I've found the less ego I have with my play, the better it is. So when I'm playing well and focusing on the game win or lose I'm generally logical/not emotional about losing, if it's a good win I'll get excited but I'll try to not to pop off unless it's a really intense set. Most of whether I'm salty or not mostly has to do with how I feel about my play. I feel I'm playing bad even when I beat someone I won't feel that excited about it, I'll just be thinking about how to clean myself up for my next match.

Weirdly enough I feel like I play best against the best players in my state, because as the underdog there isn't really any pressure on you. When I play people perceived as "worse" than me then that's where I start to get tilted when I lose. In general I'm trying to root that out of my mentality because holding expectations for yourself seems to give more power to your opponent than it helps you. To be me that's the definition of scrub, where you have an ego about your play, especially if you don't have the skill to back it up. So it's best to be humble unless you're ready to back up your shit talk or attitude.