Big dreams are so damn tiring.
Being number two sucks.
A great coach can lead you to a place where you don't need him any more.
But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.
I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.
Tennis is a very objective sport in the sense that the scoreboard doesn't lie.