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The Tennis Serve-Start The Conversation

The Tennis Serve-Start The Conversation

Have you ever thought of the serve as the beginning of a conversation with you, the tennis ball, and the racket? My wife tells me she regularly converses with racket and ball, encouraging both to help support her game. If you were to start such a conversation, what...
Game Plan  Repentance

Game Plan  Repentance

In early May, 2024, Casper Ruud was soundly beaten by Tsitsipas at the Monte Carlo Masters. One week later he came back to defeat Tsitsipas at the Barcelona Open. How did he do it? He changed his game plan strategy. Ruud understood his weakness at MonteCarlo....
Broken Body, Broken Game

Broken Body, Broken Game

There are times during particularly intense matches when I feel my body is broken, not literally, but almost literally. That is, the joints hurt, the legs don’t want to move, the lungs are bursting, and the mind can’t think of a way to win. Pulled muscles, cramps, and...

Do Your Doubt Your Game?

I have more doubts than certainties about my game, except the certainty of doubt. Having started the game late in life, my big challenge is to replace bad habits with good ones. It seems that all my past athletic activities create more problems than solutions; or...

Are You Needed?

Does your team really need you? There can be no greater feeling than having the team captain point at you and say, “we need you.” My team  needs me, but not as in “we really need you to win this match.” It’s more likely, “can you show up in case one of the...
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