| Tennis is the kind of one against one sport that mirrors | | | | back of the court.Murray took his chances on |
| life in general where, at times, you have to face | | | | Roddick's second serve. The crowd were looking at a |
| problems on your own. No one else can hit the ball | | | | world class player being dismantled by a teenager. |
| over the net for you unless you are playing doubles! | | | | The TV camera picked out a woman praying in the |
| There are some useful and timeless success tips | | | | audience."Any help gratefully received" said a |
| available in any tennis competition.One of the big | | | | commentator.Many successful people believe in the |
| surprises of Wimbledon 2006 was the match | | | | power of prayer or some other kind of link with the |
| between Andy Roddick, world number three, and | | | | energy of the universe.Murray looked hungry and keen |
| unseeded Andy Murray, at the end of the first | | | | and was playing superbly. In the end he achieved a |
| week.Murray won the first set and the score was | | | | straight sets win on the biggest stage of his career.A |
| three games all in the second. Roddick was willing to | | | | different Murray appeared on the following Monday to |
| take a risk by coming in to the net on a big point. | | | | face Marcos Bagdhatis. He was soon two sets down. |
| McEnroe commented that this 'showed some | | | | At the end of the second set, a child's voice called out: |
| character' on his part.Success usually involves the | | | | "Play Better!" The crowd laughed. It was shrewd |
| willingness to take calculated risks. It does not involve | | | | advice!Connors remarked: "He'll learn a lot about |
| diving into a swimming pool without checking that | | | | himself today if he stays right in there and tries to win |
| someone has put water into it. I believe this has | | | | it point by point."Murray suffered from a bad call. |
| happened at least once.Roddick began to show more | | | | Maybe getting angry might be the thing.Connors |
| intensity. He won a point with his powerful serve and | | | | observed: "Murray should show his anger at a call and |
| gave a great roar to gee himself up and send a | | | | then get rid of it. He harboured that disgust for a game. |
| message to Murray that he meant business.Martial | | | | He's still harbouring the resentment."Murray's game |
| arts students are encouraged to yell for similar | | | | continued to suffer. He looked a little lazy. Jimmy |
| reasons. It gees them up to take powerful action | | | | Connors hates slackers:"That's just too casual; not |
| without worrying about getting hurt and it startles the | | | | getting down to the ball; not putting any effort into |
| opponent. Even wild animals can be frightened off by | | | | it."Even John Lloyd was critical: "He's just throwing this |
| a sudden, sharp noise as they approach close to their | | | | match away."But Murray's tennis was beginning to pick |
| victims.However, yelling on its own won't get the job | | | | up. At 3 - 2, he was ahead.Jimmy said: "Let's get some |
| done though it may help. You may still have to follow | | | | action, some arguing - anything. First; get your tennis to |
| through with powerful action such as running for your | | | | another level. Use your anger at a perceived |
| life! Bluster is not enough in any game or activity. | | | | conspiracy to fire you up rather than depress you. |
| Intimidation without decisive action does not work on | | | | Intimidate the guy in the chair. Let him know he's not |
| experienced players.John McEnroe knows this | | | | doing his job!"The crowd had been lifted now. They felt |
| well:"He's trying to intimidate Murray a little here but the | | | | that something was happening with Murray. Murray led |
| only way he's really gonna do it is with his play."In the | | | | 4-3.However, Bagdhatis had kept calm from the start. |
| end, Murray won that game and the score was 4-3 in | | | | He understood the crowd would be against him and |
| the second set.Murray questioned an over rule and | | | | just got down to business.They reached the tie |
| looked as if he had lost his concentration but he | | | | breaker in the third set. Murray was throwing away |
| recovered quickly. Successful people soon get over | | | | points and the match. He shouted out: "Horrible tennis! |
| perceived minor injustices and get on with the job in | | | | Horrible tennis!"Bagdhatis, on the other hand, played the |
| hand."Roddick does not have the touch that Murray | | | | kind of tennis he needed to win and he deserved to |
