The Lesson Lounge - Tennis Warrior

Your Link to Professional Thinking!

An emotional moment

One of the main problems players have when attempting to maintain the correct mental attitude is the inability to make correct decisions in the face of failures and mistakes. Intellectually they know they should forget their mistakes and move on, but when confronted with the emotional reality they lose it! With this quick tip I want to challenge you to separate yourself from the pack by making two crucial decisions.

First, in your next match when you begin making mistakes and feel your emotions looming up. Stop, look and listen - THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT! Don't justify your angry, frustrated feelings, just recognize you are going AWOL from objectivity.

Second, you must retreat from THAT EMOTIONAL MOMENT. Let go of your mistakes and move on! The next shot is more important that the last mistake!

The key to advancing toward mental toughness is to make objective, rational decisions when you are ACTUALLY IN THE EMOTIONAL SITUATION. Despite your emotional quagmire you must instantly recognize your predicament and override your feelings with a quick reaction mental solution. The next shot is more important than the last mistake! The Tennis Warrior understands it's not just about KNOWING THE PATH, but WALKING THE PATH.

I have so enjoyed spending these few emotional moments with you. :)