Hi everyone...
Last night I was watching the 3rd round of the Australian Open... the match between a relatively little-known Aussie, Casey Dellacqua and the former No 1 Amelie Mauresmo.
It was one of those matches that I didn't want either to lose... I wanted them both to win!
I had seen Casey play once before... and she looked good in a developing kind of way. She had never won a match at the Australian Open in 5 attempts, prior to this year, and she had only played once on the Rod Laver Court. Amelie had won many matches at the Australia Open, including the 2006 Open championship. Prior to her match, Casey was ranked somewhere around 68, Amelie ranked 18.
Last night, Casey epitomised the portrait of success...in every sense!
In her brief pre-match interview... she calmly stated she had nothing to lose tonight, she was going to have fun. She was poised, calm (on the outside anyway), humble, down to earth and it was obvious she was looking forward to her match.
The commentators throughout the evening described Casey as the "little Aussie battler"... she had done it tough. I know a lot of sportspeople do it tough. She had been playing tennis for a number years, made sacrifice after sacrifice (as do many), had scraped financially... but she never lost sight of her dream.
So what elements make a portrait of success?
- Mentor and coach... Casey had learnt and developed so much because of her mentor and her coach
- Perseverance... Casey kept trying, trying... practising, trying, improving... she never gave up. She kept her goal in mind and she stayed on track.
- Belief... Casey believed in her own ability. She believed she was doing the things she was meant to be doing in life. She had belief and it was illustrated so clearly in both her on court and off court behaviour.
- Determination... in her quiet way, Casey was so determined to give the match her best shot. Win, lose or draw she was determined to play her best.
- Focus... my God, was Casey focused. Throughout the game, you could see she only had her mind on the shot. She wasn't distracted for one second by the crowd, by her large support group in the crowd (including many of her family and friends), by the electric atmosphere of the spectators... she was totally focused. One of the commentators remarked at the end of one point that Casey didn't look up to the crowd towards her family but she just looked straight at the chair she was going to sit on between points.
- She didn't let failure interfere... sure, Casey made mistakes in the match but with each mistake, she grew.
Casey was unbelievably fantastic. She emerged from the match triumphantly! And she was so lovely in her success!
She emerged from the match as Australia's top ranked female player, and her APT will have had a substantial boost. She is now financially healthier. She is now so much more confident.
Casey, as a tennis player and a successful person, has arrived!
In her post match interview she said she was proud to do this for Australia and for herself. Casey I can assure you... every person watching you last night was incredibly proud of you -- not only because you're Australian but because you gave us all a beautiful demonstration of what success is about.
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Best wishes
Jeanne
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