tennis...

the days just pass so fast. and i just finished a small test.
phew!

it is the australian open now. full coverage on the big stars by channel 7 in australia. watched the many big stars play. and i had adrian low to add more knowledge onto me about tennis. after he told me, that tennis is a very big mental game, ok... that caught my attention. and i see tennis in a different way now. i put myself in the tennis player's shoes now. its not about the skill or winning. but really finishing the line.

what makes a player great? of course, there is the skill and hard work. but what makes a player greater is the capability of the mental strength and spirit. i have watched many nice matches. lleyton hewitt is an example. his match with raphael nabal was intense. to crawl up and pick up to continue and fight on. no matter how deep the trouble you are in or how close the opponent is going to win. nabal nearly won. lleyton going down 3-6, 1-6 (2nd and 3rd set) but lleyton just grabbed back, at 7-6 (4th set) and won the 5th set and the match. that would be what makes him a great player.

how are we on our journey? what is our mental strength? God allows tests on us to build us up for a greater purpose. as hard as it is and many times (mostly) things don't seem that way (it is not great), at least use the last little finger to hold on to that hope.

ok... roger federer and andre agassi match coming up.