Taking Weekend Tennis Seriously

Most of these annoyances weren’t pointed out by my doubles partners, but they don’t have to say anything to me.  Their death stares and silence speak volumes.  Read the rest of this entry »

The first time I heard the term “weekend warrior” applied to me, I was offended.  Weekend Warrior?!  No, brah, I am not just some schlob who picks up the ole tennis racquet once a week if I can manage to pull my lazy frame off the couch long enough to change into the proper tennis clothing – or not.  I mean, as long as I wear clothes and some sort of footwear, I can play tennis, right? – and go out and hit the ball willy nilly and get all excited when I hit that one hard shot inside the court on the other side of the net out of 20 tries.  I play tennis seriously! Read the rest of this entry »

Do you need to know about my game?  Does this help you understand the perspective I’m coming from?  Are you able to relate to me better if you know something about how I play tennis?

Shouldn’t we all have the same perspective on tennis?  The point is to win, right?  We’re all trying to win?  Hello?  Is this mic on? Read the rest of this entry »