When you're young you want to make every kind of film: musicals Westerns horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.
I'm equally guilty of using technology - I Twitter I text people I chat....
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.