Closing it Out Against the Top Dog is HARD 21
Smiling both inside and out I thought “this is what I love about this game.” I knew that I was being asked the question. “Will you play safe and hope to escape with a win or will you go after it?”
Smiling both inside and out I thought “this is what I love about this game.” I knew that I was being asked the question. “Will you play safe and hope to escape with a win or will you go after it?”
The normal ups and downs of tennis matches, points and shots. I needed to continue to be accepting of these ups and downs. They come with the game.
The words “shouldn’t,” “don’t,” “can’t,” have faded out along with large global words like “never and all. They seem to provide little value to what I want from myself.
For anyone embarking on the change journey, in any part of life, take one step and see where it takes you. As you move forward, a small step will give you the confidence to take a bigger step.
I am working on comments about Federer and Rafa’s extraordinary Australian Open. In the meantime…
People come to learn forehands, backhands, strategy, fitness and mental skills and often walk away with deep looks into who they are and who they can be.
“I am the greatest” is one of the most outrageous stories one could come up with.
I have debated the idea of confidence with sports and business clients many times. I have often taken issue with the idea that we lose it if not performing well.
University of Michigan tennis team is betting on the story model of high performance helping them defeat the best in the country at the NCAA championships
We stuck together. We, as always, win and lose together. Today we won.
By the strength of our relationship even more than the strength of our games.