Tennis: Winning the Mental Match, by Allen Fox, Ph.D. (Kearney, NE: Morris Publishing, 2010) 159 Pages, 14 Chapters, with Foreword by Justin Gimelstob "Tennis is more difficult mentally than most other sports. Because of its one on one personal nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can be highly stressful, and losing
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin, (New York, NY: Portfolio, 2008), 228 Pages, 11 Chapters with Acknowledgments, Sources and Index. "Landing on your butt twenty thousand times is where great performance comes from." -Geoff Colvin Page 188, Chapter 11 (Where does great performance come from?) (Explaining that Japanese
The Three Golden Rules of Tennis Are there any universal rules of tennis that will help lift all players to higher levels of success and growth? Yes. Here are 3 interesting and pivotal concepts borrowed from some top coaches and writers. 1. Never Do Anything on Court that Does Not Help You Win -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
Our best theoretical physicists and mathematicians today have deduced with their experiments and equations that our Universe is far richer and more complex than ever imagined. For example, physics pioneers such as Michio Kaku of City University of New York and Brian Greene of Columbia University, argue that our physical reality may actually consist of
The great Greek mathematician Euclid (circa 300BC in Alexandria) is considered the "Father of Geometry". He may have found it interesting that the modern game of tennis is, arguably, mostly a problem of geometry. The art of tennis is essentially the problem of hitting a tennis ball with as much spin and power necessary to
*This Blog Article was inspired by the ideas in the book Quantum Golf and the other sources listed at the end of this article. I gratefully acknowledge these sources and their authors, and highly recommend them to the reader. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup,
In tennis, playing for God and Country means The Davis Cup, which carries a very special history of pride and passion. I had the unique opportunity to watch live the Davis Cup tie (match series) between USA and Colombia while traveling through Colombia in September 2010. The tie was a Play-off for entry into the
Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches, by Patrick McEnroe with Peter Bodo (Hyperion, NY, 2010), 305 Pages, 12 Chapters with Introduction & Acknowledgments, and 16 Black & White Photographs With this newly-released book, the U.S. Davis Cup Captain and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe, brother of the great John McEnroe, offers
Britain is the modern home and origin of the sport we know and love, now called Tennis. Each year it hosts what many consider to be the sport's most prestigious tournament...the Championships at "The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club", popularly called "Wimbledon." But did you know that Wimbledon proudly offers visitors and fans
"Fear not the racket, but the player who wields it." -A martial arts weapons philosophy showcased in the movie Ninja Assassin, and modified for the game of tennis "Most of what I teach comes right out of the martial arts - the physics, the fundamentals, the self-discipline - and your mind is your greatest weapon."
