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Tennis: Winning the Mental Match
Overcome your emotions, fears and nerves and build confidence for success in life and on the courts
Tennis is more difficult mentally than most other sports. Because of its one-on-one personal nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can become highly stressful, and losing is painful. Emotions tend to get out of hand, with fears and nerves becoming difficult to control. Confidence comes and goes; the scoring system is diabolical; and everyone is at risk of choking, even the greatest players in the world. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work. See what's in it...
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ROY EMERSON: HIS PERSONALITY, GAME STYLE, AND LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2018, all rights reserved The lessons to be learned from the career of Roy Emerson are that the ability to work harder and longer than anybody else can make up for less than superb physical talent, and an optimistic, happy attitude can turn that work into a pleasure and a […]
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We are on the verge of accelerating social changes. How intelligently our government and citizenry will handle these these is an open question, but very concerning. Let’s start with a few basic factors that must be dealt with. The first is that human beings need work, and I define “work” in the broadest sense as […]
Read the full article...“If I’m the Better Player, Why Can’t I Win” Now Available
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“If I’m the Better Player, Why Can’t I Win” was my first book. Although I wrote it over 40 years ago and it was one of the first sports psychology books, human nature hasn’t changed, so much of it still holds. And it’s a fun read because of the many stories. it’s now available on […]
Read the full article...THE RETURN OF THE VOLLEY
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved Over the years the game has evolved many times into many different forms. And it seems to be evolving yet again. The volley is beginning to reappear and assume, at the highest levels of the game, increasing importance. But it is not the volley of yesteryear, […]
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PLAN B, THE ULTIMATE WEAPON
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, All rights reserved What happens if you can’t conjure up a Plan A strategy that gives you an obvious game plan edge over your opponent? Then you go to Plan B, which relies on a wearing-away process. We all have limited reserves of willpower, and we can only withstand […]
Read the full article...PERSONALITY AND THE TENNIS CHAMPIONS
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D., c 2013, All Rights Reserved When I was working on my first book, “If I’m the Better Player, Why Can’t I Win?”, I became interested in how tennis champions differed in personality from ordinary people. (As opposed to simply being superior physical athletes.) To answer this I administered personality tests […]
Read the full article...CHAMPIONS ARE ALERT AND EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2005, all rights reserved book excerpt from “THE WINNER’S MIND” The winners seek information and mentally file away for future use every scrap of available data. Most importantly, they see what works. Much learning comes from experience, and the champions are alert. They concentrate intently on the task at hand, […]
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By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved The only player who can beat Serena Williams is Serena Williams. She is superior to almost every player on the women’s tour in every aspect of the game except emotional stability. She moves faster, hits harder, and serves immensely better. If she doesn’t self-destruct nobody has […]
Read the full article...BEWARE OF EXCUSE-MAKING
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BOOK EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved Hard-fought, dragged out tennis matches often become stressful. We want to win but fear we might not. One means of escaping the pressure to win is by making excuses. As bad as losing is, it doesn’t seem so […]
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