Monthly Archives: January 2010
Cairo, the city of a thousand minarets.
12/24/09 – 12/27/09 FINALLY HERE! After 2 days of waiting in hotel rooms, airports, and 12 hours of flying … I’m in Cairo! Most people think of Egypt as some desolate, land with nothing but desert in sight, and camels as the only mode of transportation. Well, anyone within 5 minutes of getting here, can […] Continue reading
Day 2…
Not exactly day 2…Posting entries are not my primary concern. Forgetting to post here and there. Still getting better. Return of serve has a problem where I straighten my legs and arms. And then the ball becomes out of reach. Second serve is still somewhat sitting up. STill have to work on it. The coach […] Continue reading
Should we learn more?
I have been a basketball fan since I can remember. The specific players and teams are different from when I started to follow but the sport remains interesting because of new players and new developments. Yet, I was never interested in other sports such as football and baseball. I would keep just a basic knowledge […] Continue reading
Day 1…
It’s so early that I woke up before the early bird. Getting dressed for some practice and physical training. Haven’t posted in a while so here goes. Everything has improved, especially my serve. I have nothing much to say. Probably becasue it’s still early and I haven’t woken up yet. There’s not even a sign […] Continue reading
Scholar Athletes?
Myron Rolle is a football star at FSU who graduated in 3 years and finished near the top of his Pre- Med program. In addition, he became a Rhodes Scholar and had his final interview on the same day as an important football game. Having been a fan of sports in general, I sometimes read […] Continue reading
Improvement…
Today I worked on serves, volleys, serves, return of serve, and mostly backhands. Backhand is much more solid. Serves have been critiqued a little I don’t know what I did but it’s working. Second serve is……not doing so great. Volleys are lazy. Return of serve is definitely improving. So exhausted today. Woke up at 9:30am […] Continue reading
Frankfurt.
12/23/2009 Almost there! Sitting in the business class lounge in Frankfurt (with more free food!). We got a pretty nice upgrade to business class because of the huge flight delay. Maybe the delay wasn’t so bad after all. We spent a night at a hotel here because of the delay. Everything here is so small! […] Continue reading
Practice…
Well just another day at the indoor courts. Still have many things to work on. Having one of those slumps again. My serve just doesn’t seem to click anymore. It’s not like I don’t know how to serve. It just seems like my the way I time everything feels different. Not exactly sure why but […] Continue reading