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Believe me, it was far more stressful in amateur game

JEFF PROBYN

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

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It’s not very often I rise to the bait of people comparing the new with the old, and saying how things are so much harder for the players now than in the amateur days. However, whether it be the greater physicality, the mental pressures or just family pressures, the view that things are so much worse for current players compared to the days of the past is something that seems to be the mantra now, even though it’s wrong. While it is...

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