mental toughness

Mental Tennis: 3 Mental Ways To Recover From A Sports Injury In Tennis

http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/injurypostdec_0.jpgEver had an injury before or suffering from one right now as we speak?

If so, you’ve got plenty of company: Kim Clijsters (WTA) with a muscle tear…

Kobe Bryant (Lakers) with a ruptured tendon on his shooting hand…

Ryan Johnson (Vancouver Canucks with a broken foot… and Manny Ramirez (L.A. Dodgers) with a strained calf!

So, if you thought there was something critically wrong with your physical upkeep and that you were one of the weak ones because you got injured, that’s not the case.

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Tennis Training Tip: Know Your Tennis Practice And In-Game Limits

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that winners never quit and quitters never win.  Now, for the most part, that’s true.http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/limibasketdec_0.jpg

But there’s a time when quitting during practice can actually translate into BIG Ws on on match day.

How? By KNOWING YOUR LIMITS!

A lot of players think that it’s the longer you practice, the better. But the reality is, it’s the smarter you practice, the better your results!

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Mental Tennis Training – A Smile Builds Confidence, Wins Tennis Matches

Emotions play a HUGE part in every match we play. And we have to manage them effectively if we wahttp://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/tennissmile.jpgnt to emerge victorious. Why? Because it can get us killed if we don’t.

You see, we’re tennis players – true. But we’re human beings first. And in life, we’re creatures that are very “reaction” oriented.

For instance, our mood…

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Andy Murray’s Mistakes Against Federer In The Australian Open Final!

http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/murray,is_3.jpgGreat men’s final yesterday, wasn’t it?  Now, even though many of us kind of expected Federer to take it,  Andy still had a great chance believe it or not, to win this match and take claim to his first grand slam victory.

Oh yea,  he could ‘ve very well done it, if he would’ve handled the nerves better and avoided the 4 mental mistakes below.

Check em out to make sure you can avoid them too in your next match…

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Venus Williams & Peyton Manning’s Use Sports Mind In Big Comebacks!

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Ever been behind before, and you felt there was no coming back? Trick question, I know.  We’ve all been there. But only a few of us are actually able to get out of it, and turn things around.

How did Venus Williams comeback from dropping a set this past weekend? How did Peyton Manning regroup and get the win after it looked like they we’re done before halftime started? Why is that?

Well, as with most things, it starts in your mind. When you feel a match starting to turn into the other opponent’s favor (…like you going down a break or lose a string of points all together), you tend to mentally panic.

You don’t like the fact that the much needed control is leaving you. And almost immediately, you see the “whole” match flashing before your eyes…

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Mental Tennis: The Perfect Tennis Player Is Unrealistic

One of the things that plague players and keep them from seeing success on the court is trying to  be too perfect. Now, usually when I tell that to players, they look at me weird at first. And you probably are too 8-).

But hey, don’t get me wrong.  Trying to “attain” is perfection is a great thing. Ya know, you do want to show extreme hunger and try to get better every chance you get.

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Rise and Shine For More Forehand Power!

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Now let me ask you a question… Have you’ve ever played a match against an opponent who isn’t a power-monger and doesn’t really hit the ball hard, but his game still makes you feel rushed and off balance?

Well, if so, your opponent hitting the ball on the rise is probably one of the biggest reasons why you felt so uncomfortable.  And as the famous quote says,  “Success imitates Success.”

So if you want to make your  next opponent uncomfortable without having to put more on your stroke  and widen your margin for error at the same time, then I suggest you start doing it too.

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Tennis Strategy: Run Wild, Win Big!

Sure it’s ok to have great mechanics. And yea, it’s even better have sound strategy, but the ability and the willingness to push yourself to thehttp://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/runwilddec_4.jpg limits is one of the biggest difference makers in the sport today.

The winning players, they’re hungry for it. And they’ll do anything in their power to get it.

You see this in the way players like Andy Roddick and “Raffa” Nadal go after every single ball like it was their last.  They DON’T QUIT!

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