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Il 9 giugno Roger Federer Γ¨ stato insignito della laurea honoris causa in lettere dal Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. In quellβoccasione ha pronunciato un discorso in cui ha condiviso con i laureandi di questβanno tre lezioni che hanno accompagnato la sua incredibile carriera tennistica.
Da amante e giocatore amatoriale di tennis, grande ammiratore di Roger Federer e professionista della finanza personale, ritengo si tratti di tre lezioni di cui dovrebbe fare tesoro ognuno di noi.
1. Effortless is a myth
People would say my play was effortless. [β¦]
The truth is, I had to work very hard... to make it look easy.
I spent years whining... swearing⦠throwing my racket⦠before I learned to keep my cool.
The wakeup call came early in my career, when an opponent at the Italian Open publicly questioned my mental discipline. He said, βRoger will be the favorite for the first two hours, and then Iβll be the favorite after that.β
I was puzzled at first. But eventually, I realized what he was trying to say. Everybody can play well the first two hours. Youβre fit, youβre fast, youβre clear... and after two hours, your legs get wobbly, your mind starts wandering, and your discipline starts to fade.
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But in tennis... like in life... discipline is also a talent.
And so is patience.
Nel tennis, nella vita e negli investimenti, la disciplina e la pazienza sono un talento che va sviluppato e allenato.
βtutti possono giocare bene le prime due oreβ, ma Γ¨ quando le cose si fanno complicate che la disciplina e la pazienza permettono di βportare a casa la partitaβ.
2. Itβs only a point
You can work harder than you thought possible... and still lose. I have.
So, you know, I tried not to lose. But I did lose... sometimes big.
For me, one of the biggest was the finals at Wimbledon in 2008.
Losing at Wimbledon was a big deal... because winning Wimbledon is everything.
In 2008, I was going for a record sixth consecutive title. I was playing for history.
I lost Wimbledon. I lost my number-one ranking.
I knew I would never get another shot at six in a row.
In tennis, perfection is impossible... In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches... Now, I have a question for all of you... what percentage of the POINTS do you think I won in those matches?
Only 54%.
In other words, even top-ranked tennis players win barely more than half of the points they play.
When youβre playing a point, it is the most important thing in the world.
But when itβs behind you, itβs behind you... This mindset is really crucial
The truth is, whatever game you play in life... sometimes youβre going to lose. A point, a match, a season, a job... itβs a roller coaster, with many ups and downs.
And itβs natural, when youβre down, to doubt yourself. To feel sorry for yourself.
But negative energy is wasted energy.
The best in the world are not the best because they win every point... Itβs because they know theyβll lose... again and againβ¦ and have learned how to deal with it.
You move on. Be relentless. Adapt and grow.
Work harder. Work smarter
I periodi difficili, nella vita, negli investimenti e persino nella carriera di un campione come Roger Federer, sono normali.
Quello che conta non Γ¨ vincere ogni singolo punto, ma avere la caparbietΓ di continuare a giocare e accettare e superare i periodi bui, perchΓ© non sono i risultati di oggi quelli importanti, ma quelli che maturerai da qui a 5, 10, 20, 30 anni.
3. Life is bigger than the court
A tennis court is a small space. 2,106 square feet, to be exact. Thatβs for singles matches.
I worked a lot, learned a lot, and ran a lot of miles in that small space... But the world is a whole lot bigger than that... Even when I was just starting out, I knew that tennis could show me the world... but tennis could never be the world.
But even when I was in the top five... it was important to me to have a life... a rewarding life, full of travel, culture, friendships, and especially family... I never abandoned my roots, and I never forgot where I came from... but I also never lost my appetite to see this very big world.
Because life really is much bigger than the court.
Tennis has given me so many memories. But my off-court experiences are the ones I carry forward just as much... The places Iβve gotten to travelβ¦ the platform that lets me give backβ¦ and, most of allβ¦ the people Iβve met along the way.
Tennis... like life... is a team sport. Yes, you stand alone on your side of the net. But your success depends on your team. Your coaches, your teammates, even your rivals... all these influences help to make you who you are.
I soldi non sono un fine, ma uno strumento.
Uno strumento per riprendere il controllo del proprio tempo, per vivere piΓΉ sereni, per avere una vita piΓΉ appagante.
Per dare maggiori possibilitΓ ai propri figli, per poter fare del bene, per lasciare unβimpronta.
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