Do You Lose Confidence? 23
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.
Champion champions
The Story Model of High Performance Meets the University of Michigan Tennis Team 35
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
Serena: A Champion’s Champion 51
You went from being a losing champion to being a mensch. A person of integrity and honor. Someone who does the right thing.
You have shown us that people can change.
Mama Said There’d Be Days Like These 235
The finals were a great opportunity to be mensches in defeat.
Forgiveness on the Courts 60
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.
Great Friends Make for Great Teams 120
There is nothing better than playing doubles with someone that you love to spend time with.
Gold in the Louisiana Delta 21
I often write that I have redefined winning in a way that almost every match has wins. The sweetest of wins is when all that is important to me comes through in the big matches, the finals of the National Championships.
A Winning Day Despite a Loss and, Today, a Chance for a Gold Ball 102
Over the years I have learned to redefine winning to include the way I play, the effort that I give, the attitude I maintain, the responsibility I take, the appreciation for my opponent, how I react after the match, the way I am with the one who has defeated me and the resilience with which I bounce back.
Novak: The Master of Preparation and Resiliency 42
What I took away from this match was all about Novak’s ability to prepare to bounce back from lost points and to bring his very best to the most important moments.
Who has ever been as resilient as him. He gets up for the mat after being knocked down like no others before him. He is a real life version of Rocky.
Roger vs. Novak Once Again 12
My hope and thought is that this match has the potential of being like the first Rocky vs. Apollo fight. A fight where both landed a knockout punch to end the match.
Tennis though can’t end like that. Someone wins the last point.