January 24, 2024
When my wife traveled to Africa in September, the trip leader cautioned everyone to keep a safe distance from all of the wildlife and showed a video of why. Now, I don’t know about you, but after seeing this, his warning is not anything one should take lightly. Just click on arrow and scroll to […]
January 18, 2024
Most everyone has heard of the tremendous success of The Air Jordan basketball shoe. Surely, Michael could soar like a bird. At the gym where I frequent, I’ve noticed far less than Michael’s leap and hang on the rim to show off…even seen a couple of guys hang for seconds on an already badly bent […]
January 16, 2024
I’ve never given much thought to the idea of reincarnation. That is, until the last two weeks. There’s a fella at the gym who is making me consider the possibility. He does a set of leg curls…stands up, shakes his body, and is immediately transformed into a combination of a dancing Michael Jackson and martial […]
January 15, 2024
To say that tennis, like all other sports, has changed drastically via better training methods and nutrition is a no brainer. This morning, Ben Shelton hit a second serve ace at over 130 mph that left his opponent dumbfounded. Oldsters like me remember the stars of the past like Rosewall, McEnroe, and Evonne Goolagong. They […]
January 15, 2024
How beautiful the hands that served The wine and the bread and the sons of the earth How beautiful the feet that walked The long dusty roads and the hill to the cross How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful Is the body of Christ How beautiful the heart that bled That took all my […]
January 14, 2024
“The long and the short of it is that poor sleep can take a wrecking ball to both your long term health and your ability to function day to day”. Dr. Peter Attia from the terrific book Outlive…The Science and Art of Longevity ***. A cowboy wishes he’d read this book before a sleep […]
January 12, 2024
The woman looked bewildered as it was apparent that she’d forgotten where she had parked her car. I mentioned to her that elders in Florida put a tennis ball or bright ribbon on their antenna and she reminded me that cars don’t have antennae and haven’t for years. As I was leaving the lot, I […]
January 11, 2024
Who hasn’t, at one time or another, felt as if their backs against the wall…that they are stuck in rut with seemingly nowhere to turn? Paulo Coelho writes…”Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything…maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in […]
January 11, 2024
A player in my tennis drill this week had a very distinctive forehand volley….the kind of shot that keeps tennis pros in business. The racquet took on a new persona that caught everyone’s attention…especially mine. Thankfully, the player took my comment with a sense of humor knowing that eventually a fix was in order. ”Miriam, […]
January 9, 2024
Here’s a New Year’s wish for a former US OPEN singles champion. I close my eyes and see one of the best smiles on planet Earth after she claimed her OPEN title over good friend Madison Keys. May that smile return once again in Melbourne because watching Sloane Stephens play in Brisbane was a tough […]
January 6, 2024
The other night we had a very nice dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant. The next day, whilst driving to play (teaching tennis has never been work) I saw a magpie feasting on an unfortunate squirrel. The sight made me feel very lucky for surely this very young cowboy could have just as easily been […]
January 4, 2024
My great, great friend Eileen has encouraged a now one year older cowboy to look for ‘glimmers’ as we go through the day. I guess a succinct definition of a glimmer is an occurrence in one’s day that brings joy, laughter, connection, or astonishment. We agreed to meet for breakfast at The Old Pancake House […]
December 31, 2023
A 3.0 student was in class this morning and asked a question on the first ball pickup. ’I went to a pro recently who urged me to move to Coco Gauff’s forehand grip, (Extreme western) and I wanted to get your advice.” My comments were….‘“Make that visit your last one to this imposter pro, ask […]
December 30, 2023
A couple of recent tennis coaching scenarios. A player trying to break into the ranks of 3.0 play has the potential as he’s on court more than five hours a week. Dave has a chance to develop a plus forehand if he can reduce mishits on the bottom edge of his racquet and center the […]
December 27, 2023
“When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I […]
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