1) Tennis is a competitive individual or doubles sport played between opponents on opposite sides of a court. 2) The 1998 Wimbledon final between Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic inspired the author to take up tennis competitively after seeing Sampras' resilience and self-belief in winning. 3) Over the past 10 years of playing tennis, the author has won numerous school and state laurels, competed in national tournaments, and led their school team to a bronze medal in an interschool tournament, developing leadership skills.

1. Sports - Personality Development
Machine
Bhavik Khandhar

2. Tennis
• A competitive individual sport played
between two opponents, one on either side of
the court (singles) or four opponents, two on
each side of the court (doubles).
• A captivating sport that makes one’s eyeballs
go to and fro from one side of the court to the
other!

3. Tennis

4. The First Spark
• 1998 Wimbledon final
• Pete Sampras vs. Goran Ivanisevic
• Ivanisevic was on match point and then the
unbelievable happens!
• Sampras turns the tide in his favour through
an inherent calmness and determination,
showcasing his resilience and self belief.

5. The First Spark
1998 Wimbledon Championship Sampras – My idol

6. Personal Commencement of Tennis
• An instant connection that saw me take it up
as not just a passionate hobby but also
competitively
• I have been playing the sport for 10 odd years
• The journey has been remarkable as well as
nostalgic

7. Childhood Love

8. The Journey
• Won innumerable
laurels for school and
state
• Competed in national
level tournaments
(AITA) and was a State
ranked player

9. The Journey
• As Sports Captain in
school, I led a team of three
to win the bronze medal for
my alma mater in a highly
competitive inter school
tournament that witnessed
the participation of 20
schools
• My innate understanding of
the intricate complexities of
the sport and shrewdness
on court contributed
significantly to our victory

10. Contribution to Personality
• What the Sport taught me:
– Ingraining a competitiveness in thought and kind
is important
– Performing to excel is imperative. If that wasn’t
the case, then keeping score would be
unnecessary!
– Failure is inevitable but simultaneously
inconsequential
– The sight of an achievement is the greatest gift
one can offer other human beings

11. Side-Effects of Tennis

12. Contribution to Professional
Development
• Learnt that dictionary is the only place where success
comes before work
• Incorporated a certain assiduity in my work
technique
• Elucidation of the fact that adhering to fixed beliefs is
declivitous to personal and professional growth
• Moulded me into an effective team player:
Delegation is necessary to allow for increased
productivity

13. Contribution to Professional
Development
• Focus on the job at hand: When you lose sight of
your destination, you convert into a drifter and
achieving that inviolate peace of spirit becomes
an illusion
• Fame is a by- product, not the goal. ‘Don’t go
looking for victory, efficiency will get you there’
• Fortified my belief in myself and my abilities

14. Professional Development Graph

15. Key Takeaways
• “The principle is competing against yourself.
It's about self-improvement, about being
better than you were the day before” - Steve
Young
• “Winners never quit and quitters never win”
- Unknown
• “Sweat plus sacrifice equals success” - Charlie
Finley

16. Thank You