Comments on: It’s All Business: The Inner Balance of Tennis Legend Pete Sampras

By: GlobalTennisForum.com

GlobalTennisForum.com — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:53:07 +0000

Totally agree and we all know how draining also is to get down on yourself as well as overcelebrating. Borg’s approach still is in my opinion the standard if you want to have the best possible results.

By: Timothe Romani

Timothe Romani — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:37:44 +0000

I play double’s a lot and I find that I am able to keep my emotions in check for the most part:) I find it extremely discouraging to have a partner that shakes off the opponent as an easy win right after warming up:( Almost an in-your-face attitude. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR OPPONENT IN ANY SPORT!!! Then to have my partner begin to celebrate toward the end of the second set with the smiles and giggles when we are so close to closing out the match and HELLO…..there we are faced with a third set?!?!? Which we loose…..AHRG!!! After the lose there are these crazy emotions where the entire day is a lose. Come on people…we are playing tennis…….we are getting great exercise……we aren’t behind a desk…..what more can a gal ask for?!?!?!

By: Head Coach

Head Coach — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:14:48 +0000

You’re Welllllcome soooooo much Cila! Definitely let me know how much this improves your game.

By: Cilla

Cilla — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:37:37 +0000

I LOVE this advice, Brian!! – and it came just when I needed it! Today, during the match, I was able to concentrate, stay focused, and played with more confidence – - and YES, I WON 6-2 6-4!

I plan to put this advice to the test every match I play from this day forward!

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!
Cilla

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:14:56 +0000

Thanks for the info! Yes, I am a pretty emotional player that yells at myself when I make a bad mistake.

By: Ed Dykema

Ed Dykema — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:02:16 +0000

That is great insight for me to take a good long look at. I try to stay focused (a response to some of your former entrys) but it takes constant work. Besides that, that type of behavior is not accepted well, at least in league play, down in Mesa, Arizona. Thanks for you insights. I didn’t know that things that pertain to 3.0 players like myself would be the things that the big boys need to deal with. That gives me hope.

By: Rafael Vital Jr.

Rafael Vital Jr. — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:50:27 +0000

Great advise! You only become great when you learn how to lose (point, game, set, etc) and use it as a learning experience. And, you learn how to put winning into perspective. That is, you learn to find inner joy that transcends a winning or losing experience in tennis and in life.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:19:07 +0000

Thank you so much. Today we played a matched that was just what you were talking about my partner played with her emotion that we went on to the third set and we lost all because she would celebrate when it is good and would not let go when it is bad.

By: Head Coach

Head Coach — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:38:50 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Larry. Oh, and what did you work on last night when you were playing. Anything particular you’d like to share?

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:36:48 +0000

Great words of wisdom. And besides all the problems of mood changes, the constant celebrating is both mentally and physically
tiring. It looks immature and self aggrandizing as well.