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Since this Saturday I have been without internet and cell phone access.\u00a0 I like a remote location.\u00a0 It is calming. But not a spot without modern technology.\u00a0 Thankfully Sunday we had the Wimbledon Final between Andy Roddick and Roger Federer.\u00a0 For those non tennis fans, Roddick was not given a chance to win by most experts, as Federer is arguably the greatest player ever.\u00a0 As a trader Sunday’s match was a learning experience.\u00a0 Let’s discuss.<\/p>\n

I have always liked Roddick.\u00a0 He is hysterical on late night shows.\u00a0 He is a professional athlete who is genuinely funny.\u00a0 And he did not disappoint after his heart breaking match by apologizing to Sampras for being unable to stop Federer from breaking his record.\u00a0 His taste in women is not that bad as well.\u00a0 What is the point of being an elite athlete if you can’t marry a supermodel after all? \u00a0 And he plays with heart.\u00a0 He has always left everything he has on the court.<\/p>\n

Roddick when younger was supposed to be the next Agassi or something like that according to Madison Avenue.\u00a0 With his 140 mph serve he was a can’t miss superstar.\u00a0 But then life happened and they actually played the matches.\u00a0 He has won only one Grand Slam title.\u00a0 Many would state he has not achieved the success his hype had predicted.<\/p>\n

I am a casual tennis fan.\u00a0 There are millions who know much more about tennis than me.\u00a0 But I found Sunday’s match educational.\u00a0 Roddick has clearly been working on his game for years.\u00a0 And he is not the same player he was a few years ago.\u00a0 He is a much improved player.\u00a0 And in watching Roddick play Federer there was almost no difference in skill level between these players.\u00a0 How is this possible?<\/p>\n

Roddick needed to improve his net play, conditioning, and backhand to compete with the very best in the world.\u00a0 He hired Jimmy Connors, who worked on Roddick’s backhand.\u00a0 Today Roddick’s backhand is almost unrecognizable compared to three years ago.\u00a0 It is much improved.<\/p>\n

His new coach Larry Stefanki suggested that Roddick drop some weight to compete at a higher level.\u00a0 Roddick lost 15 pounds in the off season.\u00a0 Certainly this helped Roddick compete for almost seven sets during yesterday’s Final.\u00a0 His movement is better.\u00a0 He lasted over four hours, shot for shot, against the greatest tennis player in the history of the game.\u00a0 Essentially he gave up bad carbs, and ate more protein and vegetables.<\/p>\n

Roddick volleys much better than when he was younger.\u00a0 I am not sure if I heard this correctly but I thought one of the commentators stated he plays net games for hours with professionals.\u00a0 Whatever he does, with his self-described “brick hands”, the guy has learned how to really volley.<\/p>\n

As I watched the match I could not see any difference between Federer and Roddick.\u00a0 I was getting a little annoyed at the announcers who were saying how incredible Roddick was playing.\u00a0 It appeared to me that he is now just a lot better than he was.\u00a0 Maybe he was not playing the match of his life, maybe his spectacular play in the Semis, was his new level of play given his improvement?<\/p>\n

Maybe Roddick played over his head this weekend.\u00a0 I tend to doubt this.\u00a0 He seems to me to be just a much better player.\u00a0 It would not surprise me if he won many majors over the next few years.<\/p>\n

You know we say this a lot to developing traders who are under performing – you can improve.\u00a0 You must continually work to get better.\u00a0 Roddick went from an excellent player to almost as good as the best player ever.\u00a0 He did this through concentrated practice on his backhand and volleying, losing weight, conditioning, and probably a lot more work we will learn about going forward.\u00a0 But if he can get better, then so can we.\u00a0 It will just take some work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best of luck with your trading! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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