Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears during a five set US Open first-round defeat by Argentina's Mariano Navone. Father time waits for no one…even for the greatest. But what a reception from the crowd at Flushing Meadows. He has earned it.
Novak Djokovic shares a story about mental toughness that changed how he thinks.
A friend of his - a mental coach - visited a Zen Buddhism teacher at a temple in France. He asked the teacher:
"How are you so calm? How is it that nothing unsettles you? You're always so serene. You don't have any negative thoughts."
The teacher's answer:
"It's not true. I probably have more negative thoughts and more challenging emotions than you have."
"The difference between you and me is my training - and my ability to not stay in that state for a long time."
Read that again and then see what he says next.
"I stay in it for seconds. You stay in it for who knows?"
That's the difference. It was his "next-play speed." Mentally tough people aren't absent of negative thoughts, they've just prepared and trained for them.
"There's true wisdom in that. And it's all about practice."
You can't stop the thoughts from coming, but you can work on the skills of focus, presence, and acceptance.
Master your "next-play speed". That's the skill.
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