Matt Vaadi teaches the deep sigh, a breathing technique with an extra quick breath before a long exhale. Novak Djokovic says he feels terrified in high-stakes matches but uses conditioned breath control to stay calm and perform.
Now, if you want to do a deep sigh, that just involves doing an extra little breath at the top of that inhale. So you breathe all the way in through your nose and then just a quick one more as you're in and then big exhale. And that's called a deep sigh. And that's something that, again, is going to calm your mind, is going to give you some clarity. Now, one that is far more impactful and something that if you're really in a moment, you know, we watched a video a couple of weeks ago of Novak Djokovic, I think his name is, tennis player. And the interviewer was asking him like, how do you stay so calm in those big moments? You're always so calm. And cool and collected, and you, you're at your best when things are the hardest. And he said, look, that is— I am terrified up there. My heart is pounding out of my chest. He's like, I have just learned and conditioned myself to control my breathing.
