• Serving For Wimbledon Title, Alcaraz Recalled Djokovic's Comeback vs. F

    From grif@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 19 16:39:56 2023
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head that
    it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at that
    moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

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  • From Scall5@21:1/5 to grif on Wed Jul 19 19:26:25 2023
    On 7/19/2023 10:39 AM, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I
    was thinking in my head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out
    the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon,
    which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told
    myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

    Nice post, thanks for sharing!
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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to grif on Wed Jul 19 20:41:57 2023
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match was! 😪

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  • From RaspingDrive@21:1/5 to grif on Thu Jul 20 03:11:15 2023
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

    A drop shot followed by a lob to win a point. Then that jab at the net that won him another point. Coming from a 20 year old? Unbelievable.

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  • From RaspingDrive@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 20 03:12:33 2023
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:41:59 PM UTC-4, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE
    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match was! 😪

    Indeed.

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 21 00:59:45 2023
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪


    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

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  • From Sawfish@21:1/5 to Whisper on Thu Jul 20 09:18:11 2023
    On 7/20/23 7:59 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my
    mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my
    legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first
    serve in and... I was thinking in my head that it was normal to feel
    nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something
    else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had
    in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before
    taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone
    like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told
    myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it
    takes.’ But I did think about it at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of
    Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for
    great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's
    position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪


    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up.  It may seem hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    Besides, who wants to be a Musetti?

    That one at the French is going to take *a lot* of explaining: it'll
    never end. It will be the inverse of the Djok win vs Fed at Wimbledon.

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  • From grif@21:1/5 to RaspingDrive on Thu Jul 20 18:22:23 2023
    On 20/07/2023 11:11, RaspingDrive wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

    A drop shot followed by a lob to win a point. Then that jab at the net that won him another point. Coming from a 20 year old? Unbelievable.

    Another interesting article about Alcaraz the Apotheosis https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-moreno-fitness-coach-wimbledon-2023

    Wow, he's just like me when I go all in and bet with everything on the line only to lose on the final turn in "Marvel Snap". Was I too impetuous ? Was there another line ? How can I improve ? 😔

    I think that working with a psychologist early in his development has been incredibly important for Carlos. This is the way.
    "With this information and with the work he does with his psychologist Isabel Balaguer, also a member of his team, Carlos has been able to learn and overcome the situation."

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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to Sawfish on Thu Jul 20 12:22:36 2023
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:18:16 PM UTC-4, Sawfish wrote:

    Besides, who wants to be a Musetti?

    Plenty of people. Good-looking young kid with a nice-looking game. He has talent and flair. Gets to be on the cover of countless men's fashion magazines due to his looks, travels the world, makes a good living hitting a ball over the net. Who wouldn't
    take that gig for a decade if they could?



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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to Whisper on Thu Jul 20 12:18:04 2023
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on in
    his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.

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  • From grif@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 20 21:29:59 2023
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on in
    his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.

    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.

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  • From gapp111@gmail.com@21:1/5 to grif on Thu Jul 20 13:45:46 2023
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30:03 PM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my
    head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the
    Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it
    at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on
    in his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.
    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.


    https://apple.news/AIzzoiXvqTki-mCfHDg7tyw

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  • From grif@21:1/5 to gap...@gmail.com on Thu Jul 20 22:31:00 2023
    On 20/07/2023 21:45, gap...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30:03 PM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my
    head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the
    Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it
    at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til >>>> it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on
    in his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.
    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.


    https://apple.news/AIzzoiXvqTki-mCfHDg7tyw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-1o3H1A76Y

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 21 10:38:39 2023
    On 21/07/2023 5:22 am, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 12:18:16 PM UTC-4, Sawfish wrote:

    Besides, who wants to be a Musetti?

    Plenty of people. Good-looking young kid with a nice-looking game. He has talent and flair. Gets to be on the cover of countless men's fashion magazines due to his looks, travels the world, makes a good living hitting a ball over the net. Who wouldn't
    take that gig for a decade if they could?



    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Yes, and he has a great clay game to boot. Hope he doesn't squander his potential, can win a couple FO's for sure.

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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to grif on Thu Jul 20 19:58:01 2023
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30:03 PM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my
    head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the
    Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it
    at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til
    it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on
    in his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.

    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.

    Which is why it's odd that he can't do that for windy conditions and seems to get so stressed out by those circumstances.

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  • From grif@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 21 08:35:21 2023
    On 21/07/2023 03:58, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30:03 PM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my
    head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the
    Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it
    at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪
    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til >>>> it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem
    hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope.

    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going on
    in his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.

    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.

    Which is why it's odd that he can't do that for windy conditions and seems to get so stressed out by those circumstances.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10kv7k4/novak_only_struggles_against_4_competitors/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/mreolf/blowin_in_the_wind/ https://i.imgur.com/it7jr8i.jpeg

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  • From Court_1@21:1/5 to grif on Fri Jul 21 21:39:40 2023
    On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 3:35:25 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 21/07/2023 03:58, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30:03 PM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 20:18, Court_1 wrote:
    On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:59:59 AM UTC-4, Whisper wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 1:41 pm, Court_1 wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my
    head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the
    Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about
    it at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE


    Good boy, Alkie. That's the spirit. That Wimbledon 2019 defeat of Federer at the hands of Djokovic should absolutely be the example for great younger players of what not to do if you're in Federer's position. What a nightmare that match >was! 😪

    Everyone watched that match and I think learned that it's not over til >>>> it's over, and to be like Novak and never ever give up. It may seem >>>> hopeless, but while the match is still not over there is always hope. >>>
    It's one of Djokovic's greatest assets for sure. I don't know what the hell he does and whether it's yoga, talking to the Pyramids or whatever mind exercises he does but he convinces himself of different realities no matter what is actually going
    on in his environment. A classic example is somebody asked him what he was thinking when the crowd was heavily cheering for Federer and he said something like he assures himself that the cheers are for him. That takes a lot of willpower to do that on the
    biggest stages.

