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41 comments:

  1. ...I've played in the rain plenty of times, carefully taking steps and aiming for the puddles...

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  2. ...closing gates, by creative means if needed, is a basic expectation of proper tennis conduct...

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  3. ...backboards seem a superior training aid than ball machines. the cost is a fraction, the versatility is endless, and a line can be painted to resemble a net...

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  4. ...West Texas rules: always remove stickers before you serve and never give up on a point cause you might be beneficiary of a west Texas bounce...

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  5. ...in florida all the tennis courts look lonely. the resort tendency is to laze around and smell the ocean breeze 'til noon...

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  6. ...got my hands on a t2000. changed the game. jimmy conners days, when the american bulldog ruled the grass...

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  7. ...not one tennis book in the library. at least the section i was in. what a shame. all kinds of books on golf, an inferior sport...

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  8. ...the game is hard on the body. The movements are violent an quick, the mental anguish is destructive...

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  9. New term coined by Mr. Bill Vita the night of 11/15
    Schoullet\school lay\adj 1: the act of getting beaten 10 games to 0 in a mahut 2. being schooled in tennis by another player who is your superior

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  10. ...tennis, like life, is full of second chances and double faults.

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  11. ...it's the mind that fails the body, refusing to maintain control of the tennis soul...

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  12. ...humans have invented many many incredible things, an unbrekable tennis racquet string should join the list...

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  13. ...borg said he was always trying to get the ball back to the middle and deep, just like wilander...

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  14. ...at times a week long layoff can rejuvenate and create fluidity...

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  15. ...december tennis, when the courts go bare and the northern winds howl...

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  16. ...walked around and couldn't find any tennis shoes in any of the tennis shoes stores. Another insult to the sport...

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  17. Methinks the Keck hates to lose more than he likes to win!

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  18. ...on easy putaways, a delibrate effort to execute at two thirds or down a gear is essential and should be practiced...

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  19. ...the ad court forehand return down the line is the greatest measure of tennis mastery at any particular time. complete mastery at all times is not possible...

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  20. ...return of serve on the backhand side requires a chop swing to float it back deep and to the middle...

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  21. ...taking liberties to completely and maniacally destroy an already broken tennis racquet can cure a slight case of tennis anger...

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  22. ...playing doubles gives you the opportunity to hit extreme angles and prowl the net relentlessly..

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  23. ...tennis is need of a refinement, an alternative approach to the greatest test of the human athletic will and ability...

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  24. ...the saturday morning ladies with their reserved courts, extra bottles of water, and constant social chatter...

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  25. ...total mental defeat is the easy way out. acceptance and resignation cannot be accepted...

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  26. ...tennis elbow can be completely avoided by knowing your limits and and reduction of the backswing...

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  27. ...tennis anger, turns into tennis self pity, turns into tennis humor, turns into tennis apathy, turns into winning tennis...

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  28. ...not returning a returnable serve is as bad as double faulting...

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  29. ...continuous stretching, especially during idle weeks, is critical for tennis longevity...

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  30. ....too many roddicks will produce tennis regression...

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  31. New Isner term..."Roddicks Remorse" the feeling u have the day after u pull a Roddick

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  32. ...bill gates, a tennis player of note, insists that the proper tennis motion is full body, not all arms....very excellent point.

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  33. ....tennis revival happening in spur, texas. Grassroots and tumbleweeds

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  34. ...very few conditions warrant a roddick...

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  35. ...intolerance and disgust of mistakes is a powerful weapon...

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  36. ...equipment adjustments, suggested by coach bill vita, have paid off. easy power has returned...

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  37. ...take a hop skip before setting up for a volley punch...

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  38. ...the achillies tendons should be stretched throughout the mahut...

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  39. ...the achillies tendons should be stretched throughout the mahut...

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  40. Leo Tolstoy, who took up tennis later in life, understood the physical, spititual, and entertainment benefits of the game. He wrote the Kingdom Is Within You and inspired Ghandi's peaceful resistance methods.

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