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Hakan Dahlbo: In the first segment of the talk we sought to understand how negative thinking patterns may negatively impact the play of a player. Brace up or let me turn to affirmations now. To the uninitiated, what are these affirmations and more importantly how do they fits into the tennis narrative? Bane Bradonic: An…
The Foundation of Respect It starts with appreciating their skills and their readiness. Each and every player who enters a sports arena has practiced basic moves, gameplay strategies, mental and even physical training profusely. Understanding this effort is the first way people feel respected. It avoids complacency in certain games and promotes an attitude of…
It is further argued that dreams are starting points and drives and that it is the prerequisites of achievements. However, for every dreamer, there are those whose primary purpose seems to be to stop innovators and bring them down, which are best known as ‘dream stealers’ (DS). DS are those people who, for one reason…
I’m a tennis nobody, but I’ve LOVED this game since I was a kid. Catching the tennis “bug” convinced me to give up baseball. Nothing compares to the thrill of hitting that perfect shot. Nothing compares to watching amazing athletes play the greatest points of all time under unbelievable pressure. I recently came across Federer/Nadal…
hanasi Kokkinakis described Novak Djokovic’s online fans as “abusive” and added that they are very easy to spot since they have a crocodile emoji in their bios, which is a reference to the Serb’s Lacoste partnership. Over the last couple of years, the record 24-time Grand Slam champion has been one of the most criticized…
Wim Fissette says Iga Swiatek was pretty fair and transparent when she reached out to him as the Pole didn’t hide that she was provisionally suspended and left the Belgian coach a chance to decide whether or not he wanted to work with her. On October 17th, the world No. 2 announced through Instagram that…
Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina is making a very bold prediction for the 2025 season as the Russian tennis legend doesn’t think Iga Swiatek will win the French Open. As you probably know well, the Pole has been an absolute menace on the clay courts of Roland Garros, winning the last three French Open…
Nick Kyrgios agreed with Yevgeny Kafelnikov after the former two-time Grand Slam champion stated that players nowadays are setting “a bad example to younger generations” amid the Iga Swiatek news. After it was announced that the WTA world No. 2 tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) and accepted a one-month ban, the Russian tennis legend sent…
Nick Kyrgios and Iga Swiatek seemingly won’t be anymore a part of the same World Tennis League team after the Australian criticized the Pole following her positive doping test. At this year’s WTL – which is slated to take place between December 19-22 in Abu Dhabi – the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up and the Polish five-time…
Andy Murray noticed Novak Djokovic hanging out with F1 star George Russell and figured out it was a perfect way to drop a hilarious joke, telling the Serb he was supposed to be practicing. When the record 24-time Grand Slam champion announced the newly retired Briton as his new coach for the Australian Open, the…