Opposite temperaments you must seek to compare
with people whose reactions you know.
A person who can control his own mental processes stands an
excellent chance of reading those of another, for the human mind
works along definite lines of thought, and can be studied. One
can only control one's, mental processes after carefully studying
them.
A steady phlegmatic baseline player is seldom a keen thinker. If
he was he would not adhere to the baseline.
The physical appearance of a man is usually a pretty clear index
to his type of mind. The stolid, easy-going man, who usually
advocates the baseline game, does so because he hates to stir up
his torpid mind to think out a safe method of reaching the net.
There is the other type of baseline player, who prefers to remain
on the back of the court while directing an attack intended to
break up your game. He is a very dangerous player, and a deep,
keen- thinking antagonist. He achieves his results by mixing up
his length and direction, and worrying you with the variety of
his game. He is a good psychologist. Such players include J. C.
Parke, Wallace F. Johnson, and Charles S. Garland. The first type
of player mentioned merely hits the ball with little idea of what
he is doing, while the latter always has a definite plan and
adheres to it. The hard-hitting, erratic, net-rushing player is a
creature of impulse. There is no real system to his attack, no
understanding of your game.
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