NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic considers his mental state just as important as his physical condition when it comes to being prepared to play his best at age 36.
“There’s a lot of players that never figured that out during their career.
I feel strong.”Professional athletes offering frank thoughts on mental health is still a relatively recent development.
“For quite a few years, actually, mental training was not really talked about much, generally, in the tennis world.
"Because in the end of the day, we are also people that have to deal with the private issues that everyone has.”The ways players try to cope differs.
Persons:
— Novak Djokovic, ”, Djokovic, Ben Shelton, “, ” Djokovic, you’re, Daria Kasatkina, Kasatkina, Bob Bryan, Mike, ” Bryan, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, didn’t, ” Osaka, Michael Phelps, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, ” ___ Howard Fendrich
Organizations:
“, U.S, U.S ., it’s, Davis, of Famers, Madison Keys, Olympic, AP
Locations:
Flushing Meadows, Russia, New York