Monday, September 14, 2009
Hello Folks,
One of my biggest Shero’s growing up was Martina Navratilova. I used to watch hours of Tennis on TV, and she really was an incredible athlete and an inspiration to all women.
She was born on October 18th, 1956 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Republic of Czech). She dominated women’s tennis in the 70’s and 80’s. She played in her first tournament when she was eight years old. She was ranked number in Czechoslovakia from 1972 until 1975.In 1975 she went into exile in the US and became a US citizen in 1981. In 1992 Martina won her 158th title, and subsequently marked her as winning the most titles, male or female, in the history of tennis. She retired in singles competitions in 1994, leaving with 167 titles in all. Her career totals include 59 grand slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles, and 10 mixed doubles.
She said in an interview I read that the two things that really made her excel was her focus on quality (skill) and quantity (experience).
Skill can only be achieved with consistent effort, practice and desire to improve. With out a desire to get better there are blinders to what needs to be improved upon. She had to continually take a serious look at her weaknesses and faults and figure out how to work with them.
Experience (whether you fail or succeed) is extremely important when learning anything well. Practice is the cornerstone of perfection. My guess is that if you added up all of the hours she practiced versus the hours that she slept, they would be pretty close; and my guess is that she practiced more than she slept.
Here is a video of her giving workout tips...
CLICK HERE to check out her personal website.
Until next time…
Think, Believe, Act, Adjust, Never Give up
Dakota
Today’s Mantra: The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.
~ Martina Navratilova
What Do You Think Is More Important? Quality Or Quantity
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