Processing a Loss
In a Grand Slam there are 127 disappointments and 1 satisfaction. How to work through a tough loss: let the emotions run, take notes, and make a plan.
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Perspective on Tournaments
Play for development: your first finals, wins, and championships are wonderful personal achievements, but they do nothing more than justify your …
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The Art of Competition
Great competition is a human work of art: summoning will, motivation, defiance, and absolute creativity under intense time pressure.
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Meet Matthew Biondi
Six lessons on competition from an 11-time Olympic medalist: focus on progress, perfect technique, be accountable, free your mind, stay resilient - …
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Fear
Fear is immobilizing: it narrows your focus and blocks out possibilities. Understanding that its source is internal is fundamental to becoming a great …
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Why Do I Love Tennis?
Anybody can move a chess piece - but sport shows us the story: fear overcome, mistakes redeemed, and the moment of purity when human potential is …
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