Sports

Mazurek: Players need to block out the noise
Marek Mazurek | Friday, February 9, 2018
One word you’ll hear all the time from athletes is “noise.” And they’re not talking about how loud a particular stadium is. “We just have to block out the noise.” “None of that noise affects us.” In this context, noise serves as a synonym for expectations, criticism or even praise from fans or the media.