Andy Murray has moved up to number 3 in the World rankings.
I think he has won his last 3 tournaments.
I think he has won his last 3 tournaments.
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he is now no 3 and he has won the last 3 tournaments - seems to finish strongly every season.Comment
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They need a grand slam in Asia.
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They've got one. Australia is in Asia, according to FIFA.Originally posted by Shaggy View PostThey need a grand slam in Asia..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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Ok, so all he needs now is for FIFA to take charge of grand slam tennis.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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I read an article that said for Murray to turn himself into a Grand Slam winner and basically take the final step he needs to learn to control his Monkey Mind.
This kind of makes sense to me and could apply to a lot of sporting scenarios where the ability to control and switch off the Monkey Mind seperates the winners from the also rans. Murray has the ability without question, but at key moments appears to lack focus and belief.Murray’s Monkey Mind…
As the dust settles on another Wimbledon, and another year passes without a British winner, the autopsy begins into why Andy Murray was unable to make it to the Men’s Final, a lot has been spoke about whether Murray is mentally strong enough. From one set up, and winning 15-30 in the third game of the second set he missed an easy forehand which would have put him in a great position to win the second set – from that point on Murray lost the next seven games in a row, and went on to lose his semi-final with Rafael Nadal by 3 sets to 1.
What I would like to share with you a quote from Don McPherson a Bath based sports psychologist that summed up what happened to Murray very well. Don said; “The dominant force in all this is a thing the Chinese call the monkey mind, it’s the thing that constantly chatters and darts around in the mind like a monkey swinging through the jungle when things turn wrong. During the first set, Murray was playing subconsciously and the monkey mind had nothing to feed upon because everything was going right. But once he made that bad mistake with the forehand the monkey mind took over and kept jabbering to him that he better do things right again, which of course only served to heighten anxiety and make things worse. He began to play consciously.
“It’s a skill to be able to turn off the monkey mind and reclaim the subconscious state. In my view Andy Murray is not weak but he does need his brain tuning in order to control his monkey mind.”
So going forward Andy Murray’s biggest struggle is going to be with himself, and his ability to overcome his monkey mind. If he manages this, we may see a British winner at Wimbledon one day.
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Steve Peters of British Cycling has worked with Chris Hoy and Vicky Pendleton and all the others on overcoming "The Chimp".
He (Peters, not the Chimp) gets a lot of the credit for the unprecedented success of British cyclists in the last decade.
He works in other sports too..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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Monkey Tennis?Originally posted by Neil Young View PostSteve Peters of British Cycling has worked with Chris Hoy and Vicky Pendleton and all the others on overcoming "The Chimp".
He (Peters, not the Chimp) gets a lot of the credit for the unprecedented success of British cyclists in the last decade.
He works in other sports too."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
-- William BlakeComment
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Andy Monkey..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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Ivan Lendl is his new coach!Comment
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First match tomorrow in the Oz Open against 19-year-old American prospect Ryan Harrison aka Mr Crankypants for his naughty behaviour on court when things aren't going too well.
Murray's said that he's going to try to wind him up from the start.Comment
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I'm interested to see how the Murray/Lendl partnership unfolds.
Lendl is a cool customer, I can't see him taking Murrays ****e on court when things aren't going his (Murrays) way on court. If Murray can perform with a cooler head then he can beat anyone. At the minute he is beating himself...Modifying post.Comment
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It would be great to know what Llendl brings...clearly he has the experience etc, but Murray does have a tendency to beat himself. What's Lendl going to say? Cool it? Watch your body language? Stay focussed?Originally posted by Buzzo View PostComment
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Lendl couldn't win Wimbledon either
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