It's Easier To Live With Disappointment Than

It's No Accident, I Think, That Tennis Uses The Language Of Life. Advantage, Service, Fault, Break, Love, The Basic Elements Of Tennis Are Those Of Everyday Existence, Because Every Match Is A Life In Miniature. Even The Structure Of Tennis, The Way The Pieces Fit Inside One Another Like Russian Nesting Dolls, Mimics The Structure Of Our Days. Points Become Games Become Sets Become Tournaments, And It's All So Tightly Connected That Any Point Can Become The Turning Point. It Reminds Me Of The Way Seconds Become Minutes Become Hours, And Any Hour Can Be Our Finest. Or Darkest. It's Our Choice.

Freed From The Thoughts Of Winning, I Instantly Play Better. I Stop Thinking, Start Feeling. My Shots Become A Half-second Quicker, My Decisions Become The Product Of Instinct Rather Than Logic.

You've Got To Believe You Can Win. But I Believe Respect For The Fact That You Can Lose Is What You Always Have To Keep In Mind So That Nothing Suprises You.

I Had My Moments For Sure But I Wasn't Confrontational. And Sometimes You Get On The Court And You'd Find Yourself Very Confrontational. It Was All A Discovery.

A Great Coach Can Lead You To A Place Where You Don't Need Him Any More.