During the semifinals of the 1990 Wimbledon tennis match, 16-year-old Monica Seles faced Zina Garrison. As the match proceeded, it became clear that Seles' greatest enemy was not Garrison but herself.
Said Seles afterward, “The match was so close. I was going for the safe shots. Even on Zina's second serve I was scared to hit the ball...”
Garrison, on the other hand, didn't play for safe. “I just told myself to go for it...if I missed, at least I'd know that this time I went for it.” Advantage, game, set and match to Garrison.
You may ask yourself: do you risk enough to succeed?
在1990年温布尔顿网球公开赛半决赛上，16岁的莫尼卡·塞莱斯与吉娜·加莉森相遇。随着比赛的进行，塞莱斯清楚地意识到她最大的敌人不是加莉森，而是她自己。
塞莱斯赛后说道：“比赛咬得很紧。我总是选择安全的打法。即使是面对加莉森的第二发球，我也不敢主动进攻……”
而加莉森可不想四平八稳。“我对自己说：一定要竭尽全力……假如我输了，至少我知道我已经尽了最大努力”。结果，加莉森占先、夺得局点、盘点、赛点——最后获胜。
你可以问问自己：自己为成功冒足险了吗？