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    Tennis Racquet

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    There are three aspects to every tennis racquet. The grip, the frame, and the strings. Just like these three parts make up a whole racquet, these three correspond to three major aspects of my life. The grip is the base that supports the rest of the racquet and allows it to work properly, the frame is the personality of the racquet and dictates how the racquet will behave, the strings are where all the action happens on the racquet. Having a racquet with just a frame and strings would be unusable

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    Venus Ebony Starr Williams born June 17, 1980 in California is and American tennis player. She was taught by her father at a very young age and became a professional player in 1994 at just the age of 14. In 1997 she became the first unseeded U.S. Open women’s finalist in the open era. She was the first black woman to become World Number 1. At the Olympics in Sydney, Australia she won the gold medal in the singles competition and then won another gold medal in the doubles competition with her sister

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    or more. A player will also typically strike the shuttle 400 times during the 3 match games, around 150 of said strokes are full arm swings. However, with continual rapid movement injuries are bound to occur such as: tennis elbow, a sprained ankle, or a rotator cuff tear . Tennis elbow is characterized as an injury to a muscle or tendon on the outside of the elbow.

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    Jackie Joyner Kersee is one of the top female athletes in US history. Her story is inspirational. She showed that even if you do not have a lot of money you could still follow your dreams and reach your goals. Jackie was poor when she grew up but still went to school and graduated. She even went on to be in the Olympics. She is a true inspiration to all ages even if your eighty years old. Jackie was born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her parents named her after Jaqueline

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    learning and training during the girl season and summer time. Top 7 which are the first-string players for formal games was my goal, and I successfully made it in through ranking games in the team as the seventh place. I was proud, but not for long.In my junior year, I was the only one left in the 5 new players from the last year. I felt that this would be my climax with all the learning and training during the girl season and summer time. Top 7 which are the first-string players for formal games was my

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    Sometimes- you know something good is coming. You feel it, in your bones. You know that it is your time. You have worked hard. You deserve it. The only thing standing in the way is yourself. You have to believe. That is how I felt during my tennis tournament. I was ten years old, almost eleven, and my twin Ainsley and I were in the finals of a champ doubles tournament. If we won the champ, we would move up to the highest competitive level in Texas, the super champ level. We were nervous and tired

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    Michele has over 26 years of experience playing the game of tennis, 5 of those years coaching all ages and levels in tennis, basketball and soccer. Michele was born in Washington, DC and raised in Burtonsville, MD. At the age of seven, her love for tennis developed after participating in a tennis camp during the summer. Along with her twin sister Renee’, they continued attending camps and receiving lessons in Hilton Head, SC during summer vacation. Upon entering high school, Michele became a Panther

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    front and center as she was showed appreciation as the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in New York City on December 15, 2015. The tennis player, 34, showed off her toned arms and legs in a super sheer number that gave prominence to a commodious train skirt and a sultry, lingerie-inspired bustier top and we love her confidence. Williams, tennis star, shared a photo to Instagram on December 14, 2015 to express gratitude to the sports mag for being conscious of her accomplishments, posting

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    Why Tennis Was My Goal

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    Investigating Why tennis? What was my Goal? Tennis is a popular sport played by millions of people all around the world. Players either play singles (one versus one) or doubles (two verses two), and this is one main reason I was attracted to the sport from the beginning. It requires more personal effort as opposed to a team effort like other sports. Yet as I went through this project, I realized this trait of the sport may actually make it harder for many. When you win or lose, it is mostly due

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    change in angle of elevation affect the overall velocity of a tennis ball sliding off a ramp at .74 meters above ground? Hypothesis: If the angle of elevation of a ramp is increased, then the overall velocity of the tennis ball in air will also increase. Variables: Independent Dependent Controlled Confounding Angle of elevation of ramp (10º, 20º, 30º, 40º, 50º). Overall velocity calculated that the tennis ball travels (ms-1). ● Mass of tennis ball (0.058 kg) ● Height of table ramp is on ● Length of

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