The Importance of Humor in Elite Sport

Damien: There's a distinction in my mind between banter and humor. I think that kind of banter can often undermine trust it can undermine psychological safety where people are on the back foot and feeling defensive so you write i love that i love that quote about it's a camouflage um for their own insecurities is a great way of understanding it okay we spoke about childhood experiences at the beginning and how the great thing about those is that they're real talking about things being realWe really enjoy it when we talk about people's home lives and it's incredible how often actually Damien people who are in a really high profile exciting position get a real home life.