On to the semis

Its a beautiful day in Charlottesville and we took a drive into the historic downtown to visit the original home of the Dave Matthews Band: Miller’s Downtown. To me there is no better way to spend time before a match than to put your mind into something you enjoy that has nothing to do with squash. There is no set thing – just do something you enjoy and your mind and body relax and you conjure pure positive energy. Then go to the courts and go through a short pre-match routine.

My quarterfinal opponent was a good player from Toronto. Willie Hosey is the pro at his home club, and any player coming out of Willie’s club is going to know how to play good squash. I hit the ball better than yesterday and felt very much in the moment as I played. Aside from a few unnecessary errors to start off the third game, I played pretty good squash and won 11-3, 11-4, 11-6. It was my kind of match – not one disputed call and maybe 3 or 4 lets or strokes the entire match. I play my semifinal match at 5:40 today.

I like to watch a good movie when I have a few hours to kill at a tournament.  My type of movies are inspirational sports movies – movies like Chariots of Fire, Miracle, and any Muhammed Ali fight.  To my girlfriend’s horror Rocky was in the discount movie bin at the 7-Eleven and I couldn’t resist.  I’m not sure though if I have the heart to inflict it on her.  Maybe just a few scenes . . .

 

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