ALLOW SOME SPACE IN YOUR GAME - SEE THE BALLS AS PLANETS!

              The U.S. Open is just about to wind up for the season, 2013
          
          The five set marathon match between Wawrinka and Djokovic was one of the best tennis contests I have ever seen. It had a real sense of
battle which is what tennis is all about - confronting your inner demons
and winning - first defeating self-doubt, and then beating a highly skilled opponent.
          Stan the Man has come a long way. He`s no longer defeating himself with endless shots into the net, or forehand blasts long.
Stan has the best backhand in the game, and one of the most beautiful ones.

As a great guy said to me one time; THE ONLY SIN IS SELF-DOUBT.
This is certainly true of tennis.

         The aim of the game and the name of the game is
getting into THE ZONE...Winning is secondary to this aim.

          If you can whack those balls around with slices
and topspin, while running and feeling the endorphins
click in - well, you`re half way there.

          When I`m really into it, I start thinking of the balls
 almost as planets.... and I while blasting them up and out and in all directions... AND  keeping them within the lines
 I start to feel I`m part of the Cosmos, which of course I am,
and so are you!

          By imagining the balls as planets, you get a sense of
space into your game... and the balls also seem to grow larger, when you have that sense of space.... something beyond the competition....when you forget about winning or losing, you can see better, you have more fun, and you can really focus on the ball.