- Enjoy your tennis.
- Relish matches.
- Enjoy being tested.
- Play to win.
- Love the battle.
- Deep breaths between points.
- Remember it’s easy to be tough when your winning. Be tough when your down and nothing is going your way.
- Never cheat – Be tough but fair.
- Accept that call mistakes will be made. (Dealing with poor calls will be covered in another article)
- Stand up for yourself – don’t get bullied on court.
- Learn from every match you play.
- Practise with a purpose – Have a goal for each session.
- Train hard. Off court training is key – get fit, strong and flexible.
- Eat well
- Get enough sleep
- Learn to deal with every eventuality – Adopt the “Deal With It” mentality.
- Have loads of fun 🙂
As a famous Irish tennis player said to his best buddy who was moaning about everything during a tennis tournament.
“Deal with it”.
Not a bad motto to have!
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