Closing it Out Against the Top Dog is HARD 24
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?”
Tennis Competition
A Win and a Loss That Feels Like a Win 15
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.
Creating a Success Template 4
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.
Encouragement and Instruction…Everything Else Interferes 8
I have been working on my game for 35+ years. It is never too late and I never know too much to learn something new..
I Yam What I Yam 8
I am what I am. I am not my old story and not yet my new story. Never perfect. Working toward being better. Always on the journey. That is who I am.
Stories Can Take Your Games to Another Level 2
I am working on comments about Federer and Rafa’s extraordinary Australian Open. In the meantime…
Novak: A Champion’s Champion 205
Yesterday I became a lifetime fan of Novak, the person.
Serena: A Champion’s Champion 3
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 9
The finals were a great opportunity to be mensches in defeat.
Forgiveness on the Courts 7
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.