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Quote by John McEnroe

“We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.”

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John McEnroe, born on February 16, 1959, is a renowned tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in tennis history, known for his exceptional skills and unique playing style. more

“By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.”

Source: A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis

“Our behaviour as an athlete is often determined by our previous experiences and how we dealt with those experiences. It is these experiences from past performances that can often shape what will happen in the future. It is for this reason that you learn and move on to be more mentally stronger as both an athlete and as a human!”

Humans Reason Happens Past Moving Shapes Performances Stronger Athlete Determined Tennis Behaviour

Author:David Horne

“Staying interested in a match is a lot harder than many people think. Throughout my career, I've always had trouble in the early rounds of a tournament mainly because it was hard for me to psychologically get up until I got to the quarters or the semis. What happened a lot of times is that I would fall behind early, maybe even lose the first couple of sets in a five-set match and then begin to concentrate. Still it wasn't something I could control from the start.”

People Thinking Firsts Stills Hard Fall Loses Behinds Careers Five Happened Trouble Couple Harder Rounds Get Up Tennis Staying Quarters Tournaments

Author:Rod Laver

“Borg's won Wimbledon four straight times and out there he has just lost an 18-16 tie breaker. You'd think maybe once he'd let up and say forget it. But oh, no way.”

Thinking Way Lost Forget Four Ties Tennis Forget It Wimbledon Borg

Author:John McEnroe

“Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more.”

Couple Computer Very Good Careful Tennis

Author:Boris Becker

“It would be great to give back to this city and its youth brigade important lessons that will help them become future champions. I look forward to this opportunity.”

Giving Looks Important Helping Would Be Opportunity Cities Youth Lessons Champion Tennis Giving Back Important Lessons

Author:Pat Cash

“Tennis belongs to the individualistic past - a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.”

World Past Hero Lovers Tennis Pairs Individualistic Inspirational Tennis

Author:Jacques Barzun

“Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault.”

Giving Seems Opportunity Sports Pleasure Clear Balls Attraction Release Primaries Tennis Aggression Assault Arrested Obsessive

Author:Nat Hentoff

“When I started racing my father told me, 'Cristiano, nobody has three balls but some people have two very good ones.'”

People Two Three Father Balls Very Good Racing Auto Racing Funny Racing

Author:Cristiano da Matta

“The brain is wider than the sky.”

Inspirational Brain Learning Psychology Sky Hospitality Emily

Book:Dickinson

Source: Dickinson

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