THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATCH PLAY IN TENNIS
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATCH PLAY IN TENNIS.
The first and most important point in match play is to know how to lose.
Lose cheerfully, generously,
and like a sportsman.
This is the first great law of tennis, and the...
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATCH PLAY IN TENNIS
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATCH PLAY IN TENNIS.
The first and most important point in match play is to know how to lose.
Lose cheerfully, generously,
and like a sportsman.
This is the first great law of tennis, and the second is like unto it to win
modestly, cheerfully, generously, and like a sportsman.
The object of match play is to win, but no credit goes to a man who does not win fairly and squarely.
A victory is a defeat if it is other than fair.
Yet again I say to win is the object, and to do so, one should
play to the last ounce of his strength, the last gasp of his breath, and the last scrap of his nerve.
If you
do so and lose, the better man won.
If you do not, you have robbed your opponent of his right of
beating your best.
Be fair to both him and yourself.
"The Play s the thing," and in match play a good defeat is far more creditable than a hollow victory.
Play tennis for the game s sake.
Play it for the men you meet, the friends you
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