Roger Federer:

Roger Federer

Roger Federer is one of the greats of world tennis, ranked No. 1 in singles for 310 weeks.

In 2024, he gave the commencement address at Dartmouth College. In that speech, he shared one of the secrets to his incredible success.

He told the Dartmouth graduates that in his career, he won almost 80% of his matches—but only 54% of all the points he competed for. His argument and challenge? Even the best tennis players in the world lose nearly half the points they play.

Federer went on to say: don’t dwell on your failures—play the next point and move on. There is always a second chance. There is always tomorrow.

Get up, dust yourself off, and get on with life.

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