What matters isn’t how well you play when you’re playing well. What matters is how well you play when you’re playing badly. – Martina Navratilova There is a reason that most people enjoy playing and feel more comfortable playing opponents that they know they can beat. You can show off, you never feel threatened, and…
Playing Against a Wall: Aggression in TennisThe depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as the wall – Mitch Hedberg Imagine that one day you go to the local park to play a couple games of tennis. There are usually plenty of people at the…
Today is your victory over yourself of yesterday: Tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. – Miyamoto MusashiAdvertisements often reflect a quick and easy solution to a problem. There is the workout solution that will get you shredded abs in only five minutes a day for two short weeks, and the movies that depict below…
Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. – Arthur AsheTry to remember the first time you started exercising. Maybe you went for a short run, or maybe you and a couple friends went to the gym to life weights. Whatever it was that you were doing, it is not likely…
People have a tendency to establish a routine, and when things become routine, they often lose the careful attention that they deserve. Think of the first time that you got behind the wheel of a car. You were likely nervous and incredibly attentive. After driving for an extended period of time, you became…
At this point, you know how to play the game of tennis. Obviously, if you havethe correct mentality when it comes to a steady and consistent progression, you arecontinuing to improve in certain areas and fine-tune all aspects of the game. Butultimately, you understand how to play the game and…