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Devin Cooley diagnoses Jameis Winston with ‘religious psychosis’ on ‘SportsCenter’
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Hop on the Devin Cooley bandwagon while there's still room.
The Calgary Flames goaltender is enjoying his star turn, and while Cooley is playing out of his mind , people are falling in love with him over how he articulates the inner workings of his mind.
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On Oct. 18, Cooley explained the differences between his conscious brain and unconscious brain during a postgame interview with Brendan Parker of Sportsnet. The Oct. 24 encore performance was even better, as he told Parker about controlling his mind, entering a flow state, and settling his nervous system by reading with his rabbit, Tito.
It was only a matter of time before ESPN wanted in on the Cooley craze. Salim Valji wrote about how and why Cooley is " the most interesting man in hockey ," and Cooley proved Valji right while appearing on SportsCenter on Tuesday night.
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Cooley did not disappoint. He detailed the dedicated area of his home for Tito called "Tito Town," and then he put his psychological gift to good use by analyzing other athletes' interviews.
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SportsCenter host Michael Eaves threw to a clip of New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston saying, "My take on the Jameis Winston experience is that I am called to be the light of the world and the salt of the Earth."
Cooley's eyes widened alongside his wide smile, and he let out a big laugh. "Uh," he said, stammering as he tried to find the words. "That sounds like a little bit of religious psychosis. I don't know. That's pretty crazy."
Eaves nodded and made a facial expression indicating that he either didn't expect Cooley to go there or perhaps at least partially agreed with him, while co-host Nicole Briscoe smiled.
"Yeah, I mean, he's definitely—he's got a lot of confidence, so that's great," Cooley said. "You want that out of your quarterback, and yeah, I don't know what else to say about that one."
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That was a tough act to follow, but Briscoe then asked Cooley to decode Boston Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, who said, "You fight like you're the third monkey trying to get on the ark, and it's starting to rain."
Eaves cracked up, and Cooley said, "I love that. I love that. He's just a competitor. He is going to act like he's the underdog all the time, and he's gonna compete the people ahead of him. And he's desperate. He's gotta do it. He's gonna do everything he can to get that starting job, to get on to that boat. You know, he's gonna push for it; he's gonna fight for it like his survival depends on it."
Briscoe alerted Cooley that mental and performance specialists are "basically salivating" over his interview clips, including one that shows him bluntly and plainly stating, "You really have to ground yourself. I think I've said this before, but I just go, nothing matters, nobody cares. We're all gonna die. And I just say that over and over and over again."
"For me, it's like, hey, look, I'm not that important," Cooley said while explaining the clip. "There are literally billions of people out there who have no idea who I am, who could not care less about hockey. And I'm gonna sit here and act like me letting in a goal or a mistake is the end of the world? Like, I'm the most important thing ever?"
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"It's like, dude, nobody cares," Cooley continued. "No one's gonna remember this. And in 10, 20 years, most people are gonna forget who I even am, so why am I sitting here freaking out about a mistake? Or afraid to fail? It's like, nothing is gonna happen. It's not a big deal, not life or death. I'm just out here playing a game for a living."
It's healthy that Cooley recognizes the fleeting nature of fame and glory, but for now, people know who he is and care about what he has to say.
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