#1. Surrender your ego to those that are trying to help you improve. A huge part of improvement at any craft is learning from those that are better or more knowledgeable. It's unfortunately common for newer players to dismiss the more experienced and successful. Don't do that.
said it to a friend tonight and I'll say it again. Zangief is the character that teaches you that fighting games are not about knowing how to play your character. he's the character that teaches you that you need to know how to fight based on the matchup.
been two games since Zangief had green hand and gief mains still think he needs it to be any good, meanwhile everybody and their grandma begs for Zangief nerfs.