| The importance of a confident mindset,
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| | part is saying: 'It's not my day. People
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| determination, focus, skill, practice,
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| | are against me.' The second part is
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| effort and a refusal to be intimidated
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| | winning. But he is not out of this yet.
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| emerged once again at Wimbledon as
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| | He should keep telling himself: 'This
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| deciding factors in nearly every match.
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| | isn't over'.McEnroe continued: "It's not
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| It is worth taking a close look at the
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| | as bad as it appears to him. It's just
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| power of these factors in some of these
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| | that he is looking at the glass half
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| matches.Justine Henine-Hardenne had won
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| | empty."Massu went down swinging but lost
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| the championship at Eastbourne in the
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| | the match. His glass was now
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| week before Wimbledon. She was asked what
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| | empty.McEnroe observed after Andy's
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| would be her most important match at
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| | win:"The best players maintain a high
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| Wimbledon. She answered 'whichever match
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| | level of effort and focus. A good lesson
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| comes next'. Her success plan is to focus
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| | when you are up is that you keep pushing
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| on the next match without worrying about
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| | and get as far ahead as
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| who she would be playing later in the
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| | possible."Consistent effort pays off in
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| competition.Most self-help experts teach
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| | everything including dieting. Those who
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| us that we need to concentrate on the
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| | eat a fairly relaxed diet consistently
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| first or next step and not allow thoughts
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| | lose more weight than those who eat a
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| of future steps to interfere with our
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| | stricter diet sporadically. It also pays
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| current efforts. If we concentrate on one
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| | not to celebrate too soon when your diet
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| step at a time and complete it to the
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| | seems to be working - success can be
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| best of our ability, later steps will
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| | doubled by pushing on instead of by
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| often take care of themselves. Alcoholics
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| | taking it easy too soon.However, the main
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| Anonymous have learned this with their
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| | lesson from McEnroe's commentary in this
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| emphasis on one day of sobriety at a
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| | game and his own behaviour as a player is
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| time.In the end, Justine lost to Amelie
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| | that we need to get over our
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| Mauresmo of France in the Wimbledon final
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| | disappointments about our own mistakes or
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| but her focus on one step at a time
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| | life's injustices as soon as possible and
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| helped her to, at least, reach the
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| | then rejoin the fight with energy and
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| final.On the second day of Wimbledon,
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| | determination. Cry babies don't usually
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| Federer was asked how he coped with being
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| | win anything!Sharapova did not win
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| the favourite. His success plan was the
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| | Wimbledon this year but she did progress
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| same as Justine's. He replied:"I have to
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| | well into the second week. Her secret is
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| focus match by match. I cannot afford to
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| | that she trains the same way she plays.
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| look ahead."People who look ahead at all
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| | Her practice matches involve the same
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| the obstacles they may have to confront
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| | intensity and desire to win as her actual
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| tend to give up before they start. Worry
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| | competition matches.This kind of attitude
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| about the future dissipates energy. Focus
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| | is also demanded in the martial arts.
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| on the present concentrates it. Federer's
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| | Instructors insist that students train as
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| plan worked and he became a Wimbledon
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| | if they were fighting for their lives.
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| champion once more.Incidentally, some
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| | They will behave on the street in the
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| spectators at Wimbledon cannot look ahead
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| | same way as they behave in the training
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| because people in front to them are
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| | hall.Martina Hingis is now playing well
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| wearing huge hats. How can they do
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| | after injury problems. She was
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| that?Is it possible that they think that
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| | interviewed after a practice match in
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| the frustrated people behind them want to
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| | which she had just beaten James
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| focus on their hats rather than the match
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| | Cracknell, the tall Olympic rowing gold
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| itself? They probably don't bother to
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| | medallist.Martina was asked what advice
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| think at all. Pardon the rant, but my
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| | she would give to Cracknell. She replied
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| negative thoughts about the mad hatters
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| | "Lots of practice like anything
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| are now gone!Throughout Wimbledon,
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| | else!".Agassi was 36 and this was his
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| commentators like former champion, John
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| | last Wimbledon but deep down he probably
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| McEnroe, stressed the importance of
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| | believed he should get into the second
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| thinking positively and not allowing your
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| | week of Wimbledon. He is a stickler for
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| own mistakes or unfair line calls to make
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| | preparation. He lifted weights to add
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| you negative.John, the world expert on
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| | punch to his serve so that he could win
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| apparently negative behaviour on court,
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| | easy points. He always has a game
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| expelled his own negativity by throwing
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| | plan.His second round match was against
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| his racquet down on the court and yelling
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| | Seppi of Italy . Agassi is Seppi's idol.
