Table Tennis woes

I had to write this before. I have been playing table tennis for more than 20years. I used to play it every single day for 3 years. I have always made it to the finals of TT tournaments. I have won finals too. But, there was a time when I used to lose to one person. I must have lost two finals to him. Unfortunately, he left the place and I was champion again. I didn't lose the finals for many years. I also won a mixed doubles final. I forgot who my partner was.
I have not played table tennis for 10years now. I also beat some good table tennis players in college too. With this background, I gave my name for the table tennis tournament. I had been playing good. I was confident. Just the bat were bad. I managed to beat and managed to reach the finals. Then, I had a break of a week wherein I coudln't play TT. And when I came back, I was playing the first finals. The finals was among 3. Round robin was the mode of play to determine the winner. For my first match, I was not in good shape. My mind was awry and it was raining and I was wet. Unshaven, not at all free to move with a slight stiffness after a horrendous journey, I was playing my first finals. I lost the first set 21 -16. I was good at backhand and used to play ok forehand. But, then suddenly my forehand had become a weapon and I was very confident of it. But in the match none of my forehand pushes or smashes coudl reach the other side of the table. Each of my forehand pushes hit the net. Probably the net was tied a little higher. I won the second set. The third set started with me playing wayword. I normally don't lose my patience. I was beginning to feel irritated and impatient. I was trailing 5-10 and then I started playing wonderfully. I was playing my backhand slices very well. I never attempted to play my forehand. Suddenly we were even at 15. Then, I played magnificently and moved to a 20-16 lead. One point to go to win the match. And, then I played the worst table tennis of my whoel life. My opponent caught up with me and I lost the match :( I hate to lose when I know I can beat ppl. I was feeling a lot down for some days. Moral of the story is grow your patience. When you know you are losing your focus, concentration, start developing it. There is noone in thsi world you can't beat if you make your will. So, tighetn your resolve and go gather your dreams. On that note let me get back to some work. :)