Chris Evert-Personal Narrative

I was late in entering the realm of tennis as a lanky eleven-year-old. Among the countless midgets who had gripped onto a racquet since birth, my presence was uncomfortably conspicuous. Yet, I unabashedly attended every lesson, willing to stay for hours.

Some of the conversation consisted of us being very annoyed at the fact people could not pronounce Ryan Beatty’s name correctly.

During the earlier years of my tennis career, about the age of seven, my parents had learned of a nearby organization at Watkins Park Maryland. The organization was known as the Prince George’s Tennis and Education Foundation. It was here where I began to make my largest strides in my life, both academically and athletically.

He has many accomplishments in tennis as well. Possibly his best accomplishment, was when he entered a tournament unseeded, but ended up sweeping every person he played, 6-0 and 6-0. The tournament was a well-regarded tournament

“Oh no, please don’t tell me this is happening. Mom, can I just skip this tournament?” I pleaded, “There is absolutely no hope for me.” Being the dramatic person I am, I lamented the imminent end of my tennis career. I went into the tournament with an expectation of failure. I started the match by accidentally whacking the ball over the fence, tripping on my own feet rushing to end the point. The little confidence I had when going into the match dissipated within a few minutes. I continued the match pondering how to angle my racket to put spin on the ball. Every time I failed, I blamed it on the high skill level of my opponent. Unsurprisingly, I lost in an hour. When looking back on that match, I realized that it could have gone differently had I not brought myself down before. My lack of

First, I would like to share with all of you what tennis is and what it’s like for the professionals and high school teams, to

After walking in on his sub cheating on him with the security guard, Taden McIntire had decided it was time to make a change. He wanted to have a life where he didn’t hate himself at the end of the day like he did working on Wall Street. Reading an advertisement for new entrepreneurs in the small southern town of Cedar Falls, Taden decided to roll the dice and move.

It was a dismal, January day when Jackson Edge first arrived at Lanceton secondary. Right away, everyone knew he was out to start trouble. However, no one knew what his first move was going to be. He always had a look, a look of hatred, that he carried with him wherever he went. He could’ve been upset by the fact that he was at a new school with no friends halfway through the school year. Or, he could’ve been upset for whatever other reason. However, we did know one thing; Jackson Edge was going to grow and make a name for himself at our school, and he will soon go from the depths of the high school food chain, all the way to the top.

The Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame begins with one young innovative tennis player from Waco, Texas named Charlie McCleary, whose contributions begin very early on in his life. At thirteen, he aided in founding the Waco Tennis Association. While attending Waco High he met and fell for the school’s number one tennis player, Emadele Marrs. The two married when Charlie made it back from World War II and together they set out to pursue their passion for tennis and its history in Texas.

He was wearing a pair of tattered old jeans, almost like overalls and a torn plaid red jacket, his work boots were thick and covered in a mix of blood, dirt and broken glass. I immediately recognized him as Brian Phillips, an elderly German man who worked in the slaughterhouse a little ways outside of town. The look on his face was of pure sheer terror and he stammered out an uncontrollable mix of German and English in a furious fright. Richard raised his hands as he tried to calm Brian down and eventually, he was able to begin from the beginning.

She recently received her certification as a 10 and under coach through the United States Tennis Association. Michele continues to participate in leagues and tournaments in the Washington, DC area and win. She enjoys teaching sports because she is afforded the opportunity to not only help others reach their goals through athletic player development, but to continuously give back to her community. She feels that tennis is a great outlet to not only maintain physical fitness, but to meet people and build lasting friendships.

My ascent to the Baylor Men’s Tennis Team is a story of using relentless hard work to accomplish a goal that seemed like a long shot

This website offers information about Serena Williams’s early life and accomplishments. Serena has given the distinct impression of belonging to a lifestyle filled with prosperity and triumph, but that wasn’t always the case. Serena’s father —a former sharecropper, taught his two daughters, Serena and Venus, the fundamentals of tennis. He educated himself through resources such as books and videos to introduce his girls to relevant knowledge. The success of the Williams’ was a yearning aspiration of Serena’s father “Richard

In 2012 I attended the US Open Kids Day and I have been going to the US Open in Flushing, New York for three years free of charge. Tennis has also influenced my academic work. In 2013 I created a National History Day documentary on the History of Women's Tennis. The president of Legacy Youth Tennis and Education (where I use to play at), and a classroom of people viewed my documentary. The President asked me if I wanted to meet Billie Jean King at the upcoming tennis court dedication in Hunting Park. I advanced to the state level of National History Day with my

He won Wimbledon, the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, at 2008 against tennis star Roger Federer. One of his famous quotes is “Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.”(Biography.com)