Junior tennis

Joining tennis was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I made new friendships that have latest throughout the years, I grew out of comfort zone, I learned how to play and how to manage my time wisely. My experience with tennis has been amazing along with some difficult obstacles along the way. But overall I have learned to become the best version of myself. Tennis is not an easy sport no matter what anyone says. You have to decide how to hit the ball, where to aim it to and also the amount

afternoon of August 8th, 2016 a young girl was facing the tennis match of her life. The Girls 14s Nationals were coming to a close and the championship trophy was only 3 games and 1 set away. Everything she had dreamed for was so close, yet so far. The extremely sunny sky glared into her eyes, making it impossible to think. But she couldn’t lose hope now, if she won this match, she would be crowned the Girls 14s Nationals Champion for Tennis. All she had to do was clutch this game. Just a few more

Tennis taught me about learning to lose. As a freshman who had never played tennis, I was elated to start on the varsity team. Playing the number three position on my school’s, I lost match after match to people with years of experience. There were days where I questioned why I put myself in a position of constant defeat, and let myself lose with a personal and team record of 1-12. Our team may have finished last in the league, but I was not hopeless. In the next years, I sought not to focus on what

Arthur Ashe “’He trusted me…. With my father, my reputation was solid,’” said Arthur Ashe, when he was falsely accused of destroying a cabin during a tennis competition in 1960 (Lazo 38-40). As an African American at the time, Ashe constantly faces discrimination and limited opportunities. However, despite having a more challenging childhood than his tennis playing peers, Arthur Ashe risen to become an admirable athlete and achieved his American Dream. Naturally, like many other colored children, Ashe

think too much about self-growth. I thought more about finding new friends. The determination for new friends helped me gain the courage to join a sport and numerous of clubs. I decided to join tennis; keeping in mind I have never touched a racquet, nor stepped a foot on a tennis court before my first day of tennis class. I remember the gut wrenching nerves I had running all around my body when I met my coach and new teammates. Ranked second to last on the team was painful, but the pain encouraged me

Tennis has been an integral part of my life since I was 7. I started competing at the age of 11 and have been training almost every day since then. Tennis, in particular, tennis competition, has shaped me in many ways. It has taught me: independence, acceptance, perseverance, strategic thinking and discipline on and off courts. Unlike professional tennis, there is no coaching and barely any cheering from the bleacher in junior tournament, Each time I walk on the court, I know that how I play determines

Jean King has been an advocate for equality from a young age due, in part, to the fact that growing up she was discriminated against at tennis clubs because her parents did not have a great deal of money. Even though many people at the clubs disliked King, she excelled, started to play in major tournaments and quickly earned her place in women’s professional tennis. King’s most famous match was titled the “Battle of the Sexes” because she played the outspoken male chauvinist, Bobby Riggs. When King

characteristics in professional tennis players during a one-hour simulated tennis match. Journal of Human Kinetics, 50(2), 83-92. Tennis is one of the few games that has no time limits and players should keep their physical form at the highest level when entering to play tennis tournaments in order to achieve the best possible results. The researchers of this article mostly focused on how tennis players responded to physical activity, which they have experienced while playing a tennis match for a specified

In Andre Agassi’s autobiography Open, Agassi provides an in-depth description of his childhood and the pressures that burdened him throughout his life. From an early age, Agassi was primed to become the best tennis player in the world. Agassi’s father, Mike, forced the sport of tennis upon him. Andre would be forced to hit thousands of balls every day. “My father says that if I hit 2,500 balls each day, I’ll hit 17,500 balls each week, and at the end of one year I’ll have hit nearly one million balls

My racquet was a junior Wilson from Walmart, my shorts were the only athletic clothing item I owned, my tennis shoes were not even running style let alone court shoes, and my knowledge on tennis was nonexistent. Nonetheless, after that first practice I fell in love with the sport and it was one of the best decisions I made. Through the past four years I have learned all aspects of tennis from techniques to famous athletes; however, the most important things I gained were the life lessons. To begin