In tennis you need to be there all the time, independently if you are down or if you are winning.
There is this point in a final between Djokovic and Nadal from US Open that exemplifies this very well.
Djokovic won the first set; Nadal won the second. Djokovic was 4-1, Nadal goes to 4-4. Nadal tends to struggle with Djokovic, because Novak finds Rafa’s weaknesses very well.
There is one point where Nadal is serving. Nadal is down 0-15 or maybe even 0-30 and there is this point where Nadal sleds on the court. He falls first on his knees, then the hip and then with his body on the ground. He is lying on the floor and he still wants to shoot the ball. Nadal has for sure lost the point, but he understands the importance of trying his best.
He then goes to 0-40 on his serve. Fights back and wins the game and the set 6-4 and the 4th set 6-1. The most important is his mindset of always trying no matter the situation.
Right now, we all have to deal with Covid-19. The mindset from tennis is that we are going to play this match until the end with the best effort.
