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manny said:
Did Djokovic really say that about Simone Biles? Biles has 4 Olympic Gold medals and 19 world championship Golds. I think she might know a bit about handling pressure.

I wonder if it's just something he said generally about pressure and it has been taken out of context.
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The top-ranked Serb was asked how he deals with the pressure of attempting to accomplish something that no man has done before in tennis: win all four grand slam in the same year as claiming an Olympic gold.

Steffi Graf in 1988 is the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam, winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same calendar year.

Asked what his take on pressure was, Djokovic's response proved an illuminating insight into what makes him so special.

“Pressure is a privilege, my friend,” Djokovic said in answer to a reporter's question after winning both of his matches at the Ariake Tennis Park on Wednesday.
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Djokovic's only Olympic medal was bronze in singles from his first Olympic appearances at the 2008 Beijing Games. He then lost to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in his next two Games: in the 2012 bronze-medal match and the first round at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

“Rio was (a) very tough loss for me,” Djokovic said.

“I came into Rio as also a big favorite, winning four out of last five Grand Slams, No. 1 in the world. So I know that feeling; it’s kind of a similar feeling now.

"But I’m a more experienced player; I know mentally what I need to do and how to work things around on and off the court in order to feel the best that I possible can feel.”
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Yeah, so maybe it wasn't something he said "to Simone Biles" or even in response to a question about her.

Djokovic is one of the most accomplished athletes of all time, so I think he should perhaps be able to weigh in on dealing with pressure in sport.
 
Degrasse gets off to a horrible start but turns it on and comes back for bronze with a personal best 9.89.

Somehow an Italian just won it in 9.80. Italian won the high jump too.

Yuge year for italia.
 
The shield maidens fight very strongly, the warrior men fight like children!


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Deckie007 said:
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I mean, McDavid isn't an olympic speed skater, and he does have a bunch of gear. You could probably throw him on a skate track and he could beat that time. Or put De Grasse in McDavid's gear and he's not running a sub-10 time. The olympic speed skating world record in speed skating in the 500m is 33.6 seconds.

But yeah, the fact that I can't bike as fast as De Grasse can run, and that his top speed running is faster than driving down a neighbourhood block is insane.
 
I’m impressed that de Grasse was able to rescue the bronze after such a poor start.

Looks to be a more natural 200M sprinter.
 
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