| has but he has the power and should use what he | | | | winJimmy Connors was disappointed: "Andy Murray |
| has" said McEnroe. Instead of worrying about the skills | | | | had momentum after beating Roddick. If he could have |
| they don't have, even champions should use the ones | | | | brought out that kind of tennis today the result might |
| they do have.Roddick paused in the last game of the | | | | have been different."Jimmy continued: "You have to |
| second set to flick the ball up to a little ball girl. She | | | | learn how to win when you are not playing so well. |
| caught it and ran to her place. It may sound sentimental | | | | Murray didn't look like he would die to win each point. |
| but the truly successful think of others.It could be | | | | He looked like: 'I'll pull out of this and try again next year.' |
| argued that successful people are not necessarily the | | | | That's not acceptable to me It's time for him to move |
| wealthy and powerful. They are those that spend their | | | | to the next level."John Lloyd was less demanding: "He's |
| lives being kind to others and who make the most of | | | | had a good Wimbledon and may win this tournament |
| their abilities. Back to the game!Murray won the | | | | in a few years."Andy Murray was harder on himself: |
| second set.The crowd started doing Mexican waves. | | | | "There's no excuse for the way I played today. I have |
| Someone asked John McEnroe to join in: McEnroe had | | | | to learn from that but not dwell on it too much. I played |
| a go but doing a Mexican wave is not easy in a | | | | some good tennis in this tournament but not today."On |
| cramped commentary box: "I did join in" he protested," | | | | Wednesday, Federer beat Ancic in the quarter finals. |
| but I hit my head. I'll give it another shot if you want." He | | | | Federer plays good tennis every day!Jimmy Connors |
| is not one to back down from a challenge.Murray | | | | observed: "Federer has won this tournament three |
| queried a ball: "It was at least a foot out." In fact it was | | | | times in a row. This gives him huge confidence. He has |
| an inch out. | | | | a jacket with a logo with three rackets for the |
| McEnroe observed wryly: "In a tennis player's mind | | | | Wimbledon wins."In the end, Federer won his fourth |
| that's a foot."Murray won the game anyway. He was | | | | Wimbledon by beating Nadal. Amelie Mauresmo won |
| playing the ball brilliantly and was hitting winner after | | | | her first Wimbledon by defeating Justine Henine - |
| winner.After two hours, Roddick broke Murray's serve. | | | | Hardenne.Neither Amelie nor Justine played their best |
| However, Murray broke back immediately aided by a | | | | tennis but as McEnroe observed:"The biggest |
| double fault from Roddick. He threw in some shots | | | | champions are those who win when they are not |
| that totally surprised Roddick. Murray shouted in | | | | playing their best. They fight their way through their |
| triumph after a great serve."He does have fire in his | | | | nerves and just get the job done."What success tips |
| belly doesn't he?" said an English commentator. | | | | can we learn from the above?Be willing to take |
| Few people can succeed without being driven by | | | | calculated risks like approaching the net.Yelling is not |
| some kind of passion or enthusiasm.Roddick moved in | | | | enough although it can help. Action is usually more |
| to volley but missed. "I just don't get the feeling that he | | | | important.Get over perceived injustices quickly or use |
| really believes in it when he moves in." McEnroe | | | | your anger to give you energy.Make the most of your |
| constantly stresses the importance of belief in what | | | | strong points.True success is showing kindness all the |
| you are doing.He advises that, if you are low in | | | | days of your life.You need passion or fire in your belly |
| confidence, you could hit some shots over a low part | | | | to achieve your goals.Belief or confidence are as |
| of the net until you get your belief back. Do something | | | | crucial to success as effective skills.Prayer, or some |
| easy to give you the confidence to face something | | | | other link to universal power, can work.Play better.! Do |
| more difficult.Murray had only half a second to get his | | | | better!Try to win this year and not next year.Learn |
| racquet on Roddick's 142 miles per hour serve. The line | | | | from your mistakes but don't dwell on them.Get the |
| judge took evasive action and the ball thudded into the | | | | job done even if you are not at your best. |