Is something getting the best of you?

This is not an article about self exploration per se. More about reaching one's potential. I had a revelation today as I was playing tennis. Tennis has been a bed rock in my life since my childhood but now I am starting to get serious, at least my attitude is. What I have found with a sport like tennis is that unless I am absolutely pushing then there is a real possibility that I will get worse. Attitude proceeds ability. I may have got marginally better in the last year but I am still not happy. Why? Because whilst I have improved my lack lustre attitude means I am not improving nearly as quickly as I would like. So what changed? I began questioning every shot. How can I improve on that? And for the first time the majority of my forehands went in, with force, power and control. I was fighting myself to get better. I hope this fight lasts, striving to be continually better is something that could transform every aspect of my life, not just my tennis game.  And why bother? Because as two of our fish found out this morning (we found them dead), life is not nearly as long as it first appears. In fact it is over in a flash.  Don't you want to make your mark before your time is done?