Tennis Rackets One World Essay Many people know what a tennis racket is‚ it is used as a extended arm for hitting the tennis ball to the other side of the court (opponents side) to score. During the old days of tennis‚ about 900 years ago‚ people have been using their hand as a tennis racket‚ but it is evolved to pallas then wooden rackets‚ but the pallas and wooden rackets are really hard to control since it only have a really small racket head size so that it will be harder to hit the sweet
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Althea Gibson‚ Tennis Pro The life of Althea Gibson‚ a dominant tennis player in the 50s‚ was filled with successes that influenced the participation of African Americans in tennis‚ as well as leading the way for female tennis players by being the first black‚ male or female‚ to win a Grand Slam title. Althea was born on August 25‚ 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina‚ but was raised in Harlem where she had a less than opulent life. For recreation‚ Althea began playing table tennis at a young age. Buddy
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“The Prince” Nicolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince‚ which has been used by many to learn and understand his realistic political theory. In the text‚ Machiavelli depicts his very flagrant and stark outlook of human nature. He also goes into explaining why he feels that most human beings are wretched‚ selfish creatures. Hence his political theory‚ being is for a prince to control his people is to have them fear him. With my own personal experiences in life‚ I would have to agree with Machiavelli’s
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focus towards a goal‚ I don’t have a game. Ever since I can remember‚ I have always been setting goals. Whether I am dancing‚ performing‚ or playing tennis‚ I am always working towards something. Through high school tennis‚ I have learned that if I don’t set my mind or my eyes on a prize‚ it’s easy to lose focus. Most would assume during tennis season that my goal is simply to win‚ but that is not the case. That would be too easy; every athlete wants to win. Before every match I evaluate how
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The Person Who Impacted My Life the Most The person who impacted my life the most would be my older sister. She has taught me to be patient with other people‚ she got me doing races‚ and she helps me with my problems. The first reason my sister impacted my life the most is that she taught me to be patient with other people. She is a counselor at a school and she can be super patient. I would snap at my brother and sister easily but now it takes a lot for me to snap at someone. She would
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Table Tennis Table Tennis The Table Tennis sport got its start near the end of the 19th century in England. After dinner one night‚ some Victorians decided to turn their dinning room table into a miniature version of lawn tennis. They lines up books as a net‚ used lids from empty cigar boxes as rackets‚ and the ball was made from string (table tennis balls were also made from champagne corks or rubber). Started as an after dinner activity‚ over the years‚ table tennis would turn into a sport
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about tennis shoes Respected Chair‚ distinguished guests of the day‚ and my dear friends‚ As you all know‚ Tennis is a well known game which has fans all over the world. Like the other components of the game‚ I strongly feel that tennis shoes are also important for the effective performance of a player in the court and there is no doubt that the latest designs and technologies make them really performance oriented. It is essential for the players to wear special shoes designed for tennis because
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Tennis and my passion for this sport Tennis is a game of skill and talent. One needs to be adroit to play this sport professionally. People don’t play sport because it is fun. Ask an athlete‚ most of us hate training. We play the sport because we can’t imagine our life without it. It is a part of us‚ the love/ hate relationship. It is what we live for. We live for the practices‚ the travel‚ the countless pair of different types of shoes and the appreciation of our coaches. We live for the way
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story of one of the best tennis players of his era. Although Andre was a tennis legend himself‚ he surprisingly never enjoyed it. Before Andre was born‚ his dad had decided that he was going to be a professional tennis player. Andre was forced to play for hours and hours everyday. When Andre was eighteen years old‚ he officially became a professional tennis player. This book was very well written because Andre shares so many details regarding his life‚ is able to define tennis in so many ways‚ and any
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Table Tennis Table tennis‚ also known as ping-pong‚ is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight‚ hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve‚ players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick
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