Tennis World english 39 Tennis World EN 39 | Page 27

you
are
having
too
big
of
an
ego,
it
often
leads
to
not
preparing
well
enough,
or
you
might
get
a
little
bit
too
cocky
in
the
way
that
you
are
going
about
your
performance.

Therefore,
we
need
to
redefine
our
understanding
of
self-confidence.
It
is
in
the
way
you
practice.
It
is
in
the
way
you
prepare.
It
is
your
willingness
to
follow
your
gameplan
no
matter
what
thoughts
and
emotions
you
will
experience
during
a
match.

We
need
to
remember
that
the
act
of
selfconfidence
comes
before
the
feeling.
The
feeling
of
self-confidence
often
arrives
after
a
good
performance.
Not
always,
but
often
times.
So
the
feeling
of
self-confidence
is
more
like
a
bonus.

When
Rafael
Nadal
talks
about
his
lack
of
selfconfidence,
there
is
absolutely
no
doubt
that

he
is
talking
about
the
feeling
of
selfconfidence.
Rafa
knows
that
he
can’t
control
the
feeling,
but
everything
that
is
in
his
own
control
in
the
preparation
before
matches
will
be
taken
care
of
with
an
extreme
attention
to
detail.
The
acts
of
self-confidence
are
all
the
things
that
you
can
control
in
your
preparation
before
match.
It
is
how
you
eat,
how
you
sleep
and
the
game
plan
that
you
will
make
together
with

your
coach.

You
do
not
need
to
have
high
self-confidence
in
order
to
have
the
opportunity
to
perform
well.
It
helps,
but
it
is
not
a
necessity.
Remember
that
the
important
thing
is
to
act
self-confidently.
The
act
of
self-confidence
comes
before
the
feeling.