They are, in other words, merely going through the motions – the mental as well as physical sharpness and intensity are no longer there.
Perhaps the players have had some success of late and are now found to be resting on their laurels, so to speak. In fact, that may very well be the case as success breeds, among other things, complacency, and the players are being faulted for that.
The long and short of it is this, the players should better put their feet back on the pedal again, or any of their prior success will not be repeated. Talent, fame and reputation are all fine and large but none of these can replace effort, honest smoking effort.
At least this is true in sports, if not in other aspects of life.
In other aspects of life, this is true, too, I must say, only less obvious.
Alright, here are media examples of taking one’s foot, or (both) feet, off the pedal:
1. Leading New Zealand Ironman triathlete Gina Ferguson has received news she didn’t want to hear on return to her home to Christchurch after withdrawing from an event in Germany two weeks ago, the Oxford athlete has learned that she has a heart condition, one she has had since birth.
Ferguson underwent testing on return to her base in New Zealand after feeling ill during the race. The fainting spell that saw her withdraw has been put down to too much caffeine intake late in the bike, but further tests were carried out that delivered a shock to the current Bonita Ironman New Zealand champion.
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