Losing yet loving it
As much as I dislike communicating with strangers, I recently started playing tennis. I joined TennisDC to satisfy my friendly competitive hunger. I've met a few interesting people so far and a couple of guys that I can meet up with during the week to play some friendly matches. It's a little annoying because there is no set location to play or schedule. You basically email or call (definitely not my choice of communication) your opponents to set a date and time.
Of course, I really don't know a thing about tennis. I searched the internet to read up on the rules of the game and for tips on how to play the game. To my surprise, Comcast onDemand had some sports training clips so I even watched a few lessons. I think I've got the basics down and with a few matches under my belt, I still stink. I like the competition and making the effort to get outdoors more so the "I suck" part really doesn't bother me. I keep learning more and becoming more consistent with my game so eventually I may win a set or two...check that...eventually I may win a few more points. Losing two matches 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 is extremely bad. Despite the wide margin of defeat, I did put up a heckuva fight. I would be up 40-0 or even 40-15 but I just couldn't close it out. They'd eventually strike even and we'd go back and forth and I'd find a way to lose. The game seems so easy and the people I've played aren't very special but I'm not very good either. I feel like I can win and in time I will. For now, I just have to keep playing, especially those friendly matches on the weeknights. It's one thing to hit the ball against a giant green wall or pratice my horrifying serve; I find it extremely helpful to play against a real, walking, talking and breathing people, who hit the ball back. For the curious, I'm in the men's recreational league at the bottom of the standings.
Of course, I really don't know a thing about tennis. I searched the internet to read up on the rules of the game and for tips on how to play the game. To my surprise, Comcast onDemand had some sports training clips so I even watched a few lessons. I think I've got the basics down and with a few matches under my belt, I still stink. I like the competition and making the effort to get outdoors more so the "I suck" part really doesn't bother me. I keep learning more and becoming more consistent with my game so eventually I may win a set or two...check that...eventually I may win a few more points. Losing two matches 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 is extremely bad. Despite the wide margin of defeat, I did put up a heckuva fight. I would be up 40-0 or even 40-15 but I just couldn't close it out. They'd eventually strike even and we'd go back and forth and I'd find a way to lose. The game seems so easy and the people I've played aren't very special but I'm not very good either. I feel like I can win and in time I will. For now, I just have to keep playing, especially those friendly matches on the weeknights. It's one thing to hit the ball against a giant green wall or pratice my horrifying serve; I find it extremely helpful to play against a real, walking, talking and breathing people, who hit the ball back. For the curious, I'm in the men's recreational league at the bottom of the standings.
posted by teddyjb at 9:51 AM
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