Archive for July 1st, 2009I would work endlessly on my chops, out on the practice court hitting serves or forehands off the wall and nausea. I work out regularly and stay in shape so I can outlast my opponent on those brutal August afternoons. So when I see programs like Tennis Mind Game I am intrigued. Can Tennis Mind Game be that coach in my head? You remember how Boris Becker said that in a five set match, the fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about heart (i.e. head)? But we cannot fathom just how complex our brain works, and when we interfere in the process is when we induce errors. The mind is clearly the most important part of our game. And if we have issues in our head, they usually manifest during a match, where the pressure of competition exposes our fears, egos, and inner conflicts. Is this a Zen-like approach to tennis? Well, sort of. It’s not about hokey chants or good karma. It’s about discipline and temperament. So perhaps I should give this Tennis Mind Game thing a try. There was a boo … Tags: Afternoons, Boris Becker, Brain Works, Chants, Discipline, Egos, Fears, Head Tennis, Heart, Inner Conflicts, Match, Mind Game, Nausea, Opponent, Shape, Temperament, Tennis Coach, Tennis Game, Zen
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