WHY YOUR TOUGHEST OPPONENT CRUMBLES IN THE NEXT ROUND (But Never Against You)
Why Your Toughest Opponent Crumbles In The Next Round (But Never Against You) By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method Mental Toughness in Competitive Tennis - The Dark Place Strategy The Maddening Pattern Every Player Knows You've just battled through a three-hour war. Every point was a grind. Your opponent played lights-out tennis - retrieving everything, hitting lines, serving bombs. You lost 7-5 in the third. Next round? That same player loses 6-2, 6-1 in 45 minutes. Looks like they virtually gave up. They were soundly beaten. Sound familiar? But, here's the truth: You didn't take them to " that dark place " - the mental space where their will to compete evaporates. Instead, you gave them everything they needed to play their best tennis. You keep them mentally in the fight and paid the price for doing so. The Dark Place: Where Champions Take Their Opponents The "dark place" is that metal place every player has experienced. You think; I have a mountain to clim...