Tennis

I played some really good tennis today. It was two sets of marathon matches between two decent opponents, but I got through them handedly only dropping one game. I know I can play well when I play, it’s just that sometimes I don’t really play all that well and then my mental state deteriorates. Tennis is half mental and I find that my perfectionist attitude towards a lot of things don’t really help at all. I don’t really know what to make of it. 

The LATA is a really great community consisting of individuals from the general public. I somehow don’t feel like I belong with them when I’m there, sort of like that when I’m in most situations. I also don’t know what to make of that. Yet, it was a fun day of tennis today. I lost my doubles match by two points, which is a lot closer than I had thought the score would be. Tom and I played well and got off to a hot start, but we couldn’t keep up the lead and I kind of choked a little bit toward the end. The momentum kept shifting. 

The LATA really is a great group of people united by the common factor that we play tennis. Tennis is such an unusual sport. I’ve gotten quite good at it at this point, but I feel that I still don’t really know what to do when I get in a state of nerves. It really teaches you a lesson in human frailty (in sports) and makes you appreciate the professionals on television all the more.