Novak Djokovic has been extremely honest in admitting that he is struggling with his emotions. The world no.1 took the controversial decision of being followed by a spiritual guru in the ATP1000 in Paris leaving his coaching team at home. This arrangement shocked many tennis fans, but Andy Murray wasn’t that surprised.
I work in an emotional job. MURRAY
During a recent interview, the Brit admitted that the pressure on tour is sometimes unbearable, and he has struggled a lot in the past to manage his emotions. Andy commented
“Whether I’m winning or losing there’s a huge amount going on under the surface. The pressure is always there, and quite honestly, at times it’s hard to hide. In my younger years. I sometimes struggled to manage what was going on in my head. Moments of anger or frustration would spill out, and it rarely helped me win.
But when I cried on Centre Court after losing to Roger Federer in 2012, some people saw me in a different light. People didn’t laugh or think less of me; it was the opposite. It felt like they respected me more. They respected me for letting off the pressure-cooker of emotion and for letting the mask slip.
Sadly, many men don’t feel they can let the mask slip. Many men express their stresses and emotions in self-destructive and sometimes life-ending ways. They build up emotion and don’t have the tools to deal with what’s going on in their lives.”
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