Stories Can Take Your Games to Another Level 3
I am working on comments about Federer and Rafa’s extraordinary Australian Open. In the meantime…
Tennis Competition
Novak: A Champion’s Champion 15
Yesterday I became a lifetime fan of Novak, the person.
Serena: A Champion’s Champion 4
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 6
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 9
There is nothing better than playing doubles with someone that you love to spend time with.
Edged At the Finish Line 12
I play for matches like this that not only challenge every mental, emotional, physical and spiritual fiber of my being but also conclude with two warriors sharing a bench on the side of the court throwing compliments to each other.
Quick First and Second Round Matches 9
This morning I read that the great American runner, Steve Prefontaine, would have been 65 years old today. He had said: “Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.”
California, Here I Come 19
For those of you who have been following my tennis journey over the last 16 years , you are probably expecting to read about my annual ambivalence about putting in the work again.
Gold in the Louisiana Delta 9
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.