Posted on 07/28/2021 12:13:31 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
Novak Djokovic said “pressure is a privilege” after keeping his Golden Slam bid intact at the Tokyo Olympics, where the decision of gymnast Simone Biles to withdraw from two events over mental health concerns has put the spotlight on athletes’ wellbeing. World number one Novak Djokovic is trying to become the first man to win all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year, and emulate the feat achieved by Steffi Graf in 1988.
The Serb is thriving on the Olympic experience, mingling and posing for pictures with athletes from all walks of life in the village, cutting an extremely relaxed figure as he goes in search of history.
“Pressure is a privilege. Without pressure there is no professional sport,” said Djokovic after his 6-3, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round on Wednesday.
“If you are aiming to be at the top of the game, you better start learning how to deal with pressure and how to cope with those moments.”
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Like what?
Are you in the tennis locker rooms/bathrooms to see him do whatever the heck you are going on about?
And it is often when it is going badly for him.
And he takes bathroom breaks when things are going great for him too.
If merely taking bathroom breaks means you are going to win, how come only 2 other people in history, apart from Djokovic, have won 20 slams and how come Djokovic has been # 1 longer than anyone else in history?
Nothing is stopping his opponents from taking bathroom breaks too is there?
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