Firstly, I had an memorable spring break in Orlando, Florida with my tennis team. During this trip I had a insightful talk with my coach. A simple technique question led to great inspiration. He told me that the right brain controls motion and physical action in the body. When I play I tend to over analyze and stress out. The reason I lose some of my matches is because I let my left brain have more control of me than my right brain. In tennis, and life, its important to equally use the right and left brain. In tennis, when hitting a shot, the right brain needs to emerge to give you fluidity and unconscious control. When the right brain is functioning and when you allow it to function, you are able to enter "the zone." The popular term "in the zone" applies on and off court.
The ego lives in the left side of brain. If we use too much of the left side (as I do) unnecessary stress develops. Being 'in the zone' is when you strike a perfect balance between right and left. Your ride side gives you the freedom to make mistakes and not punish yourself for; it allows you to fully express yourself without any hesitation. While the left side allows you assess your judgment and actions as a final detail. So let yourself live! Your left side will jump in if you go a little too crazy.
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