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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4160535, member: 11664"] I like to see the positive reactions from Paige and Nika after a good play. But there's sports psychologists who are trained to help players not display their emotions so that they can concentrate on playing better. For some, emotions are a waste of energy and a distraction, especially negative emotions like complaining to the refs after a foul is called. For example, there's football players who like to demonstrate after scoring a touchdown, and then there's the players who simply hand the ball to the ref. in a display of professionalism. Players in various sports have injured themselves by simply jumping up & down in celebration. Others pile on top of other players to celebrate which is also risky behavior. I wouldn't read too much into a player's choice whether to display their emotions or not. [/QUOTE]