Passion in losing?

Why did I lose? Did I wear the wrong outfit? Need to change my racket?

Why did I lose? Did I wear the wrong outfit? Need to change my racket? i have the passion to 

Let’s look at the process of losing:

  • I enter  a competition with the hopes of winning.
  •   leading up to the competition I prepare doing what I think is necessary to be at my best.
  • game day comes and I play, applying all my learned and practiced techniques.
  • I lose and walk away prepared to quit and never play again.
  • I awake the next morning with a burning passion to practice harder and do better.

The above process can occur many times before winning starts. Each time losing burns deeper into my psyche and each time I wake the next day with a burning desire to practice harder applying all lessons learned from losing, or my passion for competing lessens and I gradually stop and find another outlet. If your passion is real and deep, you will take the lessons learned from losing, both mental and physical, and turn them into experience that will eventually allow you to change the cycle of losing into one of winning.

What has been your experience in this area? Do you agree the depth of your passion in competition can be measured by losing? How have you used this in your growth? There were times when I wanted to sell my tennis rackets, but the next morning, after a loss, I woke up burning with the desire to practice harder and turn the next match into a win.

About wdkealy

I retired from a career as a tennis professional to move to Portland with my wife to care for my in-laws and my mother in Abbotsford, BC. Not wanting to retire I took a vocational test and at the top was 'writer'. I have been researching and writing for about five years now and am looking to take more steps forward in pursuing this as a career. Time will tell whether I have the 'passion' to stay the course. My wife and I have three grown children with whom we are close. I had the privilege of coaching a high school team to a state championship in 2010. The team won by 1/2 point which was a credit to all team players. Looking to attend another writer's conference this year and grow. In the meantime I look forward to improving my social networking skills in order to have more meaningful contact with others who share a passion for life.
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