It pays to be a different kind of Genius

I have to say that playing the game I love is not just simply for sweats. It's not only physical, it's mentally challenging. Thought provoking almost always. Sports is only healthy when you can speak about your wins and losses. Not whine and cry and lash out at other people whenever you lose.

Even in a game, you mind spins and twirls, figuring out in split seconds how to react and how to play your next shot. It's not just blindly returning the ball over the net and wait for your opponent's next move. It's a game plan. You plan your shot, deploy and execute. And of course there is always room for surprises. That's how a game goes about.

That's why athletes were so highly paid, aside from being a celebrity of its own kind.

I admire the mental strength that players like Roger Federer and Justine had, because even the thought of playing in front of 15,000 people in a packed stadium sends chills down your spine. Your hands tremble, you make simple errors, and you are simply out of your game. Because the crowd and the atmosphere would be so overwhelming.

The way you see things on court can be applied to real life. Life is like a game. It's about timely reaction and your response towards it. Do you give up when you think its just isn't your day? You've lost the moment you said that.