Competitive strategies in Thai team sports such as Takraw may include written notes as part of a unique psychological formula for winning. The notes motivate and focus team confidence and unity prior to competition. For example, the Takraw team has an innovative motivational technique before key contests where teammates exchange notes of encouragement (e.g., “We will be the champions this time and we will trust…Let everyone see our smile as the Games champions when we go home. We can do it.”). Positive self-talk techniques for instilling team confidence are successful when thoughts are written and communicated in a team atmosphere beforehand. Approaches such as these in Thai sport have a positive impact on team unity and focus with an effective winning formula.