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The greatest gift you can give an athlete - Livemint

It’s a pity because if athletes are always playing for something, they also want to play for somebody (it’s easier to chase something if somebody is out there). The crowd never comes alone either; it brings pressure and inspiration and partly validates an athlete’s life-choice. Athletes wear pain in practice because they’re searching for perfection, but also applause. Roger Federer, that limping thespian, often speaks of the power of occasion and how performing in grand arenas to those calling his name keeps him in tennis. Like many athletes, he is a show-off of the nicest kind.