Will Johnson said something this week that struck a chord in my mind.
“Every now and again, for whatever reason, you don’t have your best game,” he said. “I don’t think it was necessarily the pitch or the lay-off [for the international break]. In a way, we were due for a little bit of a dip in form. We’ve been on a real high, we’ve played some very, very good games, and so we take one on the chin and understand that even though we didn’t play our best, it wasn’t the worst result for us.”
It reminded me of something I couldn’t put my finger on for a day or so, thinking I’d read a similar quote from another athlete or coach somewhere.