Comments on: How To Make The Best Of Your Talent http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jack http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-441 jack Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:16:02 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/#comment-441 thankyou , i have the same problem with getting up-tight and hearing the 'voice' , telling me to give up . i have a tennis match tommorow , i will try these techniques . i have great beilive in them , my coach tries to teach me to do it . i try my hardest to use it and when i have managed to do it , its pulled of . thanks again . thankyou ,
i have the same problem with getting up-tight and hearing the ‘voice’ , telling me to give up .
i have a tennis match tommorow , i will try these techniques . i have great beilive in them , my coach tries to teach me to do it . i try my hardest to use it and when i have managed to do it , its pulled of .

thanks again .

]]> By: Tomaz http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Tomaz Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:32:03 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/#comment-287 Yes, it's a WAR in your mind. It's a war between the negative voice and the positive one. You have two approaches: <b>1. Fight the negative voice.</b> It's a tough battle and it never ends. Sometimes you win and sometimes you don't. <b>2. Ignore it.</b> ;) How can you ignore it? Let me give you an example: let's say you ask your friend to do something for you. (Wait for you in front of the school after the class or something like that.) So your friend is there 10 times but then suddenly one day he is not there. Do you TRUST him the next day to be there? Probably not. You can have 10 positive experiences and only ONE negative to lose trust. So even if he says he will be there, you WON'T believe that statement. Do the same with your negative voice! Can you find an example when your negative voice was WRONG? That it was telling you that you will lose and you still won? DON'T trust it anymore. It can be wrong. You NEVER know. Your voice claims that it knows the future. (and that it's not worth putting the effort) But hey, you can prove it wrong. Now... Is it worth it for you to put all the effort JUST IN CASE your negative voice is wrong? The choice is yours. Another view is this: Let's say your voice is right and you will lose. How do you want to lose? Think about it. Best, Tomaz P.S. You mention squandering your talent. You WILL squander your talent a few times in your life. You are still learning and you will never be perfect. But that's not called squandering your talent. It's called life. Yes, it’s a WAR in your mind. It’s a war between the negative voice and the positive one.

You have two approaches:

1. Fight the negative voice. It’s a tough battle and it never ends. Sometimes you win and sometimes you don’t.

2. Ignore it. ;)

How can you ignore it?

Let me give you an example: let’s say you ask your friend to do something for you. (Wait for you in front of the school after the class or something like that.)

So your friend is there 10 times but then suddenly one day he is not there.

Do you TRUST him the next day to be there?

Probably not. You can have 10 positive experiences and only ONE negative to lose trust. So even if he says he will be there, you WON’T believe that statement.

Do the same with your negative voice!

Can you find an example when your negative voice was WRONG? That it was telling you that you will lose and you still won?

DON’T trust it anymore. It can be wrong. You NEVER know.

Your voice claims that it knows the future. (and that it’s not worth putting the effort) But hey, you can prove it wrong.

Now…

Is it worth it for you to put all the effort JUST IN CASE your negative voice is wrong?

The choice is yours.

Another view is this: Let’s say your voice is right and you will lose. How do you want to lose?

Think about it.

Best, Tomaz

P.S. You mention squandering your talent. You WILL squander your talent a few times in your life. You are still learning and you will never be perfect. But that’s not called squandering your talent. It’s called life.

]]> By: Jim http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Jim Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:30:35 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/10/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-talent/#comment-286 I also find that when I lose matches I try to come back, but my mind just keeps saying, it's all over. Your gonna lose. I keep trying to stay positive but during tournaments I keep losing to people who stink. It's squandering my talent and making me sad on and off the court. Any suggestions? I also find that when I lose matches I try to come back, but my mind just keeps saying, it’s all over. Your gonna lose.

I keep trying to stay positive but during tournaments I keep losing to people who stink. It’s squandering my talent and making me sad on and off the court. Any suggestions?

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