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Rafael Nadal struggles
with self-confidence so will you!
by Adam Blicher

The
best
tennis
players
of
our
sport
look
and
act
extremely
self-confident,
but
we
forget
that
it
might
be
completely
different
under
the

surface.
They
are
also
experiencing
uncertainty
and
doubt.
Tennis
is
an
odd
sport.
Some
days,
you
feel
like
you
can’t
miss
the
ball
even
if
you
tried
to,
and
other
days
you
doubt
if
you
can
even
hit
the
opponent’s
half.
14-time
Grand
Slam
Champion
Rafael
Nadal
has
been
very
outspoken
earlier
this
year
about
his
lack
of
self-confidence.
He
has
not
experienced

the
feeling
of
self-confidence
despite
the
fact
that
he
will
go
down
in
the
history
books
as
one
of
the
best
players
the
world
has
ever
seen.

So
if
you
sometimes
get
the
thought
that
you
are
the
only
one
struggling
with
confidence,
remember
that
even
the
best
players
in
the
world
struggle.
The
difference
is
in
how
you
handle
it.
The
professional
players
understand
that
it
is
possible
to
win
several
matches

before
the
feeling
of
self-confidence
will
come
back.

It
is
also
important
to
remember
that
having
high
self-confidence
doesn’t
always
lead
to
good
performances.

There
is
a
very
fine
line
between
having
high
self-confidence
and
having
too
big
of
an
ego.
If