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(2000 Region Finals: match point... won in a 3 set tie break)
Today I "officially" return to the world of tennis. Since a 6 year hiatus after playing college tennis and a 2 year battle with the USTA to fix my current ranking... I'm back. My first match is today at 1:00 p.m.. It's REALLY nothing fancy, it's just local league matches that I'll be playing for now. I'm much more comfortable on the court as a singles player, but today they had to match me up for doubles. So my level of fear just jumped up 100 notches. If I'm on the court alone and make a mistake that costs me the match, there's no one to blame but myself and no one as disappointed as
me. But in doubles, I have to live up to someone else's standard and hope that I don't cost
them the match.
But I've always been a bit of a mental case on the court. I can rock the workouts and drills, but I'm a total head case once it's game time. This has sort of been the story for everything in my life. But I'm committing to make the change. Now more than ever, I'm staying focused and determined to reach my goals. My eye is on the target and I will not take it off. Whether it's my goal weight, my tennis goals to work my way back into a top ranked 4.5 intermountain player, or to start my new Hope Group (info coming soon), I'm doing it this time. NO EXCUSES.
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1 comments:
Someone once told me when mountain biking you always have to look 20 feet ahead of you because if you look at every rock and every little bump right in front of you, you wont be able to ride. The same goes with everything...Even tennis (maybe) if you look ahead of you and not all the little things...It's much easier to deal with the trail ahead and you will be less of a head case.
GOOD LUCK!!!
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