When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.
Winning the Pulitzer is not that big a deal. I have seen hundreds of plays that have won the prize and you couldn't sit half way through it. The Pulitzer is a common prize that means very little.
If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.