I knew a boxer who fought well until he won the championship. In his next fight he lost the championship. After losing the title, he fought well again and regained the championship. A wise manager said to him, "You can fight as well as champion as when you're the contender if you'll remember one thing: every match is a challenge for having championship. Unless you win, you will not have it again. You are completely equal with your rival. So, when you step into that ring you aren't defending the championship—you're fighting for it."
That example clearly explain "underdog psychology" in sports. "When a championship team begins to think of itself as "the champions," they no longer have something to fight for, but a status to defend. The champions are defending something, trying to prove something. The underdogs are fighting to do something and often bring about an upset.
Never think that you are superior and complete. Because that thought causes a feeling that "you have to defend your position". Looking like a champion is a way of proving to yourself and others your superiority. However, it is just self-defeating! If you are perfect and superior now—then there is no need to fight, grapple and try. In fact, if you are caught trying real hard, it may be considered evidence that you are not superior—so you "don't try." You lose your will to win, consequently your fight.
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