Personal Essay: How Tennis Changed My Life

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Tennis is one of my first commitments that I have made to continue in life starting when I was younger. Tennis has taught me that it is not just a sport to lose weight, but much more than that. Tennis has taught me to continue a passion and never give up in the process of doing so. It has taught me to develop close relationships with peers in order to cooperate. In addition, I have learned life-long skills that I would never have had such as sportsmanship, motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. I wasn't good at tennis at first. However, I decided to continue playing tennis in high school.
I joined my high school's tennis program my freshman year as soon as it was offered for boys the junior varsity team, since I was still learning the tactics

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