Another Wimbledon is in the record books. "The Championships" I think they ( in England ) call it. Perhaps the most celebrated event in tennis. Success in tennis comes only after years of practice and conditioning. Building the muscles needed to last for hours on a hot tennis court and get to balls a normal or average human would only watch go by. Years perfecting their strokes and learning the tactical and mental skills required of such championship efforts.
A famous player once said that tennis is 90% in your head. Well - that 10% that remains - for all the other aspects - skills and fitness levels takes more work than many of us are willing or able to invest.
Success in any sport - or any quest for that matter - comes at a price.Those young men who traded shots for over two hours this morning have invested countless hours of sweat and hard work on the practice courts. Rafa even passed up an opportunity to meet the queen so that he could get in his daily practice time. ( A choice he later said he really hated to make. I bet he didn't regret that choice today while he was accepting the Championship Trophy! )
While his parents and girlfriend looked on from the stands Rafael Nadal celebrated his hard fought victory with a kind word for his opponent and a gracious attitude. His hard work has paid off in 2 Wimbledon Championships now! He'll soon start practicing on the hard courts in his quest for the ultimate in U.S. tennis - the U.S. Open. A grueling two weeks around Labor Day in the heat of early September in New York.
His journey to success on the tennis court is filled with an incredible regimen of hard work and persistence. Building muscles and an incredible mental toughness.
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