“I don’t want to find myself in a nursing home someday, thinking that all I did was play it safe.” -CHARLIE EITEL I have dedicated myself to researching how the great ones became great. One reason is because they take risks. Most athletes like to stay in their comfort zones. For example, I see too […]
˙ƃuıpɐǝɹ ɹoɟ sʞuɐɥʇ¿ʎɐpoʇ ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp op oʇ ƃuıoƃ noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥʍ˙ƃuıʇʇǝƃ sı ǝslǝ ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ʇɐɥʍ ʇǝƃ oʇ ƃuıoƃ ǝɹ,noʎ ‘ƃuıop sı ǝslǝ ǝuoɹǝʌǝ ʇɐɥʍ op noʎ ɟı ˙pʍoɹɔ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʇno ƃuıpuɐʇs – ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ƃuıop sı lnɟssǝɔɔns ƃuıǝq oʇ sʎǝʞ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝuo
“A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.”-SENECAHave you ever gotten so worried and stressed out about something and then it never actually happened?We, as humans, tend to worry about the past and the future, but the past is already behind us and the future has yet to come.The only […]
“A true champion is someone who does their best when they feel their worst.” Today’s message is especially dedicated to Patricia Koznick. This weekend I was coaching and speaking to some of the top 10-year old tennis players in the country at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the USTA Northeast Cross-Sectional Training […]
“Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.”-author unknown I had a very important talk yesterday. I forgot my notes. Yesterday was Day 1 of the USTA Northeast X-Sectional Training Camp at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. There were sixteen of the top 10 and under players from the Middle States, […]
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”-BRUCE BARTONI leave in about six minutes to head into New York City for a weekend USTA training camp for the top players in the northeast at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.I will […]
“If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap.If you want happiness for a day – go fishing.If you want happiness for a month – get married.If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune.If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else.”-From the Federal Palace Restaurant in Hong […]
“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”-ANTHONY ROBBINS Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Kari Adams in Princeton, NJ. When we play sports, […]
“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.”-PETER MCWILLIAMSToday’s message is especially dedicated to the great Sarah McLoughlin.Anyone can perform well when they are feeling good.But the true winners perform well, even if they are not on top of […]
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”-ALBERT EINSTEINKim Clijsters won.Juan Martin del Potro won.They weren’t supposed to. Clijsters had only played two tournaments since coming back from a two and a half year layoff.del Potro had never won a Grand Slam or ever beaten Roger Federer.Not everything […]