What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That’s what Friedrich Nietzsche said. You become good at tennis by playing someone better than yourself. That’s what thousands of coaches say every day. There’s a lot to be said for a competitive spirit and struggling for years. But there’s also a lot to be said for taking the fast lane. The sheer arrogance of asking your opponent to make things harder for you, will often make him step down in fear, or simply become disinterested in fighting against you at all. “Why waste time,” he’ll think, “if he’s gonna succeed anyway.” Extreme confidence is extremely convincing. Of course, if you really wanna compete at this level - your only chance of truly improving - you’ll have to find someone as audacious as yourself.

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That’s what Friedrich Nietzsche said. You become good at tennis by playing someone better than yourself. That’s what thousands of coaches say every day. There’s a lot to be said for a competitive spirit and struggling for years. But there’s also a lot to be said for taking the fast lane. The sheer arrogance of asking your opponent to make things harder for you, will often make him step down in fear, or simply become disinterested in fighting against you at all. “Why waste time,” he’ll think, “if he’s gonna succeed anyway.” Extreme confidence is extremely convincing. Of course, if you really wanna compete at this level - your only chance of truly improving - you’ll have to find someone as audacious as yourself.