u know..whenever i go for a competition...or an exam....or anything that i consider importan for that matter...i prepare ...i prepare...till i cant prepare anymore.......i prepare till ive reached a point when i know ...that ive done ...everything...everything in my power...to make sure i do NOT fail at whatever it is im goin to do.....heres an example to ilustrate my point....In my tenth ..board exams... i got ninety percent...while this may seem like a lot to the casual observer....those who knew me..who knew the way id studied..\the track record i had maintaind...knew it wasnt what i shudda got...after the boards......all my frends....what happend ...?what happend....?howdya lose those marks.....?..hmm...i reckon they imagind id spend sleepless nites tossing and turnin....thinkn bout how come i didnt get more...but the truth is...i slept perfectly fine..thank u very much....cos i knew...i knew i had worked..to the maximun ....i knew i cud not hav done more....after that ...what happend is outta my control.... hear that ...?what happens is outta ur control.....try followi this for a while ..teme what u think.....give it ur best shot....then ...n only then ...will u not have regrets later.....there is nothing worse than a troubled conscience...the feelin that u cudda got more had u tried harder....