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“When we first started it was for a better cardio workout and to stay healthy. I had no idea on how to play racquet ball but Tom knew. Starting out we played by the rules. But as the weeks went by so did the rules. We would kick, push trip etcetera.” Kevin explained. At Edgewater Park racquetball and fitness it was in the summer of 1986 Kevin and his best friend Tomas White wanted to stay in shape in a exciting way instead of using boring treadmills. So they solved this problem by taking up racquetball. Thinks hard to remember the time Kevin says “At the time I was a Junior in highschool and Tom was a Senior so I was about 16 and he was 17 years olds.” As time went on Kevin Zebrowski and Tom White enjoyed the time playing, but each day there was a injury of some sort. “It is the start of a new match and Tom had no clue on what was coming to him.” Kevin chuckled about. “When I was up to serve I got ready in the back right side of the court, Tom was …show more content…
“ It was like a boxer hitting Tom between the shoulder blades.” kevin said as he giggled. He also said “ If you were not watching you could not tell if it was a screaming girl or a dying animal.” As the next week came, Tom and Kevin were getting ready to start. The gym members got word they were there and came over to watch. It was Tom’s serve. “ I was in the ready stance for the serve. As Tom spiked the ball at the wall I was able to hit it up and off the wall.

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