Nobody Had a Better Story Than Ali
Stories work like this. You write about who you aspire to be. Your write it as if you are that person. You reinforce it over and over again. Every day. To anyone who will listen. Especially to...
View ArticleWatch Wimbledon and Raise the Level of Your Performance
We watch sports because we have an emotional connection to the players. We like and don’t like players. We care how they do. There is more there to watch. We can become better versions of ourselves by...
View ArticleNovak: A Champion’s Champion
A Champion’s Champion What a delight it was to witness Novak Djokovic’s ascension to the top of my Champion’s Champion list. In his loss yesterday to Stan Wawrinka, Novak reached rarefied air. Never...
View ArticleStories Can Take Your Games to Another Level
I am all about stories. And everyday, in my work, I hear people’s stories. Some stories are very good. But mostly I hear more negative ones. That is what we do. We focus on what is not quite right in...
View ArticleEncouragement and Instruction…Everything Else Interferes
“There are only two kinds of self talk when competing that are ok. Encouragement and instruction.. Everything else interferes” My first two matches were, on first glance, uneventful. When things go...
View ArticleClosing it Out Against the Top Dog is HARD
Closing it Out Against the Top Dog is HARD For many of you who have followed along in these many journals I have written over the years, you are aware of how I view Brian Cheney. He is the top dog. He...
View ArticleMy Favorite Tournament
National Grass Court Championships Every fall I get the opportunity to experience playing on a grass tennis court. My memories of playing on the grass started when I was 37 when I got to play at...
View ArticleThe Sweetness of Playing on Grass
There is nothing like it. All the players in all white clothes. The smell of the grass that is cut each night. The spongy feeling of walking on a big lawn. And when playing…it is quiet. Like no other...
View ArticleIt Never Gets Old
It Never Gets Old All of us, before a match, like to get a short warmup in with another one players still left in the tournament. Steven Radigan, a player from Connecticut that I competed with when I...
View ArticleFreedom from Pressure Leads to a Gold Ball Victory
I wrote early in the week about my worries and doubts. By writing about them I was able to see them as self perceived and, basically, not truths. These thoughts and feelings were all self perceived....
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