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This is not to say that Jernigan cracks under pressure. Rather, the opposite is true. "Kenton Jernigan needs something to drive him. When he's out there against a tough player, he's at his best," Fish said...
...Jernigan trains for hours each day, playing practice matches and doing exercises designed, Fish says, "to make [his] balance, form and style reflexive...
Finding a worthy opponent for Jernigan to play can be difficult; a player seeded ninth can practice against his fifth-seeded teammates...
...Jernigan, the top seed, has no higher-seeded teammates with whom to play. His practice consists of attempting to reach his own "standard of perfection...
When asked if he would choose squash as a career, Jernigan said, "I'm definitely going to turn professional in March; as to my career plans, I'm not too sure. I'm majoring in Computer Science, but I'm not that excited about spending my life sitting at a desk. Wouldn't it be great to live life playing a game...