Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Hi guys! EliGE recently joined FaZe Clan and I had the privilege to have a chat with him. The conversation was mostly focused on performance, but we have some more topical questions regarding his new team, the new CS2 map and more!

0:00 Intro
0:45 First true international lineup
2:44 NA scene
5:52 Making up for bad practice in NA
8:20 Studying other pros
9:58 donk's micro
12:20 Other players EliGE studies
15:40 Adapting your role in different teams
20:30 Karrigan's vision in 2018
21:40 Karrigan's IGL qualities
26:15 Embracing new maps
28:35 Valuable books
30:00 Confidence
32:30 Moment of lowest confidence
36:20 EliGE's strengths
41:35 "The space to fail"
43:10 Expected value vs emotions
45:00 Outcome-oriented thinking
47:35 Thoughts on Train in CS2
54:20 Evolution of competition in CS
57:00 Cars
59:48 Struggle of SE/DK regions
1:04:40 Jared Tendler
1:08:15 Other resources EliGE likes
1:12:00 Jeff Bezos
1:15:00 Aim training
1:21:00 Ineffective training
1:23:00 Optimizing performance
1:27:30 Discipline
1:32:30 Perfection
1:37:00 Extreme Ownership & Dichotomy of Leadership
1:42:25 Blue Lock Anime

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