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Tennis Excuses
By: Andrew S. Rosz
South Florida Professional
Tennis Instruction
Hollywood, Florida , USA
(954) 922-8040
Tennis Excuses. We all seem to have our favorites. Each
time we deliver a less-than-perfect performance, most of us seem to reach into the
list below and get one or two of our favorite excuses in an attempt to maintain our
tennis ego. This is normal. When excuses become an obsession for a player however,
little progress can be made toward improvement. An excuse is simply a message to
all that there is a shortcoming in our game. An excuse is also the player's first
clue on where to begin investing improvement efforts. The better players have spent
considerable time listening to their excuses and addressing the cause. Most often,
the dedicated player will eventually turn those excuse-producing situations into
their strengths.
Listed below are a few of the more common excuses used in
tennis. If you can relate to one or more of them, then you have opportunity for
fundamental improvement. Fortunately, each one of them can be corrected with simple
changes in attitude and/or technique. Once the excuses are mastered, then the
player is ready for "World Class" skills development, and a lifetime of
enjoyable tennis.
It can't be me... (The "Let's Blame Something
Else" Syndrome)
Let's blame the playing conditions...
The lights are bad
The sun got into my eyes
It's too hot
It's too windy
Balls from the other court are too annoying
Sweat keeps getting in my eyes
My partner let me down
My opponent isn't any good
My opponent is too good
My opponent got me mad by making too many bad calls
My opponent got lucky
There's too many distractions
Let's blame the court...
There's no windscreens
The court is bad
The court is too slow
The court is too fast
Let's blame the balls...
The balls are too slow
The balls are too fast
The balls are worn
The balls are dead
Let's blame the equipment...
I can't get used to this racket
I can't control my racket
I got a bad string job
I keep breaking strings
My grip keeps slipping
It's me... I'm just falling
apart out there...
I' too slow
I'm too old
I'm too weak
I'm too short
I'm too fat
I'm not good enough
I've got tennis elbow
I've got a muscle cramp
My feet hurt
My muscles ache
My back hurts
Other Common Performance
Complaints...
I can't concentrate
I have too many bad days
I keep making too many mistakes
I can't hold on to my racket
I'm not serving well
I can't see the ball
I ate too much before the match
I drank too much (last night)
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