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    Coach's Relationship

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    the varsity team. Every time I tried to talk to him, he responded by using single phrases, never trying to continue the conversation. After these rough weeks passed by, I started to feel disappointed since I was expecting him to help me improve my tennis game. Since he was the most acclaimed coach around the state, his word of me not being talented enough stroke me. But I did not quit, and one day after losing a match with

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    An old man accidentally entering the wrong competition, accidentally won a World Series of Poker. Christian Pham, from Minnesota, beating 219 of the best players in the game, on Thursday emerged victorious over the prestigious tournament. No-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball: professional poker player who Texas Hold ’em, but is instead a separate incident on the same day to sign up to play, there is no limit to sign up. Mr. Pham sat down to play it when he only realized his error and explained

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    Process Essay Tennis

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    tennis is a sport that you can play for your whole life. In this essay it will explain how to play tennis, starting with the very basics: From how to pick out your first tennis racquet, to understanding the objective of the game, to knowing the grip names, their purpose, and the best one for you; to learning the basic tennis strokes, and the scoring. These skills will teach you how to be successful and enjoy the game of tennis. First, before you can start learning how to play you will need to choose

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    they have would last longer and give more benefits to them. In “Of Studies,” Francis Bacon points out about the importance of studies and how it is useful in practical application. In “The Colonel,” Michael Hogan describes his experiences in learning tennis from an army colonel who also taught him life’s lessons. Although Bacon and Hogan are both writing about knowledge and lessons, that

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    Adaptive Golf

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    Adaptive sports are played by people with disabilities, no matter if they have intellectual or physical disabilities. These sports give the disabled people the true feel of independence, and they relieve stress while enjoying themselves. Here are some of the most popular adaptive sports for people with disabilities. Bowling is a very popular sport among all types of people. For the disabled, there exists the “Poss-I-Bowl”, that gives them the ability to play this recreational and competitive game

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    When Betty and Bill Moffitt gave birth to there daughter Billie Jean they didn't know that she would become a memorable tennis player. Billie started sports at a young age but stuck with tennis. Although she had a successful tennis career but her all time career great was on September twentieth of 1973. Her journey to success began on November twenty second of 1943 when she was born in Long Beach California. Before she got married her maiden name was Moffitt. The Moffitt family was a sport

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    In Five Keys to Better Hitting, five professional players discuss hitting techniques that they feel make the best hitters great. “Make your approach the same every time,” says Jen Kessy, a USA Beach Volleyball Olympian. “Other players won't be able to tell if you're shooting or hitting. It makes you more deceptive.” Jordan Larson, an outside hitter on the national US team, says the key to becoming a better attacker is your feet. Getting your feet to the ball is important. It allows you to hit the

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    Serena Williams Essay

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    to her ability to compete and hold down her own. On September 26, 1981, Serena Williams was born to Richard and Oracene Williams in Saginaw, Michigan. Williams, the youngest of five girls, began tennis training with her family at the age of nine and flourished to become one of the world’s greatest tennis players. According to Serena Williams’s website, four Grand Slam championship titles, sixty-six singles championship titles, twenty-two doubles championship titles, and five Olympic gold medals fill

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    The Libra constellation, also known as the Scales or the Balance, are a part of the Zodiac constellations, which ancient astronomers had created to follow along the line of the ecliptic and try to map out the pathway of the Sun, Moon, and stars. As cited from Joe Rao, amongst all the Zodiac constellations, the Libra constellation is the only one that represents an inanimate object, instead of an animal or a person. According to Ellie Crystal, Libra was known in Babylonian astronomy as MUL Zibanu

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    word boo is an onomatopoeia, as the word imitates the sound that is similar to the noise. This does also characterize an informal and low style. The style of writing connects perfectly with the receiver who probably are people that are interested in tennis and does not have to be well educated and academic, this can be the reason behind the simple and the variation of formal and informal language. The writer, Agassi, also uses contractions such as couldn’t, don’t, doesn’t etc. which also characterizes

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