#07 HABIT FOR OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
Controlling timing and breathing are two powerful tools which help us to plan our next steps and overcome difficulties. If you are capable of perfecting these skills, your ability to overcome challenging situations increases. You just have to work at it.
#6 SUCCESSFUL HABIT FOR OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
In many of my conversations with players at any level, the mention of “pressure” appears: “I felt under too much pressure”, “The pressure meant I couldn’t move”, “I completely froze under the pressure, I didn’t know what I was doing any more” … These are some of the examples of the effect of pressure, which on top of everything, usually manifests itself at the worst times, when nobody asks for it.
Why will American players dominate the world tennis rankings soon?
This past January I prepared a chart for the International Coaches Institute, comparing US and Spanish tennis. Over the last 20 years, Spain has been the world’s leading country in tennis, not just in the number of top players but also prospective players to reach the top.
While I was working on the report I realized that something was changing. I was in San Francisco, sharing my views with a group of coaches, but they were quite skeptical about my explanation. The topic of my speech was the headline of this article.
# 5 SUCCESSFUL HABIT FOR OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
When we speak of challenges and achievements in sports, we tend to speak about great deeds with clear goals. But it is not easy to set objectives: they must motivate us and push us to succeed. For this reason, we have to set goals that are achievable and realistic.
#4 Succesful Habit for Overcoming Adversity
Tennis is an individual sport where the most important is to win, stand out, and be one of the best. But there’s another type of motivation which helps to strengthen trust, self-esteem and, moreover, provides a lot more emotional stability. It is the motivation oriented around Work.
# 3 Successful Habit for Overcoming Adversity
August is here with new challenges, new adversities, and excitement about the next tournaments. We have to give shape to these dreams and passions for everything to work. This means working hard to reach our goals.
#2 Successful Habits for Overcoming Adversity
The second of the “21 Successful Habits for Overcoming Adversity”, by Emilio Sánchez Vicario, describes the importance of confidence. How can we build confidence? David Ferrer’s story is an excellent example.
Sport a Solidarieta, a prize to go on.
I find myself in Italy, specifically, in Tuscany. The day before yesterday I was awarded the Fair Play Mecenate prize and appointed the initiative’s world ambassador, and yesterday, I was awarded the Solidarity in Sport prize for my work with the Emilio Sanchez Vicario Foundation. I was very nervous, but at the same time, completely delighted.
21 Successful Habits for Overcoming Adversity
Competition is a component of our lives. Some people deal with competition better, while others really struggle. But even if you deal well with it, you must learn to manage with adversity and be able of overcome it. Work as hard as you can is the key of everything.
Loved Wimbledon day
This Kipling quote aptly predicts the day’s result. Whoever had a ticket witnessed a magic tennis day. Federer is seen walking to the battle field, under Kipling’s watchful eye.
