A tennis friend told the story of how intense she was in matches. Her face and body language indicated her killer instinct on the court. It made her partner and her opponents uncomfortable. Someonesuggested she try this technique-Smile. No matter how intense she felt she put this huge smile on her face while waiting for a serve. No matter if she was winning or losing she would turn up the corners of her mouth and smile.
There were two consequences to this behavior; first she found the smile actually relaxed her. Secondly, the smile got in the opponent's head. They did not know how to react. Some got annoyed with her but other players started smiling more on the court themselves.
So as the lyrics to an old WWI song go: "Smile, Smile, Smile!"
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