Kris Soutar's Tennis Journal: THE BLOG
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Let’s throw out the patchwork quilt
I’m going back to my blogging roots. When I first started blogging, I had a rule of 15 minutes typing without major editing. Essentially, I type what is on my mind and don’t change my mind so here goes…. I am not politically minded and couldn’t tell you what the major differences are between the […]
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My favourite Andy Murray memory
It has been a slightly surreal 24 hours since Andy gave his emotional press conference in Australia. There has been an outpouring of emotion from his many fans around the world and huge support from […]
2018 Tennis Tour Review
So Christmas is over, we’re all probably full to the gills with unhealthy food and in just a few days, the 2019 tennis season will be upon us. In this week’s hit in the service […]
WRITE THE BEST SONG YOU CAN
The title will make sense nearer the end of this blog. DISCLAIMER: I am ambitious, always have been, always will be. I am competitive, always have been, always will be. I want every single player […]
IT’S WHAT WE DON’T SEE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
I have re-written the start of this blog about 10 times now. This is very unusual for me as writing normally comes naturally to me. The reason I’ve struggled, I didn’t want to write about […]
Being NORMAL is the new exceptional
I entered the words ‘being normal’ into the google search bar and was confronted with pages upon pages of pictures stating that ‘normal’ is boring and, would appear, is frowned upon in modern society. Last […]
“You can tell they have been coached!”
This is a saying I have found myself saying more and more in recent years. The sad thing being I have found myself saying it with a heavy heart. What am I seeing when I […]
Changing the feeling of THREAT into the feeling of OPPORTUNITY
It is said, the only instinct we are born with is survival. It this instinct that drives our behaviour while under pressure. It is amazing that our brain took millions of years to evolve and […]
Serena is guilty…… of being human….
On Saturday evening a 36 year old mother and a 20 year old lady walked on a court to play a game. It just so happened there were around 23,000 people there to witness this […]
BAN COACHING FOR A YEAR
Don’t worry, I’ve not lost my mind but please bear with me while I unpack this statement. I was a speaker at a conference last year and, as per normal, you do a Q&A at […]