Friday, April 21, 2023

Strengths & Weaknesses

 Once in a while watching SPORTS NEWS can abruptly change my point in view. Maybe in this category I wont have space for politics. I don't like politics anyway. 

Let us begin with the rumor that Djokovic (ATP Tennis player known the world over for his brilliant accomplishments when it comes to the game he loves since at a very young age). Djokovic informed Nick Kyrgios (Australian tennis player) that he could coach him but for a hefty price, rather it will cost him much. Whatever! Maybe just kidding. Novak Djokovic is surely a winner and a champ so if he will end up as a professional coach for younger tennis player whoever can pay him at staggering amount maybe there's possibility but you know how much he earns right? He's not cheap! 

A professional coach should always been that person who also is an athlete and had proven enough experience, knowledge and should at least won any tournament most especially an Olympic Champion then you wont question his coaching. However, if your coach has no proven record of any accomplishment can you respect or listen to that coach? Coach is similar to a "teacher or professor who had vast knowledge with the subject and who had valuable lessons, instruction and information to educate, rely and relate to his students. If the student is more informative, educated, well experienced  and more knowledgeable than the coach then there is always conflict. 

Recently, fans of Denis Shapovalov were asking to replace his coach and that happened. Delgado was out and Polanski was in. Then Shapo seems winning in some tournaments but he was losing in so many games of tennis. So fans thought it has something to do with Shapo's girlfriend who is also a tennis player in the lowest rank. From being on Top 10, Shapovalov was on downward spiral to lower ranks and now he is ranked Top 30 while his gf is ranked down bottom. He is being pulled down. Hmm, wonder why. Fans thought he needs a psychologist to be on Top 10.

Who gets to TOP 10 Ranks on ATP? They are tennis players who are keeping their personal relationship with parents, girlfriends and other brouhahas out from public scrutiny. Novak is one of those tennis players who concentrate on his job or employment. Tennis is the main focus of his mind. He's got family. He loves his family but when he's inside the court tennis matters the most because it is the source of his income. Focus & Concentration is the main objective with other players such as Nadal, Alcaraz and Janik Sinner including Holger Rune. In their MIND in their brain it's the GAME, it's the TENNIS and it is their goal to WIN. You have to separate outside forces from all that surrounds you when you are in court. Pretend that you are alone battling your enemy alone, by yourself and nobody else except YOU & YOUR OPPONENT. If you cannot use your imagination about what I'm saying here try the game of chess. In tennis you should not waste your serve (ing). A serve speed of over 200 to 220 mph is fatal  against your opponent. Study your opponents strengths and weaknesses. Learn to calm down. Do not listen to the noise. Is it possible for athletes to cover their ears so that they can't hear the noise and heckler's rants?

Did you know Toronto Raptors lost their game against Chicago Bulls  because of a child's scream? Weird right? That is absurd. Some media people thought that's funny and had helped the Bulls. Ok whatever! It's a sports and games where everyone gets very excited and hysterical. Besides, maybe the child is their strategy for every game or the girl wants to be in a SCREAM movie. 

There are many strategy out there. Some are intentional, social experiment, on purpose or plain bullshitting to inflict a jinx, injury,  or voodoo rite. Pulling a prank is one of them. Others using their worst enemies attending the event to annoy the players or sometimes they bring the jinx in the team and that's how they lost the game or maybe they really want to lose the game to escape.

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