Donald Young "Went Viral"
By now, you’ve probably heard about American tennis player, Donald Young’s, obscenity-laced tweet and the subsequent reaction and fallout from Patrick McEnroe and the USTA. It’s another sad moment in what had been and possibly might still be a promising
tennis career for a former junior phenom aka Donald Young. However, there’s no question that the reasons Young sent the tweet and the reaction from the USTA reveal some deep-seated feelings that are not that positive.
It’s a very tricky road from having a lot of potential to achieving true success. Donald Young has lived with so many expectations on his shoulders for so many years and the fact that he has yet to fulfill many of them has clearly raised his expectations for himself, as well as the pressure he puts on himself. Unfortunately, none of that will help Donald achieve his goals. Going forward, Young needs to regroup and focus on his tennis, playing point by point rather than blaming others when he doesn’t perform. Shutting down his Twitter account was a prudent move by Donald Young given the power of technology to spread (impulsive) words, very quickly…
It’s a very tricky road from having a lot of potential to achieving true success. Donald Young has lived with so many expectations on his shoulders for so many years and the fact that he has yet to fulfill many of them has clearly raised his expectations for himself, as well as the pressure he puts on himself. Unfortunately, none of that will help Donald achieve his goals. Going forward, Young needs to regroup and focus on his tennis, playing point by point rather than blaming others when he doesn’t perform. Shutting down his Twitter account was a prudent move by Donald Young given the power of technology to spread (impulsive) words, very quickly…
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