Timing

You have probably heard the saying “timing is everything”.  Timing perhaps is not everything, but it is a vital ingredient to success.  This is true even for a simple task such as cooking.  In tennis if your timing is off, you may hit the ball too early or late, both of which result in a fault or mediocre shot.  In business, you may sell or buy a stock at the wrong time and lose millions of dollars because of it.

The only method of obtaining good timing is through repetition or experience. Again, Mr. Agassi is a good example. According to many pro tennis players, he hits the ball cleaner and returns the serve better than anybody in the history of the game.  Probably no one has hit as many balls and returned as many serves as a kid as Andre did either.  By repetition and experience, timing will become a sixth sense to you.