I remembered why I play tennis today.
I won't lie to ya'll. I'm out of shape, and I'm not all that good. I'm the slowest person on the team, my back-hand is several times weaker this year than last, and I'm having more and more difficulty keeping the ball in play because my eyesight is getting bad. Clearly, I don't play for the glory or for the recognition.
I'm not too popular with my teammates. I have a few good friends on the team, but the majority of the other players prefer to stay away from me. So, it's not a clique thing.
I'm in two AP classes and honors Spanish four, and I get a ton of homework that I can hardly cope with as it is. I don't have that much free time to kill, so that isn't why I play tennis.
Until today, I was considering quitting the team because of the stress in my life. But today we had a scrimmage against a private school. Last year, I played exhibition and was crushed.
This year, I played second doubles, and we went into a tie-breaker set. The match lasted nearly two hours. Never in my life have I had so much fun playing a sport. My partner and I were well-matched against our opponents, and because this school plays with add scoring, we spent a lot of time haggling over deuce.
And when I came off the court, though we lost, I felt happoer than I had been in years. It's exhilarating to be out there on the court, racket in hand, ready to clobber someone, and then watching the ball come soaring at you and knowing, without a doubt, that you're going to nail it.
I remembered why I play tennis today. It takes all my stress, all my woriies and anger, and strips them away, leaving me free to enjoy the sun on my face and the wind in my hair, to savor the rush I get when I make a nice return that no one thought I would get. It's just...a release...
Everyone, especially those in school, needs to have something that can do that for them. They need a way to ent their anger and strip away their stress. If everyone could do that, don't you think the world would be a better place?
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This literally made me smile, because it so true.
In this case it isn't how you do, by why you do what your doing.
I always played rec level soccer (lowest level) and I loved it, it was just a great way to create endorphins! Keep playing. :]
I will keep playing! I'm exhausted from the scrimmage yesterday, and I'm fairly certain I pulled a muscle in my arm--ow--AND it was cold and hailing, but I still enjoyed practice today! Yay!