Saturday, July 25, 2009,
It's another great day at tennis for me, I think I'm finally starting to be the player I want to be luh. ;)
I tried on my cap today. I guess i'm gonna wear it tmr too :P
Saw Ethan playing today. Everyone's saying how good he is, along with Sam Woodhead (sum angmoh whom I duno whether I got the name rite :S). But I remember sumting I read about Nadal in the Time magazine, which roughly says this:
***Difficult opponents are seen as obstacles to overcome, rather than greats to be idolised.
Hence, I start to observe the movement of Ethan. The problem with him? He used to have knee problem, so he can't reli bend well. So the solution? Move him around the court, drop shots and baseline shots. Even though I can b sure he didn't play his best today coz he's up against his much easier 'opponents' in the mould of his parents and his sis (the "Pepper" girl), he still seems beatable to me. We'll see if I'm right.
As for Sam, I only saw him playing once, but I duno how much he has improved, or not. What's most important is, he doesn't noe how much I have improved either :P
See? Everyone has their weakness.
Belief, people! Belief.
***Besides, you should be happy if you get difficult opponents. B'coz you have NOTHING TO LOSE AT ALL. You lose, you can think it's the obvious, and you think of how you can improve your game. But if you win, they are the ones who become malu!!!
I can tell you, that feeling, is UNBELIEVABLE one.
However, I noticed after playing very well at the start, I start to deteriorate near the end of training. For one, the freaking disastrously hot weather played a lot on my mind. Still, it doesn't bring away the fact that it's coz I lose my concentration and energy totally.
I think I need to work on my stamina summore. Rebecca, you long distance runner leh...teach me how train stamina!!! XD
As for concentration, this kind of thing is your mental edge. No one can help you, I guess you have to figure this one out yourself. ;) It's all in your head!!!
All in all, I think I can sum up how I'm gonna play tmr and for months/years to come:
FOCUS & CONTROL
and coz rooney's my favourite player of all time, let's make it more signature alvin! :D
#10FOCUS&CONTROL!~
GOOD LUCK TMR TO ALL!!!
[and on a smaller note, time for a battle cry.
BRING IT ON, Ethan and Sam. ARGH!!!]
I fought to the limit, to stand on the edge
What if, today is, as good as gets?
Dunno where the future's heading, but nothing's gonna bring me down
I've jumped every bridge, I've run every line
I risked being safe, but I always knew why
I always knew why
So here I am still, holding on
With every step, you climb, another mountain
Every breath, it's harder, to believe
You'll make it through the pain, weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing
Just when you think, the road, is going nowhere
Just when you almost gave up on your dreams
They take you by the hand,
And show you that you can.
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
Can't keep on loving you
from a distance...
21:50
