‘Covid has brought into focus the mental health of athletes’

......Graf, who is chairman of Children for Tomorrow, which works with children and families that have suffered trauma, said that what tennis taught her was to stay in the present and always retain her perspective. She moved on to say it was important that parents didn’t force their children into a sport, and instead allow them to excel through self-motivation.

“The most important thing for any person to do, starting with parents, is to really define what success really means. If it’s about money or being the best in the world in a sport, then you are making a choice that’s pretty tough. You spend a third of your life not preparing for two-thirds of your life. And so, balance is crucial, else it becomes very one dimensional in retirement," said Agassi, who has two children with Graf......

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Bethany`s Notes: What does success mean to you as a coach, parent, or athlete? Are you having those conversations so you are on the same page?