TSM’s mid laner is arguably the greatest player in the entire West right now, but you wouldn’t know that from the way he carries himself.

One of the most difficult things teams have to deal with in professional League of Legends is the ego and overall mentality of their players.

The most recent public case of this was when Team Liquid suspended their star jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett for insubordination last month.

Insubordination? That sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? It’s understandable why a lot of people would think that way, but it’s really not that head-scratching at all.

Dardoch quickly went from being a random solo queue player to one of the best young talents North America has ever seen. Oh, and he was only 17 years old while all of this was happening.

Considering that, it’s not crazy to see why someone like Dardoch could have issues with his ego. However, that’s not to say that it’s excusable — just understandable.

While Dardoch is the most recent example of teams having to deal with mentality issues of their players, it’s something that goes on all the time and will continue to happen.

Because of this, Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg stands out more than what he already does from just his play on the Rift.

The TSM mid laner has been the superstar of North America for a very long time now, and yet he’s never had any (known) issues with his mentality or ego. On the contrary, he has actually been one of the most impressive players regarding those personal aspects.

It would be hard to have such high praise for Bjergsen if he was a normal player that only let the public see him as little as possible, but that’s not how things go when you’re a member of TSM.

TSM players are always under the spotlight, and they even have their own YouTube series that tracks the progress of the team. Obviously, the show is edited and will never show us things that we are not meant to see, but everything still seems very real and genuine about it.

Bjergsen has had the normal down moments on the show that anyone would have, but for the most part, he always comes across as a great leader, teammate and overall person.

Somebody asked me if @Bjergsen is authentically humble or if it's just an act. It's real, because he sets his standard to be better than him — Weldon Green (@MindGamesWeldon) June 17, 2016

In a world where awful egos are so easily created, it’s incredibly impressive that Bjergsen is able to stay so level-headed and well-rounded. He should be appreciated for being a true role model in a field where thousands of young people want to be just like him.

Bjergsen doesn’t have to be like this, but he chooses to be. He could have easily taken the more often seen cocky and arrogant approach that many video game stars have, and honestly, there would still be a group of people that love him for that — just like people love Dardoch for how he is.

Bjergsen and TSM are already at the top of the NA LCS and it looks like they are one of the best teams in the entire world right now. If a team from North America is ever going to have a standout performance at World’s, it couldn’t come from a better team than TSM.

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