The art of Tennis

Hm... I was reading Crescent's blog about swimming, and it got me thinking... "Come to think of it, the only real sport I took seriously was tennis."... Well, I was inspired to play tennis when I started watching Tennis no Oujisama. At first I was like "Oh yeah right, I'll just grow tired of it sooner or later..." But nevertheless I gave it a try. And to my surprise, it was really fun! Even though my forehand sucks I still tried my best. I ignored the distant teasing of those stupid basketball players (the tennis court is beside a basketball court)...Yeah, I could hear them say "Throw a basketball, I'm sure she can hit it for sure..." So what if I suck? You never become the best right away anyway. And it's not as if YOU guys could be the best basketball players ever. Well there were times I got discouraged because I saw that my forehand wasn't improving very well... I didn't know how to adjust my footwork and I didn't get the angle of the swing right all the time... But I retaliated with my backhand-- It was really good. A little more practice and it'll be in top shape. What I noticed was that my endurance was really low. I could only stand in the court for three hours, and after that I'm like really tired... "Tennis players play for hours and they play more than one game!" I told myself... Sigh. I also got discouraged when my dad kept coaching me when I was playing. In my mind I was like "How can I play when you keep yelling at me like that!" Sigh... Well I never gave up. I told myself, "I'm gonna be a tennis player for sure!" Hehe... Well despite those words I've stopped playing tennis for a while. Why? Well because I'm kinda busy... Imagine this, Monday-Friday I have school, every Tuesday I have a D-group, every Friday night I attend a College Bible Study*, every Saturday I have another D-group and then I have Youth Service from 4-6... Then every Sunday is Worship service at Church. It's a hectic schedule, and this is just my regular schedule... Well of course it may not sound that complex but I aint used to a lot of work. And if I add tennis to my schedule, then... Well I just won't enjoy it. It's like just when I was about to take it easy, I tennis pops up then I go: "Oh yeah! I'm gonna play tennis today..." ... Well I know that if I really enjoy tennis I wouldn't react that way, but I havent fully developed a passion for the sport... Especially since those basketball jerks keep taunting me from afar, and since my dad is good at it and I aint (who wouldn't get discouraged?). But I have plans to resume my training once I find the time... And the courage. Maybe during the sem-break? Then I can go playing with my sempai... Hehe!

notes:

• Even though I attend College Bible Study, I'm still in high school... There's a reason for that.
• Unlike others, I don't have the natural talent for sports. But that doesn't mean that I can't develop a passion for it...