🎾 The Book of Tennis Changes

Heaven knows nothing of rankings.

Earth knows nothing of victories and defeats.

Only people try to measure the journey with numbers.

Therefore, the wise tennis player remembers:

🎾 When you meet a stronger opponent, do not be discouraged.

The wind does not argue with the mountain.

It learns how to move around it.

🎾 Guard the freedom of your game.

The one who fears the opinion of others has already lost before the first serve.

🎾 Do not blame the court, the balls, or your opponent.

Water does not complain about its riverbed.

It simply finds its way.

🎾 Do not try to fix the entire tennis world.

Light a single lantern, and there will be less darkness.

🎾 Do not linger among those who bring conflict.

Muddy water clears itself when it is no longer stirred.

🎾 Do not imitate another player’s game.

The pine does not try to become bamboo.

That is why both are beautiful.

🎾 Do not fear the solitude of an empty court.

In the sound of a bouncing ball, answers can often be heard that cannot be found in a crowd.

🎾 Do not fear defeat.

Winter is not the defeat of spring.

It is merely part of the journey.

🎾 Respect people more than rankings.

Points remain in the standings.

Good deeds remain in hearts.

🎾 Avoid unnecessary noise.

The louder people argue, the quieter tennis becomes.

And remember:

A match ends.

A tournament passes.

A ranking changes.

But the love of the game remains.

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Because true tennis is not a struggle for a place in the standings.

It is a path.