Roger Federer is a legend. What is true about his mental game?

🎾 Myth #1: Federer is just naturally mentally strong

Roger in his own words:

"I had a long process of getting my mental strength going; took me, I'd say, almost three years to figure myself out on a court."

Your daily reminder that skills are built. Not born.

🎾 Myth #2: The true greats just don't get nervous

"Of course I still get nervous. 

Of course sometimes I still don’t play very well."

Elite athletes still feel the nerves, emotions, thoughts before the game. They are just much more experienced at taking the pressure off and staying focused on the task at hand.

Fed can also trust in all the work he has put in over so many years.

🎾 Myth #3: He's just a Swiss robot

"I decided that I was going to act that way, behave that way on the tennis court so I would never lose matches because of my mental strength."

Experience plus a decision to act a certain way based on his own personality and strengths in order to succeed.

(And then years of hard work, discipline, and consistency to enact it.)

🎾 Myth #4: He cannot accept a loss

Federer and great champions are remarkable at accepting a bad point, a terrible loss, and moving on.

Their "failure"= feedback and fuel