Came across an article in the newspaper.

It was captioned "Don't expect champions to be Mr Nice Guys".
Basically, the author argues that all great, dominant champions share an "utter belief in their brilliance and in others' incompetence".
According to the author, this is also exactly the reason why they are dominant in the first place.

I know, or feel, that to some extent that is true.
Supreme confidence in ability usually does add on to ability itself.
Stephen M.R Covey, author of The Speed Of Trust, has expressed so in his book, too.
"Expect to Win" he says, and results will improve.

But firm belief in ability of self does not equate to firm disbelief in the abilities of others.
That would be against the principle of humility, against the abundance mentality and against Habit 4 Think Win/Win.

Perhaps in competitive sports, Win/Win is hardly applicable, but for a student, Win/Win and abundance maps the territory most accurately.

I need to find a balance... because I sense much truth in the author's viewpoint of "absolute confidence in ability breeds ability", but I also detect a very narrow minded Win/Lose paradigm stemmed from the Scarcity mentality in the thought that "absolute ability should only belong to me".

Tricky, tricky.