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| complaints at the line judges and
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| | McEnroe observed that this created an
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| umpires. His most famous comments
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| | intimidation factor. How can you play
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| are:"You cannot be serious! The ball was
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| | better than your idol?We are all faced
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| out! The chalk flew up! etc.McEnroe often
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| | with this type of intimidation factor in
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| mentions the importance of banishing
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| | every field of life. There is always some
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| negative ideas in favour of positive
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| | one who appears to be better or tougher
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| thoughts.One example occurred when he was
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| | than us. If we allow such people to
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| commenting on the Nicholas Massu v Andy
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| | dominate us and make us feel inferior, we
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| Murray match. Murray started well and was
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| | will fail to discover the extent of our
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| soon 4 games up. One commentator
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| | own potential.Instead, we need to learn
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| said:"The start's almost too
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| | from our idols instead of over estimating
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| good."McEnroe wasn't having this:"Don't
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| | themAgassi, for example, taught many
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| get negative now; don't think something
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| | players to return serve with power.
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| bad is going to happen!"Too many of us
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| | Hewitt, as a boy, watched Agassi and said
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| worry when things start going well for
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| | "Hey! I can do that too!" Hewitt has the
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| us. We have been programmed to be wary
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| | typical Australian attitude: "No worries
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| when things seem too good to be true. Our
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| | - if he can do it, so can I."Agassi plays
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| programming tends to bring about the
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| | his tennis in a business like way. He
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| decline in fortune that we
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| | never wastes a second on the practice
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| anticipate.However, McEnroe warned that
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| | court. He makes every ball count and
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| Murray needed to be careful in case Massu
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| | practices with intensity. In his
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| started to believe that he could get
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| | competition matches, he bustles around
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| something from this match. McEnroe,
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| | the court without appearing to let
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| constantly stresses the importance of
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| | emotion interfere with his
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| belief in winning matches.However,
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| | performance.Eventually, Agassi won the
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| everything was clicking for Murray and
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| | match but was beaten later in the
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| Massu was beginning to look worried.
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| | competition. At some point in the
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| Murray won the 1st set 6-1 but Massu put
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| | broadcast of this match, one of the
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| up more of a fight in the secondMcEnroe
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| | commentators came up with this wise
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| had practical advice for the losing
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| | remark:"Stick the racquet out and some
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| player: "Massu has to gradually get back
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| | good things can happen."In other words
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| into the game. He must cut down on his
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| | have a go; try something and you might
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| errors. He must make Murray work harder
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| | get some good results. If you don't stick
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| for his points." McEnroe never writes a
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| | your racquet out; if you don't take some
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| player off. With effort, belief and a
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| | kind of action, you will never know what
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| thoughtful strategy, he can come back and
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| | you might have achieved.Wimbledon 2006
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| win.However, Massu was looking like road
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| | teaches us to focus on doing our best one
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| runner and had to chase every point."Aye,
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| | step at a time. It tells us to get over
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| aye, aye" lamented Massu. He drew the
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| | any cry baby thoughts as soon as
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| crowd in with that cry of pain.He had to
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| | possible. We need to believe in ourselves
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| get belief from somewhere. He could think
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| | and never write ourselves off.Consistency
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| about the pressure on the 19 year old
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| | is more powerful than occasional flashes
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| that he was playing.But the 19 year old,
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| | of brilliance. We all need lots of
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| Andy Murray from Scotland, was playing
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| | practice. It helps to be well prepared
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| well and was apparently unaffected by the
| |
| | and to have a game plan. We should spend
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| pressure from the home crowd.McEnroe
| |
| | more time learning from others rather
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| commented:"Massu looks like he is on an
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| | than just admiring them. It helps to
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| ice skating rink with sneakers on. Part
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| | stick out your racquet and see what
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| of his brain is saying: 'I am the higher
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| | happens!
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| rank. I should win this match.' Another
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