Tennis great Roger Federer won 54% of the points he ever played.

That’s it. Just 54 out of every 100. And yet—he’s one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Twenty Grand Slam titles. Over 1,200 match wins. A career that spanned two decades.

At first glance, 54% doesn’t sound impressive. If you saw that on a test score, you’d assume someone bombed it. But in tennis, it turns out you don’t need to win every point. You just need to win enough of them—and keep showing up for the next one.

That was Federer’s mindset. He didn’t let a lost point rattle him. He moved on. Reframed the miss. Focused on the next shot.

My tempo run this week did not go my way. I was off pace and cut the miles short. But 54% changes how I look at it.

Success isn’t about being perfect. It’s about staying in the game. It’s about winning just enough of the small battles to stay in the fight. It’s about setting the next goal and giving yourself the grace to chase it—knowing that not every mile will be a good one, but every mile counts.

You don’t have to hit 100% to be great. 54% might be enough.

—George
Founder, Peregrune