Roger Federer broke the internet with one statistic that will change how you see every setback in your life.
1,526 singles matches.
Won almost 80% of them.
20 Grand Slams. 103 titles.
Now answer honestly:
What percentage of total points do you think he won across his entire career?
70%? 65%? 60%?
Try … 54%.
He lost literally almost EVERY SECOND POINT he ever played for 24 years.
And still became one of the greatest of all time.
Watch him explain it himself (2:07 of pure life-changing wisdom):
“In tennis, perfection is impossible… When you lose every second point on average, you teach yourself to say:
‘Okay, I double-faulted — it’s only one point.’
‘Okay I got passed at the net — it’s only one point.’
Even a screaming overhead smash that ends up on SportsCenter Top 10… still just one point.
So when you’re playing your point, it has to be the most important thing in the world.
The moment it’s over — it’s behind you.
That mindset frees you to attack the next point, and the next, and the next with absolute intensity and clarity.”
Then he looked at the crowd and said the line that hit a billion people in the soul:
“The real sign of a champion is not that they win every point.
It’s that they lose again and again and again… and have learned how to deal with it.
Negative energy is wasted energy.
Cry it out if you have to. Then force a smile.
Move on. Be relentless. Adapt. Grow.
Work harder — and work smarter.”
Save this post.
The next time you lose a deal, bomb a presentation, get ghosted, miss a deadline, or just have “one of those days” — come back here and read it again.
You’re not falling behind.
You’re just in the 46%.
And the 46% is exactly where every single legend has spent most of their career.
Keep playing the next point.
(full 2:07 clip — sound on)
Fathers matter.
It’s time to recognize fathers who fulfill their responsibilities.
They make the world a better place.
Even though Gene Hackman is 78 years old in this video, the question about his father leaving him still gets him emotional.
One of the hardest things to do with kids — young men in particular — is get them to sacrifice in the short term for long term benefit. Hell, most adults can’t do it. Well said by Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock here on new era in college sports:
👀 Navy Baseball double play carousel. Lots of double play feeds, continuous action, gets pitchers involved, physically demanding on the middle guys. ⚾️⚓️ Fun stuff 🤙 @NavyBaseball
Man, @PKSubban1 is on fire here too. Well said on the blue collar guy paying your salary expects you to bust your ass. And if you’re not doing that, he bails:
We ran a 3rd/4th grade fast break league. A continuous 4v3 and 3v2 game with restrictions. 4 10 min quarters, no reaching, no guarding past 3 point line. Limited stoppages. Kids and parents loved it. Definition of DEVELOPMENT. #youthbasketball@transformbball@JohnCarrier42
‘24 RHP/SS Brayden Sakowsky (Harpursville) emerged as a high-spin arm-to-know with two well A/AVG breakers. Reached 2858 rpms on the SL from an OTT slot. Natural cut FB to glove-side.
FB: 82-85
CB: 74-75, -20 IVB
SL: 74-75, 🦷
#SOCentral | @BSakowsky06
‘24 RHP/SS Brayden Sakowsky (Harpursville) should be interesting on the mound. The 6’3”, 175-lb two-way prospect ran a 6.96 60 earlier & flashed 90 mph exit velo (3X) during a solid BP round. Rattled several balls off the fence to the pull side.
#SOCentral@BSakowsky06
I often think we’ve wasted Nick Saban on football. This is so well said. So many young men get wrapped up in their emotions and lose sight of the big picture.