My Life Changer: The Life Of Tennis's Life

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My Life Changer To breakout of the inner shell of what I called a boring life, I needed that one event, or activity to change my life forever. Whether it’s conducting with an instrument, or participating in some sort of activity, I wanted it to have an impact, or some kind of passion that it will leave on my life. That came to me in the beginning of my high school life to tennis. Tennis changed my life because it encouraged me to make new friends and work hard. In the beginning of my sophomore year in high school, the faculty and teachers recommended that students should participate in an after school activity at the beginning of the school year because being in an after school activity would look good on your high school record. The school …show more content…

I attended a summer camp that could help me build my fundamentals and making me a better-rounded player. The blazing hot sun took over for most of the time, but I had to endure it in order to work hard. There was a new coach for the camp and it was an old geezer to my first perspective, but this guy knew what he was doing. With no surprise he has helped me not only building up my knowledge of tennis, but he has made me into a better person that can appreciate tennis even more. Senior year came along and I made it to the top of the rankings for the club. I was winning a whole lot more; I couldn’t believe that I was on a winning streak. Working hard those last few months had really paid off. The coach had morphed my body into some sort of tennis machine. When my metamorphosis came to full fruition, I loved the fact that I could compete at a high level with the best that other high schools’ have to offer. I just wanted to go with the flow and didn’t want the rollercoaster of a ride to stop. By the time I knew it, my last year of playing the most cherished sport was over. It felt as though time and space fast forwarded those last three months, toying with me into ending my enjoyment sooner than I

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