My son has gained an edge on me after he became a staunch fan of Federer. Kids will learn from example, whether were talking matrices in precalc during highschool, picking their nose as a toddler, or in our case, the basics of mental tennis.
Federer vs. Safin, a short compare and contrast. Actually, just a contrast. Well, fine, both of them happen to be tennis players.
Changeovers (Federer)- Sits down in his chair, meditates, clears his mind, visualizes victory.
Changeovers (Safin)- Screams at umpire, heads back to line to show mark of ball, tosses racket while getting a point penalty, has a fit, repeat cycle
During Point (Federer)- During a point, or in the whole match from a bigger perspective, you will probably notice Federers consistency. He has an amazingly few amount of errors for the number of winners and aces he hits. He is able to hit the shot over and over again.
During Point (Safin)- Safin recently broke a tennis record. Two actually. And possibly a third but that ones unofficial. He had the longest game (time) in Wimbledon history, over 20 minutes. He also went over 13 deuces; Id lost count during the match.
However, Safin...