Does your life live up to the expectations you have of it?
Roger Federer was first out on the center court on the first day of Wimbledon 2008, defending his title. He went through to the second round in straight sets beating his friend and old doubles partner, the Slovakian, Dominik Hrbaty.
I watched as Roger showed his disappointment for not breaking serve to love. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the game of Tennis, what this means is that Roger obviously expects to win every single point, even when his opponent is serving! On the other side of the court Dominik hit the ball into the net in disappointment, when his serve was broken in the third set, seemingly consigning him to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 defeat.
At the time I watched this game unfold, it made me think, how life lives up to our expectations whether those expectations are excellent or poor. We are never beaten until we decide we are! I know Hrbaty was at the time of the game playing against the champion and that it was unlikely that he would beat Federer; but the game of tennis like the game of life is played one stroke a time, one point at a time and we owe it to ourselves to give ourselves the advantage of thinking about the possibility of things going our way, even if it’s against the tide.
If Hrbaty had denied Federer his 60th straight win on grass, I think Hrbaty would have been more surprised than anyone else! We all know that upsets occur in many sports, the results we expect don't always happen. If my observation is correct and Hrbaty had accepted that he was going to lose, after losing his serve in the third set, it serves (all puns intended) to illustrate that whatever we do in life, we should never give up!
If you want to win, commit yourself to the process of winning, give yourself heart and soul, know and be certain of your outcome, imagine your success and you will live a life of triumph!
Andrew Smith
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