Wednesday, September 14, 2016

A small research - WTA/ ATP players - good at motivating and winning

Sept. 14, 2016

  Small research topic: how WTA, ATP players motivate Julia to work hard in 2016. Julia enjoyed tennis from 2012 - 2014, she spent whole day on the tennis court if possible, she enjoyed the time and also tried to lose as much weight as possible, built as much muscle as possible. But, then in 2015, she started to catch up on Leetcode algorithm problem solving. She has to watch out the efficiency of workout, deal with tennis elbow, muscle pain etc. issues, meanwhile, she studied a lot how professional players do their business.

 Things she learns:
1. How players focus on the training, matches?
2. How players are working hard on their physical fitness/ strength training?
3. How good/ relax players are touring the whole world? work with coaches and peers?

 Julia follows a lot of WTA, ATP players. Just 3 months ago, she started to follow Karonlina Pliskova.

1. Top 10 of 10 ranking:
Karolina Pliskova

I learned to stay and work hard every day to get the chance to be the best

US Open 2016 final

How to apply those to daily job as a software programmer?
How to set high standards?

Related to Amazon principle leadership - Insist on the highest standards
https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/p34qgjcv93n37yd


Leaders have relentlessly high standards


2. What does Stan Warinka's Tattoo say?   (Top 10 out of 10)
https://twitter.com/jianminchen/status/752276919169626112

On the inside of his left arm are the words of poet Samuel Beckett: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. He did his tattoo in 2013.

2016 US open ATP champion

Actually, the failure is most important part as a professional player. There is only one champion. So, there is a ranking system, players have to work hard to maintain the ranking in top 100.

Try, fail, try again, fail again, fail better. The idea of fail better is to help yourself also others. Build up a very good ritual to do training.

Related to Amazon leadership principle -  customer obsession
https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/p34qgjcv93n37yd

3. Kristina Mladenovic

2016 Australia Open 3rd Round, 2016 French Open WTA double champion

I don't feel fear when I am on court. That's where I feel at home

Culture of Arista Network - No fear



Train insane or remain the same - focus on training!

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