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Pleasure in pain

This is an example of how high level sport is ultimately masochistic, thanks Henry.

Honour in suffering, breaking opponents by showing you're unbreakable.

That's why Nadal beats everyone for example, it's not just skill, it's the sheer pressure of knowing he won't let up, not for one second.

No matter how well your playing, no matter how hard your pummeling him. you know he's loving it, he's thanking you for the opportunity to bounce back and crush you, loving being pushed two steps back to take two steps forward.

If only hadn't done that bloody video………

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  1. henry Avatar
    henry

    Pleasure NP. It’s a lovely article and there’s something brilliant in the quote from Michael Barry- finding the balance between pain and passion to find the sublime.
    When I play football, I often find that it takes a painful knock from someone to get me into a state of flow.
    It’s interesting to note how often reports of a Nadal injury come out only for him to destroy the opposition the next day.

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  2. Lead Generation Avatar
    Lead Generation

    Pleasure and pain is always together. Never mind the pain, just enjoy what’s the cause of it.

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