It began when I was 12 years old. I was 160 lbs and became desperate for a change. One day my friend’s parents invited me to watch an upcoming college tennis match at Berkeley, where the Bears were playing against Stanford. This was my first time watching a tennis match in real life, let alone a professional college match. Walking into the stadium I was immediately confronted with masses of people concentrated onto to this one single court as though their would be some kind of performance. We sat down in the front row and the doubles match began. All of a sudden balls were being hit back and forth at a rate where my eyes couldn’t even follow along, people were yelling “Go Bears”, “Go Cards”, the atmosphere changed from being so silent that
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I was born into family who felt my time should be spent on studying in school instead of playing sports. So when I began to play tennis, my mom would always frown upon me every time I fell trying to reach and hit the ball or when I accidentally hit myself on my head with my racquet. But this only brought motivation to prove my mom wrong. I wanted to become the tennis players I once saw during the match at berkeley. Whenever I had any free time after school or before, I would always find a way to practice my game. I challenged my friends and their parents play a match or if no one was available I would hit against the wall until it went dark. Sometimes I would even jog to school before school starts to increase my endurance level. I wanted to do whatever it takes to be the best tennis player I can be. With all this training, I knew my determination would be my key to reaching my goal no matter what anyone else said. When I join my high school tennis team, I was immediately engulfed in an environment full of highly skilled players. It was a bit intimidating at first, but as the season progressed, I began to create a bond with my teammates that no one else can replicate though the experience and memories we shared. I learned that tennis isn’t about winning or losing, it's about the laughs you share with you teammates, the passion and enthusiasm shared amongst each other, and the
I was born into family who felt my time should be spent on studying in school instead of playing sports. So when I began to play tennis, my mom would always frown upon me every time I fell trying to reach and hit the ball or when I accidentally hit myself on my head with my racquet. But this only brought motivation to prove my mom wrong. I wanted to become the tennis players I once saw during the match at berkeley. Whenever I had any free time after school or before, I would always find a way to practice my game. I challenged my friends and their parents play a match or if no one was available I would hit against the wall until it went dark. Sometimes I would even jog to school before school starts to increase my endurance level. I wanted to do whatever it takes to be the best tennis player I can be. With all this training, I knew my determination would be my key to reaching my goal no matter what anyone else said. When I join my high school tennis team, I was immediately engulfed in an environment full of highly skilled players. It was a bit intimidating at first, but as the season progressed, I began to create a bond with my teammates that no one else can replicate though the experience and memories we shared. I learned that tennis isn’t about winning or losing, it's about the laughs you share with you teammates, the passion and enthusiasm shared amongst each other, and the