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1. #1      Thumbs up The Zone      There are countless
"distractions" that can affect a player's ability to "focus" in
tennis. He tries to "tune out" such distractions (spectators,
airplanes, lawnmowers, traffic noise, the grunt of the opponent
to name but a few). However, the greatest distraction is
actually one's own mind and the dreaded mental habit of
anticipation. How many times have you told yourself "stop
thinking!" when playing tennis? Like the child who incessantly
nags "are we there yet?", the player who tries to "focus" his
mind on anticipating, preparing and judging potential outcomes
finds the route to his destination (the "zone") excruciatingly
unattainable. Only when the player suspends anticipation and
premature judgement, quiets the mind, simply