Matt, all real men know that the most difficult and rewarding competition is with yourself. You will do just fine.
bhanky is a turd searching desperately for flies.
The Scott:
You know, by and large I do feel that way.
I think it's better for motivation to come from within.
But that said, we also do things for other people - most people go to the gym to increase their "SMV" [sexual market value].
If anything, the fake pandemic proved to me how much people care about what others think. Meanwhile, I didn't comply with any of it. The piece of shit manager at INDIGO [Canadian chain bookstore] even called 9-1-1 on me when I wasn't wearing a mask [2020-12-02].

After trying to settle that matter peacefully with the Thunder Bay Police Service, I finally just wrote Sgt. Bill Pollock that if any police officer lays a hand on me over not wearing a mask, I'll stab that random cop/s to death on the spot. Straight up. Then at my trial, I'll be sure to mention that I wouldn't have done it, if not for Sgt. Pollock ignoring me, and NOT RESPECTING CANADIAN LAW [masks CANNOT be enforced in Canada under current law].
I'd be in jail, but 100%, if I killed a cop in that exact circumstance, he'd lose his pension. And I made that clear to him.
Then after waiting 6.5 months with no answer from the police, I received a response within 24 HOURS from him guaranteeing my rights.
Later on, as late as August 2021, I was the ONLY one in Wal-Mart not wearing a mask, out of 300 customers.

So BELIEVE ME - I don't normally give two fucking shits what anyone else thinks.
But...something changed this time.
B. Hank really just set my motivation on fire. I can't fully explain it, but he absolutely motivated me to beat him. Possibly because unlike some shit-talkers, he is giving me something objective [video proof] of what I need to beat. Unlike some shit-talkers like SquadFatter, who never proved anything while they talked shit.
Normally, I just want to beat my previous best. But now, I want to beat B. Hank, lol.