Trouble on the tennis court comes in many forms, whether it's an onslaught of failures during practice or an intimidating opponent in match play. While these and all tennis pressures are unavoidable, your response to them makes all the difference. In the face of adversity, you choose one of two attitudes: positive or negative.
 
Sound obvious? Let me elaborate. With a negative attitude, your reaction is one of total frustration with all your misses, mistakes and difficulties. With a positive attitude, your response is total motivation to improve. Which one do you normally choose? Do you give up or do you take on the challenge?
 
If you sometimes struggle to pick sides, you're not alone. Novak Djokovic played a long and brutal match against Gilles Simon on January 24, 2016, hitting a surprising 100 unforced errors but winning nevertheless. He said this afterward:

"At the end of the day, you're battling yourself the most. There are so many players out there who are hitting the ball well. It's important to keep it together, especially when the emotions are going up and down. In a match you go through different thought processes, and even though it sometimes seems unnatural, you need to keep pushing the positive side."