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Aristotle once said:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
If you carefully observe Roger Federer while on and off the court you will realize that everything he does or says is just perfect! It seems unreal, for some people extreme or not "normal".
Anyone that is acquainted with success understands why. If you want to be the best you can be you have to set the standards bar pretty high and if you want to be better than anyone else on a given field, you have to achieve "excellence" at all times...and as Aristotle once said, not as an act, but rather as a habit.
In Federer's case it means to play his best tennis constantly.
For that he works on himself and on his game day to day, moment to moment.
Give his best to his fans, sponsors, tournament organizers, TV and so on.
At the Trophy presentations have a word of kindness to his opponent and his team.
To be nice to the fans sign autographs, have a smile even when he loses. Go to the press conferences and offer positive comments about his opponents and spend more time then the ATP requests with the reporters.
To play clean without trying to pressure the umpires, linesmen or anyone into making decisions that would favor him.
To show his opponents respect but unyielding desire to win.
I once read seven or eight years ago, that this talented junior boy Roger Federer, when he came home from the tournaments, instead of dumping his dirty clothing in the hamper, put them in the washing-machine, dried them and folded them HIMSELF! How many of us just let mom do it?!
Yes, it is this constant attention to detail and constant respect for others and himself that makes Roger Federer such a special person and because those actions of excellence are a habit, you know they are true.
After Serena Williams final against Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open 2007 I told you; " If you want a role model for guts, fighting spirit, perseverance, focus, grit, athleticism, clear thinking under pressure, winning spirit you need not go any further, look to Serena Williams!"
After watching Roger Federer in the last 6 years and the Australian Open final 2007, I will tell you; if you are looking for "Excellence" follow in the footsteps of Roger Federer and if you achieve to be only a little bit like Roger, you have done very well!
Keep on working on yourself and on your game on a daily basis. Be Excellent!
Enjoy your tennis!
For comments or ideas about this article please email the author Sergio Cruz
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Sérgio Cruz is an ex # 1 National Champion, Davis Cup Player from Portugal and former Coach Jim Courier ATP World Ranking # 1
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A Fox Searchlight Pictures release presented in association with Mandate Pictures of a Vincent Pictures/Flower Films/Rye Road production. Produced by Barry Mendel, Drew Barrymore. Executive producers, Peter Douglas, Nancy Juvonen, Kirsten Smith, Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake, Chris Miller. Co-producers, Nicole Brown, Kelli Konop, Jason Lust, Karyn McCarthy. Directed by Drew Barrymore. Screenplay, Shauna Cross, from her novel "Derby Girl."
Bliss Cavendar - Ellen Page
Brooke Cavendar - Marcia Gay Harden
"Maggie Mayhem" - Kristen Wiig
"Smashley Simpson" - Drew Barrymore
"Iron Maven" - Juliette Lewis
Earl Cavendar - Daniel Stern
Oliver - Landon Pigg
Pash Amini - Alia Shawkat
Coach "Razor" - Andrew Wilson
Johnny - Jimmy Fallon
"Bloody Holly" - Zoe Bell
"Rosa Sparks" - Eve
"Eva Destruction" - Ari Graynor
Laced with good-natured hipster kitsch and endearingly goofy girl power, director Drew Barrymore's roller-derby dramedy, "Whip It," is a gas. In her contact-sporting debut feature, Barrymore hams it up as injury-prone skater "Smashley Simpson," but pays equal attention to all players in a lively femme-centered ensemble led by Ellen Page -- who, as blooming wallflower Bliss Cavendar (aka "Babe Ruthless"), finally has a role to match her star-making turn in "Juno." Young females will roll in the aisles, and in general B.O. prospects look zippy for Fox Searchlight's Oct. 2 release, particularly as the fall track appears overcrowded with weightier opponents.
Faithfully adapting her novel "Derby Girl," screenwriter Shauna Cross follows the basic rules of the coming-of-age movie, as punk-spirited Texas teen Bliss (Page) yearns to distinguish herself from old-school Mom and Dad (Marcia Gay Harden and Daniel Stern), who have her enrolled in cheesy, "Little Miss Sunshine"-style beauty pageants. When bespectacled Bliss, a waitress in a small-town BBQ joint, happens upon the rough-and-tumble world of women's roller derby, the discovery liberates not only her but the movie, which likewise finds its true calling on and around the track.
Hiding her age in order to try out for the Hurl Scouts, Bliss displays surprising speed even on her old Barbie skates and lands a coveted spot on the team, despite an initial reluctance to push and shove competitors -- the sport's raison d'etre, particularly for hooting fans.
Though Barrymore isn't much interested in mapping the spatial complexities of roller-derby action, her shooting of the games -- equal parts silly and violent -- is plenty visceral for these purposes. What distinguishes "Whip It" from the sports-film pack is the director's keen focus on the minutiae of team camaraderie, as Bliss learns to body-check opponents and is gradually accepted by her elder Hurl Scouts -- tough-as-nails chicks with self-styled Army-green getups and names like "Maggie Mayhem" (Kristen Wiig) and "Bloody Holly" (Zoe Bell, "Death Proof").
As coach of her own team, Barrymore has assembled a game crew of alt-film all-stars, including d.p. Robert Yeoman ("Rushmore"), editor Dylan Tichenor ("Magnolia") and ubiquitous music supervisor Randall Poster, whose soundtrack, ranging from the Ramones to the Breeders, matches the fast-rolling action hit for hit. Kevin Kavanaugh's production design captures working-class Texas marvelously, and Catherine Marie Thomas' costumes -- particularly the skaters' outfits, from helmets to fishnets -- are a hoot.
If "Whip It" seems to push its luck with a near-two-hour running time, it's a forgivable offense in the context of Barrymore's palpable desire to make the relationships resolve not just happily, but believably. Up to the climactic championship game (inconveniently held on the night of Mom's beloved Bluebonnet pageant), the movie's final third is a comprehensive series of lengthy two-handers between Bliss and various intimates: her intimidating rival (a rad Juliette Lewis), her fave teammate/confidante (Wiig), her overprotective mom, her cheerleading dad, her jealous best friend (Alia Shawkat), and her cute but untrustworthy beau (Landon Pigg). Remarkably, none of these dialogue-heavy scenes takes the easy way out.
Of course, sizable credit for the film's winning ways belongs to Page, whose performance -- complete with her own skating -- is one of grit, grace and speed. Acting far less precocious than she did in "Juno" and "Hard Candy," the young thesp takes a slight and welcome turn toward realism here, while hewing to the fancifully warm tone that is the movie's defining quality.
As if the emotional weight of a Hurl Scouts food fight weren't surprising enough, the end credits' cliched use of comedic bloopers feels downright poignant, as "Whip It" reluctantly takes leave of its lovably butt-kicking heroines -- at least until the sequel.
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