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Being in top 50 of anything seriously competetive requires monk-like existence. You can't just coast, many atlethes who don't have the true monk mindset tried to coast a bit after a couple years of ruthless grind that got them to the top. It always results in decline of performance.

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I think people have watched or read a lot about those old school or fictional competitors, arriving wasted at the event or with a messed up life because that's what the medias sell.

Even if it could have happen at a certain time, today's competitions are such high-level precision things that everybody is at the top of their game, every parameter is taken in consideration.

If you are not, you don't even get at the top.

I was surprised to chat with a few e-sport competitors a few years ago and learn that they are using drugs to maintain focus.

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