Andy Murray talk about being the #3 tennis player in the world, not #1

[Guest guest]

If you don't know Murray he's the British #1 in tennis, but despite great

promise is not the world #1 nor has he ever won one of the major

tennis events (e.g. Wimbledon). So he gets it all the time from

everyone - criticism, advice, etc.

From a recent interview in the Mail online, Murray says this:

" You really don't want to be [hearing], `You're doing great and it's going to

happen if you keep working hard' because you're thinking, `Look, I am

working hard, and it hasn't happened, so don't keep telling me that.' "

Reminds me of what Russ wrote in " The Reality Slap " - sometimes

" cheer up, things will be OK " responses may be kindly meant but come

across as invalidating. Versus just acknowledging the other person's pain,

or sharing your own emotions as they are, etc.

Hmm, if I came across Andy Murray somewhere (a favorite fantasy of

many a tennis fan), I think I would probably just say I like his tennis.

Since I do.

For ACT devotees who are also tennis devotees, the full interview

can be found here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2061541/Andy-Murray-interview-Ma\

rtin-.html

- R