Opinion | Saurav Ghosal and the hunger for consistency
Live MintIn early April in Cairo, two geometry professors in a glass cage are losing their athletic minds. He said “consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative” but it’s the singular aim of the athlete. The first time he has this session with Palmer, he says, “David, are you sure you are not missing something because I don’t think it’s possible.” He’s laughing as he tells this story. “I think it’s impossible,” explains Ghosal, “for anyone to feel physically and mentally at peace every day when they step on court.” Calm is elusive, form is slippery, bodies are disobedient, the referees lousy, the jet lag sucks, the pitch doesn’t suit you, the flu is suffocating you Something’s always challenging consistency but athletes can’t hide behind any of this because they are trying to turn themselves into excuse-proof machines. “You tell yourself,” says Ghosal, “it’s not coming right now but hopefully it will come in 20 minutes.
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