One of my biggest failures that has helped lead to success was my tennis career throughout high school. Coming into high school as a freshman, the assistant coach had told me that there would be a high chance of me making varsity. As it turned out, I did not play varsity until junior year and was left to play junior varsity freshman and sophomore year, without receiving much advice from the coaches throughout the first two years. I contemplated quitting tennis because it seemed pointless and time consuming. I felt like I was failing at tennis because of the build-up from the assistant coach before my freshman season. Luckily, I contacted tennis pro at the Tipton Lakes Athletic Club in Columbus. I met with him after the sophomore season and
