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A Must-Read for Tennis Players and Coaches..."Game. Set. Life. - Peak Performance for Sports and Life"

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MESSAGE #462 SUCCESS WILL COME TO YOU...

Today's message is especially dedicated to the great Bob Larson.

I am confident that success will come to you.

But I am also confident about this...

Nobody's going to ring your doorbell and hand you success. You have to go out and get it.

I have been spending hours each day promoting my new book, "Game. Set. Life." and today, I'm going into New York City to create a buzz.

The plan is to hit Tennis Magazine, Tennis Week, ESPN, the Public Library, Sports Illustrated, Mason's Tennis Mart and perhaps some racquet clubs.

Maybe I'll even give some away to random people on the street. It's all about getting yourself out there. It doesn't matter how great you or your product/service is...if nobody knows about it, it doesn't matter.

So expect success, but you should also CREATE success.

Thanks for reading.

MESSAGE #461 A QUOTE FROM A GREAT COACH...

"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur."

Vince Lombardi

MESSAGE #460 DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!

Nobody knows you better than you. So don't worry about those people who don't believe in you - they don't know you! I know anything is possible and that if you want anything badly enough, you can achieve it...

"Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead."

-Roger Bannister (After becoming the first person to break the four-minute mile, 1952)

And guess what? After Bannister broke the four-minute mile, 37 others did so as well within the following year.

Impossible?

Never.

Thanks for reading.

MESSAGE #459 The SCARRRY Truth...

Today's message is especially dedicated to the great Stephanie Sheldon.

I think that what you do when you can't do any more reps is who you are. It's what you're made of. What you do at the end of the work day when you're tired is who you are. What you do at the end of the school day when you can't take it any longer is who you are.

When you push yourself, you're actually pushing yourself through to another level. That's progress - that's success in my book. We only have one shot on this Earth at this thing called life...

Do you want to be average, or do you want to be great?

Do you want to stay comfortable, or do you want to leave a legacy?

If you shoot for mediocrity, the highest you can get is...

Mediocrity.

What are you shooting for?

Thanks for reading.

MESSAGE #458 FINISH WHAT YOU START...

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies for a championship season!

Do you finish what you start?

I've gotten some great feedback from people who loved my book.

I've also heard that some people haven't started it yet or are still on the first chapter.

Did you know that most people who buy a book don't read past the first chapter?

What does that tell you?

Yesterday, I received a phone call from one of my heroes.

She plays tennis, soccer and football...

and she is legally blind.

For those of you who read "Game. Set. Life." you know that this person is Jenny Murphy. Jenny called to tell me that she loved the book and to thank me for including her in it. But that's not what impressed me.

What impressed me was that Jenny read the book in one day! It takes Jenny at least twice as long as most readers to finish a book, and she did it faster than most people. And she finished what she started!

What have you started but haven't finished yet?

Be like Jenny.

For more on Jenny Murphy, go to Message #176.

Thanks for reading.