"And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if they’re not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite expansion inward, that make tennis like chess on the run, beautiful and infinitely dense? The true opponent, the enfolding boundary, is the player himself."
Great essay tessa :))) Never finished playing tennis without feeling like throwing my racquet. Also love solar power.
I sadly discovered late in life that Tennis is Life. Good on you for starting early and having such a impassioned (and handsome) guide in Thomas. Attempting to control the shame of a consistently abhorrent streak of bad backhands feels very familiar. The meditation of reducing my movements to the essentials of the stoke, honed on thousands of hours nuanced tips, is my controlling the dragon. Lets find ourselves on a court together soon.
"And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if they’re not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite expansion inward, that make tennis like chess on the run, beautiful and infinitely dense? The true opponent, the enfolding boundary, is the player himself."
Great essay tessa :))) Never finished playing tennis without feeling like throwing my racquet. Also love solar power.
I sadly discovered late in life that Tennis is Life. Good on you for starting early and having such a impassioned (and handsome) guide in Thomas. Attempting to control the shame of a consistently abhorrent streak of bad backhands feels very familiar. The meditation of reducing my movements to the essentials of the stoke, honed on thousands of hours nuanced tips, is my controlling the dragon. Lets find ourselves on a court together soon.