Becoming A Great Competitor

Surprisingly few people are great natural competitors, but the average person can learn their techniques. Surprisingly few people are in this world are great competitors. A study done of fighter pilots in World War II found that less than 5% of all the Allied fighter pilots shot down virtually all the enemy planes. The other 95% of our pilots were the ones who were getting shot down by the top 5% of the enemy pilots. In war and in business, in tennis and in other areas, few people are able to be really successful. Even fighter pilots. But the good news is that the most successful competitors use certain techniques that can be learned by the average person. In this article we’ll look at some of those techniques for tennis. Now I must warn you at the beginning that it’s not easy. More people are willing to work on their backhands and their forehands then are willing to work on their minds and their emotional control. But I can guarantee that if you are really willing, if you can do the work that it takes, you will improve. Only 5% of fighter pilots are actually successful in shooting down enemy…