CT Open: Lessons Learned

The competition is fierce, relentless. Watching the outcomes of the matches turn on dime, you realize anything is possible, anything can change and you don’t know what you’re capable of until you give it all you have.

Estimating is a lost cause… you can easily underestimate your opponent, overestimate yourself or vice versa. Just when you think the game is done, there’s a comeback seemingly from nowhere. Superior athleticism, incredible gritty shots and aces down the middle don’t always win the game — at this level it just comes down to who wants it more. They don’t give up if behind, they don’t give in if ahead… they just don’t give anything up.

Everyday should be like this. You get up, decide you’re going to win and never give up. Just imagine what you can accomplish in life with even half the effort that these athletes put into their sport. Lesson learned: Follow your dream and dream big. Be unstoppable, because the only thing that can stop you is your self… and maybe your opponents killer slice backhand.

Here are some of the day’s highlights…