Inspirational
All Endings are Merely Beginnings.
Well unfortunately the boys tennis team was unable to persuade the school to give them one more year to finish their college tennis career. No real surprise but I was so proud of their valiant effort and mature, dignified response to the situation. The team demanded a meeting with the athletic director and were granted […]
Blogging for a Cause
I’m heading off the topic of tennis for a moment to use my captive blogging audience to help me out with a great cause. I have been busy with my oldest son (the tennis player) getting him graduated from high school and packed up to move on to college. During our time together we have […]
Get What You Want
A message we all need to remember. It doesn’t matter if it is in our relationships, the work force, school system, , or on the tennis court, the message is the same.
Please Take a Moment to Read This, It Is Very Important.
May 6 is National Wishbone Day. The day to increase the awareness of a genetic condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), better known as “brittle bone” disease. The condition is characterized by fragile bones that break easily. A person is born with the disorder and it will affect them throughout their life. Besides the brittle bones […]
If You Believe It…It Is! The Placebo Effect
We are all looking for the magic button that will make the difference in our tennis game. We want something that will give us more power, accuracy, better balance. We look at new rackets, strings, shoes, you name it we buy it hoping it will be the secret to becoming the elite tennis player. I […]
Expecting to Win
A hockey parent sent me a link to a great speech on expecting to win from Friday Night Lights. It doesn’t matter if it is football, hockey or tennis the message is the same. Expecting to win can get in the way of our performance, increasing the pressure we already put on ourselves. Confidence on […]
Sony Ericson Sees the Return of Two Inspirational Women
The Sony Ericson 2012 sees the return of both Venus Williams and Alisa Kleybanova after taking time off for serious medical conditions. Venus Williams announced last year that she was diagnosed with an auto immune disease called Sjogren’s syndrome, which causes joint paint and fatigue. Kleybanova, left the tennis scene for 10 months to be treated for […]
No Pressure!
Going into the tournament as an unknown, no rankings, no points to defend, nothing to prove! My seventeen year old is returning to the tennis circuit again this weekend after a long break. Summer training at the academy, followed by school tennis, followed by arm surgery has taken Alex out of the world of USTA […]
This is Why We Encourage Our Kids to Play Tennis
We are often asked Why Tennis? A fellow blogger, ParentingAces, recently wrote an article addressing this question. Today I sat down to my son’s computer and happened to notice an essay he wrote for a college scholarship. In five hundred words or less he answered the question … why tennis? I’d like to share it […]
Crazy Tennis Mom 