You told me to watch for mistakes, bait people, and punish their mistakes. I do that. That’s why I’m so busy trying to learn all these big, confusing combos. @_@

You told me to mess with the opponent’s mind (mindgames), and I try to.

You told me to read Sirlin’s book, and I did, from cover to cover. Not only that, but after I finished it, I sent Sirlin amessage over Xbox Live thsnking him for the info, and he said thanks afterward.

You told me to read SRK’s article on footsies. Haven’t done that yet . . . because I have school stuff to work on.

You got me into all of this stuff, and again, I’m extremely thankful. Don’t ever think for a second that I’m not. =\

As for Elena in Third Strike For Elena, you can start a combo, do the healing super, cancel out of it, and continue the combo for potentially larger damage. SAII is easier, but you can do potentially more damage off of a juggle into a cancelled SAIII if you’re quick enough with your execution–since a cancelled SAIII puts you back in the neutral position while your opponent is still in a juggle state.

I know what you’re gonna say–that I’m not good enough to do all that stuff–but it’s something that I really wanna try and learn.

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What motivates me is the satisfaction of earned victories.

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Probably just getting destroyed several times in a row. I like to keep it around 50/50 win/loss, and when the other guy just hands you your ass, you know you suck and need to improve.

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lol!1!!11