zont1x on his motivation: “I want to grow as a person.”

I try to help the team with any challenges: whether it’s game planning, communication, or calling plays during rounds, and I can also win clutch situations and firefights. I focus on the team’s main issue at the moment. If I notice communication issues, I start talking more, and if I see we’re falling behind in firepower, I focus on shooting. If the game plan causes misunderstandings between the players and the coach, I try to get everyone back on the same page. I do a little bit of everything across different aspects.

I want to grow as a person. I’m not motivated to win a certain number of tournaments or a specific Major—I don’t think that way. I want to win as much as possible without setting goals, so I don’t limit myself. The problem with a specific, clear goal is that once you achieve it, you can fall into a dopamine pit. Usually, after that, people just drift aimlessly for a few months or years, trying to figure out what they really want. I just want to see how far I can go in my career.

I don’t have a desire to win a Major or the Grand Slam specifically, even though it’s the only title I don’t have right now. It probably makes sense to be motivated to win it, but if we take home a BLAST event or the Katowice tournament but miss out on the Grand Slam, I’ll be fine. I just want to win without any specific goals, especially in Counter-Strike.