I see it differently. First of all, you may (or may not!) expend a disproportionate amount of energy at 40-love to win, but if it works, then you're done! He

I see it differently. First of all, you may (or may not!) expend a disproportionate amount of energy at 40-love to win, but if it works, then you're done! He didn't say strategy was not important - actually, he didn't really address strategy at all. Overall, his observation was insightful - the distraction caused by focusing on failure limits your ability to do well right now. In fact, this brings to mind Aaron Hillegass' book on Cocoa programming. In the foreword, he mentions that the biggest impediment most students have to learning new material is worrying whether or not they are 'smart enough'. Instead of learning, they spend mental cycles thinking about their abilities.