My Personal Experience: My Philosophy Of A Good Tennis Player

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Back in September, when everything started, my ideology of a good tennis player has changed a lot. Before I was admitted to the team I was a really hard working and good player during the practice, but weaker in the competition. I spent huge amount of time on different drills and I should say that I was pretty good at them, but as soon as I got to play for the score I was in trouble. I would concentrate more on the score and eventually on the result while my competitor would concentrate on the process and eventually reach the desired score. I would get more stressed of chasing the score rather than getting tired of the actual game itself. I did not realize this until Orlando tournament. One conversation with my coach made a lifetime change. …show more content…

Not everybody knows that this is the first time in my life playing and practicing all the time with girls. It may sound funny but this is true: I used to practice with my coach and it was only me and him. I avoided any communication with other players thinking that it involves emotions.
Working with girls has not been the easiest task but I am getting there. I believe this is another factor that I have to improve. Sometimes it is hard to communicate and socialize when English is not your first language, that fear of saying something silly. I am not the most talkative person in the world and that’s something that I am trying to improve. I know this involves emotions and I know that this needs to be changed because if affects my game.
If somebody asked me: “What is your strongest side in tennis?” Now I would answer without any doubts that it’s a physical and athletic condition. I am definitely stronger, faster and more endurance than I used to be. I feel confident on any running competition: Running used to be the hardest thing for me especially when you are running with a group. I always used to be wanting to be not on a losing side. Physically I feel great and I made a big

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