Brian Battistone
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THE WINNERS.... Who won? Based on what criteria do you base your decision? I witnessed a few men last weekend that looked as if they won, and I had assumed they had when I saw how they looked. When I asked them the score it was apparent, they lost the match. But my assumption was right, they had won. Because the game we are all playing in is life, and the choice in life is to be in awareness doing what you know is right or to be lost in the realm of "Worry's", "Upset" and conflict.Click here to see the draw and results. The game is simple. Stay aware and do what you know is right then you feel right, in all you do. Then when you are on the court or at home you have a built in patience with what takes place. On any given day a player can win or lose in regards to points, but you can control how you handle your own self in these circumstances. And those who hand them selves over to frustration and anger have lost. While those who are even keel and focused in what they do have won. Because the push, or "Thoughts" to get upset or bicker comes to everyone. Some give in and quit, while others let it pass. To me the hero, or the winner is not the person who hits the greatest tennis shot or shoots the best hoop. But the person who does what he knows is right and maintains a sense of dignity and composure. This is not to say one has won while carrying a ball of repressed frustration inside them. You win when you let go of the thoughts that have offered you the justifications for your anger. You lose when you don't, whether you show it outwardly or not. There is no trophy for the person who gets upset but never shows it on the outside. The cup goes to the person who overcomes it and lets it go. I saw a great match today where some ladies were playing and the person who won the match in points had also won the match within. She explained how she was being bombarded with "Thoughts" about her wrist and "Thoughts" about her poor play, as she had hit a number of balls in the net. But by choosing to come out of this mental stupor and play, the second set she played wonderful and went on to win the match and the tournament for her category. This is not to say that everyone who overcomes this push to be overwhelmed will always win. Many times a person of sound character loses to a player who chooses to be the channel of frustration and poor behavior. But at the end of the day when you turn your lights out and rest on that pillow, that is when the score is tallied. Those who do what they know is right, through out their day feel right or content. Those who request the fuel of anger by giving into it, eventually pay it's toll. It's like going to the mafia for money. You may get your cash, but that is not all you get. All in all, this tournament was filled with persons who's faces had that of just winning, although the score may not have reflected that. Some how they have seen that the real game is more then the few you play on the court, but an ongoing championship with yourself. Ryan VegasTennis.com Note: Anyone is welcome to submit any commentary to be posted on this site. |
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