And there is a rain delay. Dangit. LINK: The Wimbledon Site.
Watching some tennis on TV is really getting me thinking about tennis, and how fun it is. But then I think about why I don’t play much anymore. I think there was one thing that was really good for me and the same thing that was probably really bad for me. I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, since it is actually a person. Billy. haha. He has always looked at me and tennis positively, and at first it was really fun to play with him. Insanely fun. But then he got reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaallllllllllllllyyy good. lol. For a while that helped challenge me and I improved, but the losses built up. So now, I just see tennis as losing…since I’ve never beat my great friend Billy.
I also need to figure out if I’m going to join the team next year. Most people know my school tennis story. In two years I think I played in 7 of over 30 events…when I probably had the chance to play most of those. These two years we’ve also had very large teams, allowing me to do other things (music, etc) while someone else on the team would just play for me or something.
Next year (becuase of us having 50 people on the team this past season), there will be tryouts/cuts. I’m probably good enough to be on varsity, and may fair quite well. But I’m also probably not commited enough with my other focuses (music, academics) to be a member of a smaller team, where reliability and commitment is key.
So what do I do? I like tennis a lot (when I don’t lose every match), but I have things that I love more. I would like to have just one year where I could really do tennis. Would my junior year be the best for that? And would it make me want to do it again my senior year? And even if I wasn’t “successful” would I still have fun?
Throw me comments on your tennis philosophy. Thanks for reading my thoughts!
hey man, I’m glad you’re thinking about this. first of all, sorry , if sorry needs to be said. second of all, don’t compare your skills to mine. third of all, if you’re going to be on the team, be willing to take a little bit of time away from other things that got in your way these last couple years. don’t worry, music will ALWAYS be there for you. high school tennis however, will not. if you really want to enjoy it the way I and the rest of the team enjoy it, commit yourself. just for one season. this one. hopefully it will make you want to do it senior year, too. if not, oh well, but let me tell you that one of our team’s 25 spots is reserved for you. it needs you. but it needs you all the way. if it ends up being used only half the time, that’s a lot of time that someone else could have used to enjoy shawnee heights tennis. get with walter a few times, let me work with you a few times, get with anyone this summer and see if you can improve. if your heart’s not in the game though, don’t waste your time. good luck and I hope you make the right decision.
i was kinda thinkin the same thing about basketball…but hey. as far as i’m concerned, i think you should play…but then again, i don’t know what kind of music stuff you’re talking about. if i was a tennis beast like you, i would practice this summer and see what your schedule’s like come tennis season. but whatev…it’s up to you.
I think that if tennis is something that you really love, then you should stick with it. I know that you said there are things you enjoy more than them, but just as Billy pointed out, they will still be there when the season is over. You may never get another chance to play on a competitive tennis team and if you decide to play this year, dont take a second of it for granted because you never know when your last match might be. I know a lot of friends that miss playing sports so much and regretted not playing the last few yrs in high school. It cant hurt to give it a try, if it doenst work out then at least you can say that you gave it your best shot and you can commit yourself to those other things that you love doing. As for the losing every match thing, you need to change that attitude. You will never win a match that you dont think you can win going into. If you need any further sports psychology help you know where i live. ha ha hope you make the descision thats right for you.
love ya and God Bless,
~*Hallie*~