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Focus on the little things

“He said these small things build up over time and I have to focus extra hard to take care of the details.”

Scan of the handwritten notebook page, June 10, 2025
Notebook page — June 10, 2025

Transcript

Today, I am playing at my academy. My goal today is to focus on the little things more. My coach was talking to me about this yesterday. He said that I was just going through the motions too much. I would get here on time, and I would have okay intensity, but I wasn't pushing myself harder each day. One example that he used was that I wouldn't go fully around(?) the cone, I would just go to it and end(?) it with one foot. He said these small things build up over time and I have to focus extra hard to take care of the details. My main focus today is to push myself harder in each drill by trying to set goals and by trying to always have clear what I am working on. Even in a single drill like crosscourts, I can find a way to improve myself.