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...tennis academy, and scholarship money from America's private academies, Rafael and Toni would travel to the mainland only when a tournament required it. More skillful opponents were viewed as problems to overcome, not exemplars to be mimicked. Nadal - who first picked up a racquet aged 3 - and his coach found their own solutions, developing a style of play concerned less with form and technique than with results. What matters is winning. Or as Nadal puts it, "I've always liked the competition more than the tennis...
...It’s hard [not to score] when you sustain that much pressure,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “They literally didn’t get into our zone for almost 10 minutes...
...Goaltenders are keeping teams in the game,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “We’re getting the chances, we just need to find the back...
Anecdotes from the work world, however, suggest that it's the overachievers who tend to seek further enhancement. Dr. Gaby Cora, a psychiatrist and life coach from Florida, says her patients are like Bob. "They are extremely smart and very successful. We're not talking about someone struggling to perform. I do organization, planning and prioritizing - and lifestyle changes like exercise, relaxation, better sleep, nutrition - with patients first. But when I need to prescribe, I do. My issue with all of this is that society pushes so much to maximize production and performance that enhancement becomes normal...
...Doug had a presence that we sorely needed,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “You can see the confidence growing in his play. Tonight it was an excellent effort by him. His teammates were so happy for him in the locker room afterwards. He’s a wonderful guy and a great teammate...