29 Things Only Tennis Players Know.. By Ricardo Campos 1- There are only two brands of clothing either you are an Adidas or a Nike player. 2- Nike shoes are smoother and more comfortable, Adidas Barricade are rougher but last way longer. 3- You are type of game needs to match the brand and type of racquet you need to use. If you need more power you definitely need to be a babolat player. 4- Tennis balls usually just last one game and they go bad. Playing with new balls every time is a great feeling. 5- That weird/awesome smell when you open a can of balls. 6- Putting a new overgrip is really important before a game. It’s a big deal. 7- The strings on your racquet matter a lot. The tension and type of string has to match your racquet and type of game. 8- There are kilos and pounds for stringing depending on which side of the world you are playing. 9- The surface that you grew up playing influenced a lot your type of game. Clay court players are an endangered species. 10- Anna Kournikova was not a good tennis player. She double faulted more than anybody I know but then WHO CARES? Thanks for playing tennis Anna. 11- If you never dreamt to serve and volley like Patrick Rafter you don’t know tennis. 12- If you never clean your sweat like Pete Sampras you really don’t love tennis. 13- Tennis test. If you don’t know who Gustavo Kuerten or Marcelo Rios are please do not consider yourself a tennis player. 14- If you never played a tiebreaker on a 3rd set you haven’t known courage, fear, struggle, excitement and anxiousness on a single stroke to win or lose the match. 15- A good lefty serve can be lethal. 16- If you don’t stretch you are doomed. At least 30 min after each match. It’s a pain to do it though. 17- They are 4 type of Fans: Roger, Murray, Rafa and Djokovic. The others doesn’t matter. 18- Playing 2 rounds of a tournament in the same day is a killer. Mental and physical endurance are tested to the limits. 19- If you ever won 6-0 6-0 you know what feels to dominate someone. If you lost by the same score you felt like a train just roll over you. 20- The hardest stroke is the serve. 21- If you can hit a tweener you will try it every time you get a chance. 22- Cramping enough said. 23- Breaking a racquet out of frustration can get you a point penalty but also a great sense of relief. 24- Tennis girls have the best lower body in all sports. 25- You can lose count within games. Is it 0-30 or 15-15. 26- When you win a 3 hour match is the best feeling. You feel like a gladiator. 27- You are alone in the battlefield. Knowing yourself is a huge advantage 28- You can be your worst enemy on the court. 29- Tennis is an all-around sport. You need speed, coordination, endurance, flexibility, power, strength, mental stability and also a lot money and traveling. internationalcitizen.weebly/29-things-only-tennis-players-know.html
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:48:44 +0000
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