12/08/2019
12 Tough Love Rules of Tennis
by Frank Giampaolo
1. When you lose, it's usually caused by flawed preparation. Learn from losses, prepare intelligently.
2. Competition isn't always fair. Pre set solutions to deal with it.
3. When push comes to shove, tennis peers are opponents not friends. In battle, put aside the friendship until after the match.
4. If you want to make friends with the top players, you must beat their brains out first... then they'll be calling you.
5. You will not earn a college athletic scholarship training only when it's convenient.
6. High performance tennis is a game of keep away... not catch. Rallying back to someone in practice day in- day out isn't the best use of your time.
7. Practice in the exact manner you're expected to perform.
8. If you think junior tennis is tough, wait until you get to college. College coaches demand that you put in approximately 30 hours a week of hard work.
9. Playing practice matches versus a slightly weaker opponent isn't beneath you. It's called: an opportunity for growth.
10. Only playing up pushes you but dine regularly, usually teaches you how to accept lose. Playing down assists in designing ones game plans and how to actually stay on script long enough to win multiple matches in a row.
11. Clean strokes will get you into the event, your fitness and your mental game will progress you into the later rounds. It’s your emotional aptitude that will win the tournament for you... if you've developed it.
12. Top national players don't take summers off. They don't enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter breaks at home relaxing with school friends because they are thrilled to be competing at the highest level.
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