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“Never take it for granted because soon enough it will be taken away. Time is tough. Every time you go out on the court be thankful. Be grateful. Believe me, I am. If you are lucky enough to be a tennis player you should recognize that it’s a privilege to be able to walk out on that court and play the game.”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“First up:”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“The lesson?”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“Now, let’s focus on one aspect of another female superstar’s greatness that you should bring into your game, or rather into your head; Serena Williams (and Venus too) have serious short-term memory loss. By that I mean when things go bad in a point, game, set, or match, they have this ability to mentally wipe the slate clean—to forget about it immediately and not get ruined. Club players? We miss a few shots and lose a couple of games and it gets in our mind; we lose confidence, get rattled, and dial it down. Believe me, I know. That was me on tour plenty of times. As you’ll read later in Winning Ugly, when you get down on yourself—start beating yourself up mentally—there are now two players on the court trying to take you down. And one of them is you.”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“I would, however, add some ideas and that’s what this brand new and”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“Old-time tennis fans like to say the 1980s produced the greatest cast of characters and performers in tennis—McEnroe,”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“McEnroe, Connors, Becker, Evert, Navratilova, Lendl, Borg,”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“Movement” means great footwork coupled with quick speed, balance, dexterity,”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“Nothing brings a warm smile to my face and does my heart more good than when a club player or pro walks up to me at a tournament”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“If you said Monica Seles”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

“That first game of the fifth set goes deuce and several times.”
― Brad Gilbert, Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master