The theme of the poem "Just Me" by Tom Krause is about excelling in life and not possessing an ego because of it. The poem is about the development of being a player and a good human being. The poem tells us about the player, who has an ego and is under pressure to excel in his game. He says that such players cannot excel in their sport. In order to excel and be good at any sport, the player needs to overcome all sorts of pressures as well as discard his ego. Once the pressure is erased, the efforts can be seen in the performance of the players.