Karma Phala and Playing Tennis

Karam Phal and Karam Yog are often misunderstood / misinterpreted.

Here is an example that may help.

If one plays Tennis to win, then during teh game the energy is on winning. And at end if one does win, its the temporary happiness and the desire to play to win again. If loose then angry and frustrated.

If playing as a sport or as a form of exercise , the approach and emotions are different. I want to improve my game, get more agile, learn how to tackle the opponent, burn calories, loose some weight  ...and so on.  Now the focus may be one or all these, but the focus has moved away from winning. While playing to burn calories and improve game, as a by product may also win the game....that is a bonus!!!

When focus moves away from result to effort , one can put in 100% effort , else teh contemplation of result dilutes the effort.