His inability to act like a team player can obviously be traced back to his illness. When he was in the water, he was so focused he didn’t even look at the other players. He avoided eye contact and only saw one thing in front of him: the goal where he had to throw the ball. His memory was impressive and he exploited this virtue in the water. In the heat of the moment, he mentally ran through how he had acted in particular situations before, and in turn how the others reacted, and this helped him to use the situation to his advantage. As if he had the ability to anticipate what the goalkeeper will do. He refused to pass the ball and cooperate. They kicked him off the team, but he’d continued to go, mostly to swim. At least there he could follow his own rules, no one disturbed him, and he di
