Tennis and such...
So...Campus Edge decided to rip out the carpets in my appt. today so there's a massive dehumidifier sitting in the middle of my now cement floors, furniture scattered, paint-thinner smelling apartment. Therefore, I'll be spending the rest of the night in my room, where I can still breathe.
Nadal lost yesterday. He's my favorite player if anyone couldn't tell...
What I like to see the most besides my favorite players winning is to see them lose. To see how someone can break them down when they seem so unbreakable. The different strategies they use when theyre down, and then the last moments of desperation. It isn't often, but sometimes a player can come back from being down so far. It's easy to say it isn't over until it's over, try hard for every point, etc. But in reality, it isn't often that a player can come back (especially in men's tennis where the server is so dominating). Anyway, I like to see how players react to a loss, what their thoughts are about what happened, and ultimately how they regroup. Do they play badly for the next few tournaments, or does the loss re-generate them into another winning streak? The best players on their worst days will only dip to a certain level. They will still maintain a level of play that can still beat players even if they aren't playing their best.
As I am struggling in another downfall after an amazing summer, I try to remember that it happens to everyone. Even the best players lose. It's not about the loss though, it's about how that loss affects the player...
On that note, I plan to kick ass this year....Go Niners!
Oh, and by the way..I don't edit or re-read anything that I write so if I have typos or grammatical errors sorry =)
Nadal lost yesterday. He's my favorite player if anyone couldn't tell...
What I like to see the most besides my favorite players winning is to see them lose. To see how someone can break them down when they seem so unbreakable. The different strategies they use when theyre down, and then the last moments of desperation. It isn't often, but sometimes a player can come back from being down so far. It's easy to say it isn't over until it's over, try hard for every point, etc. But in reality, it isn't often that a player can come back (especially in men's tennis where the server is so dominating). Anyway, I like to see how players react to a loss, what their thoughts are about what happened, and ultimately how they regroup. Do they play badly for the next few tournaments, or does the loss re-generate them into another winning streak? The best players on their worst days will only dip to a certain level. They will still maintain a level of play that can still beat players even if they aren't playing their best.
As I am struggling in another downfall after an amazing summer, I try to remember that it happens to everyone. Even the best players lose. It's not about the loss though, it's about how that loss affects the player...
On that note, I plan to kick ass this year....Go Niners!
Oh, and by the way..I don't edit or re-read anything that I write so if I have typos or grammatical errors sorry =)
posted by Ali Piacente at 4:03 PM
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