It Could Happen to You

Five-time U.S. Open champion, Roger Federer was serving, up 5-3, 40-15 in the fifth, and lost to Novak Djokovic, 7-5, in the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Open. If perhaps the greatest player of all-time could blow a lead, then so could you.

Federer is renowned for his supreme confidence as evidenced by his statement after this match, "I get over these losses quickly." Confidence for this, and most champions, is more than simply believing in yourself, it is not worrying about the consequences of failure.

Federer promises to be back.