A tough loss and a lesson

If you’re a tennis fan and you watched the Wimbledon men’s final last Sunday, you probably already know that it is going to go down in history as one of the greatest matches ever played. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal squared off in a contest that was nothing short of best vs best. Federer was going for a record sixth straight Wimbledon title and Nadal was looking to complete his installation into the ranks of the tennis elite.

After losing two straight sets to Nadal, they were at 5-4 in the third set when the first of the rains set in. After an hour and twenty minutes they resumed.

What happened from that point has left most commentators speechless and fans needing a sedative.

Federer battled back and won the third and fourth sets both by tie-breakers but lost the final set 9-7. After the match, Nadal cried and Federer, who normally is very gracious in victory or defeat, was at a complete loss for words.

Did I just convert this blog to a tennis blog without telling you? No. Rather, I want to make sure that you walk away with some very important life and business lessons from this contest.

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