Roger Federer

experience as I would have liked. Since I am an avid tennis competitor and compete on a national level I have had the opportunity to see some of the sports legends. I have seen some of the sport’s greatest modern talents such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Yet, I only saw them from a distance and didn’t communicate with them but I did recieve the once-in-a-lifetime chance to talk to one of the most controversial but successful coaches of all time named Nick Bollettieri. He…

McKinsey/General Electric Business Screen 2.0 In order to get an idea of the portfolio of the Rodamas Group and its performance, we created a GE business screen. This GE business screen shows both, the (external) attractiveness and the internal strength of each business. Furthermore the bubble size describes the market size, the pie represents the market share and the arrow shows the direction, in which the business tends to move. As the Rodamas Group is a very unique company with its huge…

There really isn’t much to say about me, there are few things that I actually enjoy doing or that describe me. Describing me is like trying to describe a rock to a blind person, not very easy. Im that rock everyone else is that blind person. Let me explain these things and how they shaped me to be how I am. The U.S. Navy has been in my mind for a while, it has been a big step in life to enlist. The Navy to me is a huge way for me to stay out of trouble and actually do good in my life. Joining…

It took years of hard work and dedication for Serena Williams to end up at the top of the tennis world. She proudly says that she came from nothing in a sport that expects you have a little something. While she’s currently No. 2, she ranked No. 1 in the world six times and held that position for a total of 309 weeks; the culmination of her achievements has led her to be regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Serena, along with her sisters, found herself moving…

When I was a little kid I was always judged based on predetermined ideas, whether it was race, ethnicity, physical traits, anything. Raised in a community where everyone seemed to be in the right place but yourself. Typical Asian stereotypes or presumptive idea about this group of people are they grow up to successful doctors, engineers, or so job field in STEM just like their parents to pass on a tradition or legacy. The problem was I found myself excluded to what would be the norm for most…

When discussing tennis technique in general, we normally refer to top players in the tennis. The important question is: Should a amateur tennis player attempt to copy the tennis technique of the pros? The answer is a cautious Yes if the tennis player is looking to improve their tennis technique and tennis strokes. The takeaway from watching professional players is that something can be learned every time you watch the pros practice. World class tennis players usually always share commonalities…

have the advantage of surprise because of the lack of time righties spend on practicing a lefties game. Rafael Nadal, number one men's tennis player in the world, uses these advantages when he plays one of his top competitors, Roger Federer. Nadal’s special talents forces Federer to practice to different lengths, making him find new hitting partners that play with the left hand before he takes to the court. Due to physical advantages, left-handed tennis players are often able to triumph over…

SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPISTS A physiotherapist is a health care professional that examines, diagnoses and treats a patient’s injury. Specifically, a sports physiotherapist is involved in a particular area of physiotherapy, dealing with injured athletes. Treatments for athletes may range from personally designed stretching and exercise programs, to providing education on how to prevent injuries. Sport physiotherapists differ from normal physiotherapists as the athletes they attend to perform at a high…

Example 1 – Cristiano Ronaldo Football strike: Bones and Joints: Kicking a football uses all of the bones and joints in your lower body. The tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges of your foot provide the contact surface that strikes the ball. The tibia and tarsals form your ankle joint, which must stay slightly flexed but rigid when you kick so that no power is lost. Your knee joint, consisting of the tibia and femur, extends as your thigh muscles contract and your hip, which is made up of your…

population use, because if you look a certain way they believe and judge you in that way. That results in gender inequality which refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. For example, Venus Williams and Roger Federer won respective Wimbledon singles titles in 2005 and 2007 but Venus didn’t receive the equal prize money. Venus walked into a boardroom at the All England Lawn Tennis and Cruquet Club the day before the 2005 Wimbledon final expressing the fight…