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It's Actually What I Consider Legalised Cheating Because One Of The Great Senses That You Have On A Tennis Court Is Your Ability To Hear The Ball Come Off Your Opponent's Strings [on Sharapova Grunting

You Know, I Was A Regular On The Friday Afternoon Drill Squad. Um, Which... The Year After I Left School, I Went Back And Thanked The Sergeant Major Because I Was So Fit.

People Think This Is All About The Top Players Hitting Tenins Balls And They Talk About Technique And Strategy And How Important That Is. But They Don't Understand The Essence Of Competition. This Is One-on-one, Two Players Out There Fighting Each Other With Everything They Have, Trying To Bring The Best Out Of Themselves. And The Difference At This Level Of The Game Is All In The Head And In The Heart.

The Strongest And Most Dangerous Enemy You Will Ever Face Is A Negative Attitude. Learn To Recognize When It Is Trying To Invade Your Body And Mind, Then Simply Refuse It Entry.

A Few Of Us Who Are Around The Sixty Mark Don't Play That Much These Days And If You Are Taking On A Couple Of Guys In Their Forties It Is Very Difficult.