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the fallen leaves of the White Oak that embodied the start of fall. The weather was perfect for tennis. But in my mind I felt a nuisance, a bothersome, due to the current deficiency of my restfulness. But I suppose “everything in this life has a purpose” (Kübler-Ross). Today was the first day of practice for the boys’ tennis team in Sikeston. But before any team members or new members can play tennis as a team, they had to complete the coach’s…

The Skill of Anticipation I have been playing tennis since I was five years old, and having a good anticipation skill helped me to succeed. Since childhood, I have been playing defensive style tennis while staying mostly on the baseline. In order to succeed and win matches, I had to run a lot during the competition and play many long rally points. Due to my playing style, I needed to conserve energy during the tennis tournaments to perform at the best possible level. Because of my playing style…

I’m a competitive tennis player and I am preparing to play one high school teams this spring(even though I am only an 8th grader). I constantly want to improve, but I wasn’t sure how to do that. I train three times a week and matches every Saturday, but I didn’t do anything else. I know that tennis is a very mentally demanding game, same goes for physically.The best players in the world win because they are in great shape and because they break their opponents mentally. I also know that anything…

winning team. The Baylor Men’s Tennis team wants to be a leader for this new initiative by continuing to get service hours through the community service events already in place and creating an event that will bring Waco residents to campus. Although the program has organized social events with member of the Baylor community in the past, it hasn’t been successful in establishing strong relationships between the team and members of the Waco community. Not only does the tennis program want to…

I have been playing tennis for about three years now and I have also coached few candidates to become a better tennis player. Tennis is a very complicated sport as it is not only about having the right skills but also the proper knowledge and passion! Some of the skills include knowing fundamental tennis, having general athletic abilities, and mentally being involved in tennis. Based on my experiences from past two years, it is very important that a player should be mentally tough and physically…

had to overcome to get to where she is today, but also the myriad accomplishments she has pulled off in the realm of tennis. Read on for more Maria Sharapova facts! Number Eight: Her Father Taught Her to Play on Public Courts He worked many jobs to support her dream of tennis, but he still couldn't make enough money to pay for lessons. His solution? Train her himself on free courts. Seems like that paid off as well as anything else would have. Number Seven: She Wears a Cross Whenever She…

Pheena Berwick I stood there, rooted in place and unable to move. I wanted to turn away and run for the warm covers of my bed. I found that despite the urge to run I couldn’t make my feet move. I had to know the whole story despite how terrible the truth seemed to be. I remember how strange of a day that it had been previously, all of it started with that morning. I have always loved to explore, adventure, and sneak around. Late at night I would often slide out of bed and sneak around the…

Serena Williams had an eventful childhood which sparked her love of tennis and fostered her competitive drive. She is an American born tennis player from Saginaw Michigan. She was born there in 1981 making her the youngest among her 4 other sisters. Her parents, Richard and Oracene Williams, like many other parents, wanted to see their children succeed. The two youngest of their daughters, Serena and Venus, became interested in tennis and their father, a former sharecropper from Louisiana, took…

American skilled tennis player Serena Williams has accomplished over 20 Grand Slam singles titles and numerous Olympic gold medals. Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26, 1981 in Saginaw Michigan. She is the youngest of five daughters. Her father Richard and mother Oracene Williams have two daughters, Serena and her sister Venus, which became two of tennis great champions. Serena’s father was determined to see his two daughters succeed in tennis so when he moved his family out to Compton,…

are a tennis player like myself. Tennis is a quick action game. Unlike photography there is no time where you can analyze all your shots. Once you get that wrong shot the next point is a spilt second away. In tennis the shot that you want to be the best is winner shot. A winner shot simply is a shot where your opponent cannot reach or get to. Tennis is action packed with every shot meaning something and isn’t a game where you can go back and mess with it like you can in photography. Tennis and…