Confidence is the bouy
When a person is on a high of confidence, he begins to think about things he thought were impossible. The sky is within reach, he just needs to stretch out and grab it. When the pull of confidence goes slack, the back begins to sag, the smile becomes forced, the stride becomes measured. Things people say begin to hammer on you, you begin to second guess youself. Self doubt if not routed at the outset, begins to eat away precious energy. Break the slack, the stiff back and get a spine.