QUESTIONS ON 'CONFIDENCE'
WHAT IS CONFIDENCE? Although it is difficult to accurately define what confidence is, we certainly know when we have it and when we have lost it. Confidence is not an object or a piece of equipment. You cannot put Confidence inside a box or hold it in your hand. Confidence is a state of mind. It’s a condition we ourselves have created inside us. We can be confident about our strokes, our ability to beat certain players, or our chances of winning on a particular surface. When we play with a town advantage and feel that our support is greater, we tend to perform better. That phenomenon is even statistically supported. Similarly, we can lack confidence in our strokes, our ability to beat certain players, and our chances of winning on a particular surface. Additionally, when we play away from home, where the support for us is less, we can perform worse. Confidence is also something that many players and coaches strive to develop during practi...