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"Thanks to my sports psychologist, I have never felt so relaxed during important matches" - Dimitri Van den Bergh brimming with confidence
PDCSunday, 03 March 2024 at 12:00
Dimitri Van den Bergh is in the quarter finals of the UK Open. 'The Dreammaker' had a successful day yesterday with successive wins over Vincent van der Voort and Jonny Clayton. He now faces Martin Lukeman in the last eight.
Van den Bergh recently started working with a sports psychologist. "I played against top players like Vincent and Jonny today, yet I was only focused on myself," he told VTM 2.
"I never felt so relaxed in important matches before. I have made so much progress in that and I owe that to my sports psychologist. I am very confident on the stage and know perfectly what I am doing."
Van den Bergh was also given homework by his sports psychologist. "After every match I have to write down the experience I had. I will now rest well to be ready for my quarter final against Martin Lukeman. It has already been a good tournament, which can only get better."
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
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