Life lessons from a tennis match?
I find it inspiring to see athletes who have found the strength and devotion to excel and succeed at what they love to do. As I watched the best of the best I began to ponder what set these athletes apart from what must be thousands of tennis players aspiring to become the best.
Surely there were moments, months and periods of time when they were discouraged and tempted to “give up.” During these matches there were a number of interviews with some of the coaches of these fine athletes and I noticed something that each kept mentioning. Aside from work ethic, conditioning and skills there was often the mention of belief and attitude.
After hearing that mentioned throughout the day I tried watching some of the close matches with that perspective in mind. I began to notice subtle differences between two players who were very closely matched in skills. There came a point in those long games where the one who allowed the possibility of losing to enter their mind lost the match. As I watched from this perspective I could see the moment in body language, facial expression and attitude. At times when the opponent would have spurts of revived success it was obvious the victor, regardless of the score at the moment, was convinced he or she would win. Regardless of what was happening in the match the winner looked and waited for the next opportunity to better apply their skills. The one who seemed to refuse to consider loss and never gave up ultimately became victorious. The winner possessed a one pointed focus and beief that never wavered.
The second thing I noticed; these athletes refused to focus on or discuss any recent or present injuries or problems. In every pre- game interview attempts to get the athlete to comment on or discuss the issue was flatly denied!
After watching several of these matches with this point of focus I began to make the important connection of belief, attitude and focusing only on the positive in all aspects of our lives.
As for the loser, the commentators often spoke of players reviewing these matches to discover parts of their game that need improvement and working on them for the future.
“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”
William Arthur Ward
As you move through your day focus on looking for and adopting the positive things you want in your life. The more positively you think the more positive your life will become. The choice is ours!
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Deborah Hayes, CTA Life Coach
Empowering women to live a life of consequence, a life without regrets that is your own unique version of the life you love. About Deborah
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