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Ernie Els used to say that to be a top golfer it helped if you were not the brightest spark, and the fewer thoughts going on in your head the better if you were standing over a crucial putt. For tennis players, too, quietening the mind to try to get in “the zone” is a coveted trait and for some that can be a problem.
There is a difference between being smart and quietening the mind, of course, as Roger Federer explained after his third-round win against Cameron Norrie at Wimbledon on Saturday. “I was sitting on the change of ends, it was just empty thoughts, no bad, no positive, just sitting there and relaxing. This is how I want it to be.” Continue reading...
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