by Minter Dial | Jul 7, 2007 | Health, Travel
The Dial ’07 Summer Holidays, Club Meditation — Part 1 of 3. After 5 times at a Club Med, I think we are now officially veteran ‘Gentils Membres’ (guests). Yes, admitting that we (2 adults, 2 kids) enjoy Club Med comes with all sorts of...
by Minter Dial | Jun 11, 2007 | Sports
Somehow, it wasn’t exactly an exciting match. There was, despite the ludicrous (16/17) number of missed break points for Federer, an inevitability to the Nadal win (6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4) at the ’07 French Open Finals. The 59 unforced errors by Federer made him...
by Minter Dial | May 28, 2007 | Health, Sports
Being left handed is a minority problem (estimated up to 15%). I am not left-handed, but it is a characteristic that I systematically notice in people (I have never managed to detect left-eyed fish – see ABC report). When my wife asked me what image or...
by Minter Dial | May 3, 2007 | Sports
The recent battle of the champions’ surfaces, featuring Nadal versus Federer on a hybrid court, half grass and half clay, was completely innovative. When I read about the concept, it felt instinctively distinctly weird. The bounce on your side and the movement...
by Minter Dial | Mar 30, 2007 | Business, Leadership, Sports
Two people yesterday spoke to me about an overwhelming link between the mindset of a great tennis player and the mindset of a great leader. Not that I am going to make a definitive analysis here, but a couple of fun, if not provocative, concepts: [in doubles,] best to...