Patriots Bye Week

I'm competing in the KIA Australian Open Amateur Championships. The tournament has a number of strong D1 college players and ATP caliber "grinders." Rafael Nadal's US Open win over Sam Querrey helped guide me through the opening round (against a player that had beaten me just nine months ago). Sam is physically bigger and has a MUCH 'bigger' game than Rafael, but Nadal's sheer heart, focus and ambition won the match, proving just how powerful the mind can be in any sport....If you BELIEVE that you can win, and "do your physical homework" before a tournament, you can pull off un-imaginable victories.  It was a treat to get back to the competition....now back to covering sports!