Watch Wimbledon and Raise the Level of Your Performance 77
We can become better versions of ourselves by watching these elite athletes under pressure.
Wimbledon
Roger vs. Novak Redux 13
As many of you know, I am all about stories. Stories that players tell themselves that don’t work to get them what they want. And stories they tell themselves that create the possibility of being who they need to be to bring the very best out of themselves in the biggest moments of performance.
Serena To Retire? Part 2 17
Like the aging boxer that keeps getting up off the mat because that is just what they do. Until one day they say, “enough. No mas.”
Is winning enough to keep her playing?
As Nadal says, “do I need to win 10 French Opens?”
Serena, do you need to win more titles? Do you need to win the Grand Slam? Do you need the records? Or are you doing it for others?
The Most Special Two Weeks in Tennis: Grass Court Tennis at Wimbledon 18
The press and the fans have stories about every player. It is important that the player has a story going that will give them the best chance to ignite the highest end of their talent and skills. So that, win or lose the score, they can look in the mirror and say, “I have no regrets. I brought my best.”
I Love Greatness: Djokovic, Federer and Mastery 14
It has taken me several days to come down from the incredible Wimbledon final before I could write. These two extraordinary people, Djokovic and Federer, continue to grow as role models for those of us who love to learn from masters.
Expect a First-time Finalist at Wimbledon 6
Twenty six years ago I stepped onto a grass tennis court for the first time. It was at the legendary West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills where the US Nationals and, later, the US Open had been played. I had always heard that it was a very tough surface on which to play tennis…bad bounces, very fast, very slow, difficult footing, short points, slippery. I had never hit a ball on the grass and there I was playing a match on it for the very first time.