During the men’s French Open final yesterday, Alexander Zverev complained that the trophy which was displayed in the front row of the stadium was “too shiny,” as the sun must have reflected off the polished silver and caught his eye.
The idea of the “shine of a trophy” as distracting is interesting.
Whatever our goal might be – if we really want it – we can’t let ourselves be distracted by the shine of the prize. Btw, Zverev lost to Carlos Alvarez, who wasn’t distracted by anything.
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