Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Zuki in Jamaica.I spent some time today with Zuki, the local tennis pro at Sandals, Montego Bay. Zuki used to play on the pro tour and has been the resident pro for seven years. I asked Zuki what he felt were the top keys to peak performance […]
I just had the most amazing piece of mango… So it’s my last day here in Jamaica. As I blog, I am looking out into the ocean and I see the dark shades of blue from the early morning sun. The scuba and snorkel boats are floating quietly awaiting the day’s action. There’s a nice […]
A very special birthday greeting to the great Grace Ho in Austin, Texas.Although I haven’t had a terribly large number of students here in Jamaica, I still give them my all. It doesn’t matter whether I have one student or 100, they will still get my all-out effort. My thinking is that if I can […]
Day 5 in Jamaica was another good one – some snorkeling, sailing, beach and pool. It was all good, but while I was in the ocean, I got stung by a jellyfish.It wasn’t even a jellyfish, it was a jellyfish tentacle. I didn’t know what it was – it just wrapped itself around my wrist […]
As I look at the many shades of blue in the ocean and think about what message to talk about today, I instantly think back to dinner last night.Last night I went to a Thai restaurant – it was very good. But I’ll never forget it. It instantly “stuck” to my mind. That’s stickiness. That’s […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Justin Philip. In Day 3 in Jamaica, everything is irie. That means, all is good. All is well. This morning I had breakfast and then taught an hour of tennis. After that, I needed to cool off, so I threw on my bathing suit and went into […]
Well, here I am the Sandals, Montego Bay, Jamaica, as the visiting tennis pro for the week. It’s not a bad deal – room, food, drinks, tips, taxes, water sports, land sports…all for free. I only have two lessons a day and the rest of the time I will have to decide where to eat, […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Michael Romisher.It’s 3:53AM and I’m about to leave for Philadelphia International Airport to hop on a flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica. I will be a visiting tennis pro down there for eight days. So, the next blog message will be from MoBay, but let me leave the […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Richard Ridley.We all have challenges, big and small. We will always have them. If you try to go through life without problems, you’re in for a big surprise. We cannot control our problems – only our reactions. Here’s what the great William Arthur Ward had to say:“The […]
LARRY BIRD TAKES AND MAKES A SHOT FROM BEHIND THE BACKBOARD – THAT’S INSTINCTS…THAT’S CREATIVITY…THAT’S WINNING.