| I have had quite a few comments (mainly
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| | them you must rate your chances of
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| congratulations) about the photos of Mike
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| | winning that match as AT LEAST pretty
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| and the trophy he got for winning the ITF
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| | good. So we worked on trying (as much as
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| junior event in Spain a couple of weeks
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| | possible) to get Mike into this position
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| ago. And the number 1 question and
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| | whilst getting his opponents not hitting
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| comment is whether I could put my finger
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| | their favorite shots etc. (out of their
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| on any "secret" to this success? Did I
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| | comfort zone), because the bottom line is
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| build a tennis champion? Well, first off
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| | this - If he was able to do this, his
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| let me say that he is not there yet and
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| | chances of winning were INCREASED! Or put
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| has a long way to go - we are not talking
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| | another way, if his opponent was taken
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| about Pete Sampras (a model we used),
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| | out of their comfort zone, their chances
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| Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal at the
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| | of winning was REDUCED! Back to the title
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| moment, but having said that his
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| | of this piece. Well, I don't have some
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| development has been great. Now I know
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| | laboratory somewhere with spare arms and
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| exactly where everybody is coming from
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| | legs lying around waiting to be attached
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| with their questions. They are really
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| | in a Frankenstein styled attempt to build
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| asking "is there anything that you did
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| | tennis players (now there's a thought!!),
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| with Mike that could help me?" Well I am
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| | but the one thing that was a conscious
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| all for following the trails of success
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| | action was to implant the basic matchplay
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| so I put my thinking hat on. In terms of
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| | strategies that would hopefully allow him
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| "the secret", if I had to single out
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| | to win matches when all else was equal
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| anything in particular it would be his
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| | (shots etc). At the end of the day,
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| ability to play good matches that was a
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| | tennis is a win or lose sport. There are
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| big factor. Since I saw and started
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| | no draws. To improve your ranking or
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| working with him at the age of 6 or 7
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| | rating you have to win tennis matches! To
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| when he stood out (along with several
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| | get promoted in your division or ladder
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| other kids I might add) as being a good
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| | league - you have to win tennis matches.
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| striker of the tennis ball, we started
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| | To go far and even win your Club
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| working on (at a low level because of his
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| | Championships - you have to win tennis
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| age) simple strategies that were designed
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| | matches! To become recognized and
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| to cause his opponents problems. Simple
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| | perceived as a better tennis player you
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| things like identifying spaces on the
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| | have to win more tennis matches, it's as
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| court and hitting the ball to those
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| | simple as that. So if there is one thing
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| spaces were fundamental building blocks
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| | to look at and take away from what was a
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| for him at 8 years old. Obviously this is
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| | story about one boys ITF triumph in a
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| only one example but whatever we did had
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| | foreign country it would be this - Learn
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| one overall aim - to take whoever he was
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| | more about the process behind winning
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| playing OUT of their comfort zone.
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| | tennis matches! You can learn the exact
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| Because let's face it if you are given a
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| | system I used with Mike by going to and
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| chance to play a match playing on your
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| | looking for the Special Report - Beat All
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| terms/in your comfort zone, hitting the
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| | The Tennis Players You Want.
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| shots you want to, when you want to hit
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