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Fine line between good and great

West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster often tells a story to youngsters at the club about one of his first training sessions after he joined Manchester United in 2005 that illustrates how ego can dictate success or failure.


Foster made 12 first-team appearances in five years at Old Trafford but has gone on to have a successful career, first with Birmingham City and then at his current club West Bromwich Albion
Foster moved to Old Trafford from Stoke at 21 and was tipped to become a future England number one.

But as he looked around the dressing room and saw the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney tying up their laces, he was overcome by a lack of self-belief and thought the club might have made a mistake in signing him.

Foster left United five years later having failed to make his mark and has since used a sports psychologist to learn techniques to erase self-doubt.

It's a story that resonates with Perry: "Ordinary levels of confidence don't allow you to do extraordinary things; greatness can't be achieved without it.

"Most magical moments in sport come from a place of supreme self-confidence - these are the moments which last forever and create legacy and legend."

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Fine line between good and great

West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster often tells a story to youngsters at the club about one of his first training sessions after he joined Manchester United in 2005 that illustrates how ego can dictate success or failure.


Foster made 12 first-team appearances in five years at Old Trafford but has gone on to have a successful career, first with Birmingham City and then at his current club West Bromwich Albion
Foster moved to Old Trafford from Stoke at 21 and was tipped to become a future England number one.

But as he looked around the dressing room and saw the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney tying up their laces, he was overcome by a lack of self-belief and thought the club might have made a mistake in signing him.

Foster left United five years later having failed to make his mark and has since used a sports psychologist to learn techniques to erase self-doubt.

It's a story that resonates with Perry: "Ordinary levels of confidence don't allow you to do extraordinary things; greatness can't be achieved without it.

"Most magical moments in sport come from a place of supreme self-confidence - these are the moments which last forever and create legacy and legend."

The source is BBCsports.