tennis

i hate it, but i love it. right now i'm loving it. why? could it be because there is a sexy coach i can admire as i learn? i attended a tennis boot camp saturday and really had a good time. if i'm feeling any better, i think i'll be back to ogle this same coach tuesday night. mutual has been conveniently cancelled as the parking lot is being re painted. now i just need to figure out how to get my flirt on.

with every sport i've engaged in, i find that i have always enjoyed the training and the practice more than the competition. why is that? i find more satisfaction in the practice than the play. maybe it's because there is disappointment when you lose while keeping score. nobody likes to lose. when play actually counts and the pressure's on, for me, the game often becomes more of the mind than of the body. i thought that i was tough-minded, but i have found players more stubbornly sound than i. i need to work on becoming more mentally strong.

so, how does one strengthen oneself mentally? if after losing a point or 3 or even a set, how does one calm oneself, re-assess and go back to basics? i am not sure, but that's what i want to work on. i need to get the basics soundly down and then be able to revert to them when it gets tough and play really counts. i'm sure there is a gospel lesson to tie into here... but i'm too mentally spent to do it. :)