Mind
Training for Tennis Tip
12
Extract
Mental Tips From The Greats
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Every
top pro player possesses their own unique
mental qualities which set them
apart from the rest, and make them
play top-echelon tennis day in, day
out - and you can bring some of these
qualities into your own game as well.
Today
I will discuss just a few of these
powerful mental qualities of some
of the past and present top players,
and then show you how you can bring
them into your own game.
For
instance - Roger Federer possessed
the ability to work out the best game-plan
to use against his opponents - while
he was actually playing the match -
and this means that he is never
beaten until
the last point is over, as he is able
to change his game into anything he needs
it to be, to win.
Andy
Roddick's and Serena Williams's strategy
of absolute all-out attack, even
when other players would be defending, can
be a very positive tactic and mental
strategy to surprise your opponent
when your back is to the wall at 1-4
in the 3rd set.
Lleyton
Hewitt's Jimmy-Connors-like "never-say-die" attitude
won him many matches he should
have probably lost, and this is an
admirable quality to bring into your
game, using the mental strategy of relentlessness to
wear down even the toughest opponents.
Justine
Henin-Hardenne displayed a similar
gritty mental ability, as well as showing
some aspects of Federer's and Roddick's
unique mental abilities. Lindsay Davenport's cool
demeanor and stable mental attitude meant
that she was a tough contender day
in, day out, and she didnt have
too many bad days.
Most
of these players also have the unique
ability - when emotionally upset -
to channel their emotion into
their game, rather than into
racket-breaking self-destructive
tendencies - and this means that
they often strike back with great
venom when they are down and out.
This is a true champion quality.
Any
of these qualities are success traits which
have helped these players reach the
very heights of the game - and so imagine
what you could do if you could
incorporate several of these
characteristics into your own game
over the next year or two. This can be
done.
You
can do this by choosing, and focusing
upon, just one of these qualities -
but you must do it for six months, ensuring
that you bring this quality into
your game, and onto the court, each
and every time you walk out to play.
You
continue to do this until eventually
it simply becomes absolutely automatic and
instinctive for you to be this
way on-court, so you do not even
have to think about it any more
- and this is what repetition does
- it makes things automatic to
us.
So.....take
your pick! What qualities do you want
to bring into your game? Yes, it's
true - you can honestly bring any quality
you desire into your game, as long
as you are willing to take the time to
develop it into becoming instinctive
and automatic.
Starting
with any top player you greatly
admire is probably a very good
start - so begin today - building your
mental toughness into a match-winning
feature of your game - just like
the pros.