    This is a really good way of seeing it. He alters his own reality.

    Which is why it's odd that he can't do that for windy conditions and seems to get so stressed out by those circumstances.


    https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10kv7k4/novak_only_struggles_against_4_competitors/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/mreolf/blowin_in_the_wind/ https://i.imgur.com/it7jr8i.jpeg

    Yes, it's hilarious how Djokovic turns into a chihuahua when he has to play a big match in windy conditions! I guess because his game requires a lot of precision to execute. Nadal and Federer have done much better in windy conditions.

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  • From grif@21:1/5 to grif on Sat Aug 26 18:37:37 2023
    On 20/07/2023 18:22, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 11:11, RaspingDrive wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head
    that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at
    that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

    A drop shot followed by a lob to win a point. Then that jab at the net that won him another point. Coming from a 20 year old?  Unbelievable.

    Another interesting article about Alcaraz the Apotheosis https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-moreno-fitness-coach-wimbledon-2023

    Wow, he's just like me when I go all in and bet with everything on the line only to lose on the final turn in "Marvel Snap". Was I too impetuous ? Was there another line ? How can I improve ? 😔

    I think that working with a psychologist early in his development has been incredibly important for Carlos. This is the way.
    "With this information and with the work he does with his psychologist Isabel Balaguer, also a member of his team, Carlos has been able to learn and overcome the situation."


    Thank you Novak and Carlos. Learning from the mentally toughest ("what would Novak/Carlos do in this situation ?") has enabled me to reach the highest rank, Infinite Rank, in Marvel Snap (a game that reminds me of poker), lol.
    https://i.imgur.com/9fQEgkW.png

    "Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rc6CHH-E-4&t=136s

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  • From *skriptis@21:1/5 to grif on Sat Aug 26 21:11:21 2023
    grif <griffin_230@hotmail.com> Wrote in message:r
    On 20/07/2023 18:22, grif wrote:> On 20/07/2023 11:11, RaspingDrive wrote:>> On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:>>> ...>>> “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my mind blank. When I got up, I
    felt butterflies in my stomach and my legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first serve in and... I was thinking in my head that it was normal to feel nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something else
    that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before taking down the Swiss.>>>>>> “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone like Federer to lose
    that final... I think that’s so tough. I told myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it takes.’ But I did think about it at that moment.”>>> ...>>> https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story>>>>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE>>>> A drop shot followed by a lob to win a point. Then that jab at the net that won him another point. Coming from a 20 year old? Unbelievable.> > Another interesting article about Alcaraz the Apotheosis>
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-moreno-fitness-coach-wimbledon-2023> > Wow, he's just like me when I go all in and bet with everything on the line only to lose on the final turn in "Marvel Snap". Was I too impetuous ? Was there another line ? How
    can I improve ? 😔> > I think that working with a psychologist early in his development has been incredibly important for Carlos. This is the way.> "With this information and with the work he does with his psychologist Isabel Balaguer, also a member of
    his team, Carlos has been able to learn and overcome the situation."> Thank you Novak and Carlos. Learning from the mentally toughest ("what would Novak/Carlos do in this situation ?") has enabled me to reach the highest rank, Infinite Rank, in Marvel
    Snap (a game that reminds me of poker), lol.https://i.imgur.com/9fQEgkW.png"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rc6CHH-E-4&t=136s



    Cheers
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=c3=b6s?=@21:1/5 to grif on Sun Aug 27 15:07:25 2023
    On 26.8.2023 20.37, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 18:22, grif wrote:
    On 20/07/2023 11:11, RaspingDrive wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:40:01 AM UTC-4, grif wrote:
    ...
    “I was trying to be calm and serene,” admits Alcaraz. “Keeping my >>>> mind blank. When I got up, I felt butterflies in my stomach and my
    legs. It’s difficult to handle. I thought about getting the first
    serve in and... I was thinking in my head that it was normal to feel
    nervous closing out the match,” he added, before revealing something >>>> else that crossed his mind; the two match points Roger Federer had
    in 2019 to win Wimbledon, which Djokovic saved heroically before
    taking down the Swiss.

    “I’ve watched a lot of tennis,” explained the Spaniard. “For someone
    like Federer to lose that final... I think that’s so tough. I told
    myself: ‘Please, don’t let that happen to you. Do whatever it
    takes.’ But I did think about it at that moment.”
    ...
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-wimbledon-2023-day-after-story >>>>
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCnJ3q3qLE

    A drop shot followed by a lob to win a point. Then that jab at the
    net that won him another point. Coming from a 20 year old?
    Unbelievable.

    Another interesting article about Alcaraz the Apotheosis
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-moreno-fitness-coach-wimbledon-2023 >>
    Wow, he's just like me when I go all in and bet with everything on the
    line only to lose on the final turn in "Marvel Snap". Was I too
    impetuous ? Was there another line ? How can I improve ? 😔

    I think that working with a psychologist early in his development has
    been incredibly important for Carlos. This is the way.
    "With this information and with the work he does with his psychologist
    Isabel Balaguer, also a member of his team, Carlos has been able to
    learn and overcome the situation."


    Thank you Novak and Carlos. Learning from the mentally toughest ("what
    would Novak/Carlos do in this situation ?") has enabled me to reach the highest rank,

    The Pipe family inspires us all.

    Infinite Rank, in Marvel Snap (a game that reminds me of
    poker), lol.
    https://i.imgur.com/9fQEgkW.png

    That is funny. This calls for a song.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjGl-pq4RxQ

    "Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."

    Beautiful.

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    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
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