The magic trick
Carlitos Alcaraz lost the Wimbledon final against a sharp and strong Jannik Sinner, in revenge for Alcaraz's insane turnaround against Sinner in the Roland Garros final.
From the inside, practice is incredibly demanding—a strict and repetitive routine that takes discipline and patience.
From the outside, skill appears to be a natural gift, and it's hard to imagine the time, effort, and sacrifice pros put in to perform at an elite level.
"Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect."1
All we see is the magic trick.
This quote is attributed to magician Raymond Joseph Teller. ↩
