Saturday, July 18, 2009,
Woohoo! Tennis today was such an uhh...'eyeful' for mi!
firstly, i duno whether it's to my horror, or juz my amazement, sum1 wore an orange shirt d same as me! Now ppl think we arranged beforehand 1 lor...WAHAHA!!!
To me, it's nothing wrong lor, but nt 2 other ppl -.- Lame -.-
I'll juz continue wearing wad i wan :D
Moving on, tennis itself was amazing!!!
But first off, I tink I shall analyse the performance of some ppl in tennis. And of course, give credit! ;)
Let's start with the most obvious. Anyone in tennis will see who naturally can play tennis liaox. It's Rebecca!!! Relying on only once a week's tennis [rite?], the improvement is plain awesome. Not even I improved dat fast when I started! Mind you, it took me almost 2 years to get to where I am! Still, she's only just started, showing promise in her forehand and backhand strokes. But there's still a long way to go, like service and esp volleys. Let's not talk about placing deep shots and drop shots, k? That's still too far for her ba, I guess ;) Waa top 50 cross-country runner summore (sum1 told mi 1:P), gt potential!
Next, it's Ashley. Hahax another very obvious 1. But I muz say, it's coz she has private training with coach. Still, it's improvement dat's reli faz. ;) She can hit forehand, backhand, and can serve too. ;) Btw, her service ain't reli those simple placement service. Hers has the ability to go for Aces leh! That's why, beware! xD Still, I think she has a few areas to work on. For one, she's not reli the fastest mover around the court. So she has to either work on her footwork, or her instinct, or both, which is of course the best. ;) Also, she has to work on volleys. Nevertheless, it's good to see her learning to add slices into her game. That could probably be becoz of us boys who always add slices to make them run. :P
Hahax as for the next 1, juz started not too long ago, but today seem 2 be on the right track alr. Yes, it's Shermaine. xD She's starting to focus and return balls back alr. Keep it up! Uhh give yourself encouragement whenever you managed to get the ball in the court. That you did, but remember, YOU STILL HAVE TO CONTINUE THE POINT!!! So can't just stop there! xDSince she's just starting, she'll definitely have a lot to work on. Room for improvement, but time will tell. Patience, the right attitude as well as CONFIDENCE is what's needed now. ;)
Yes, you do hit a few balls out, but that happens to everyone at the start too. So fret not, if you continue to focus like you did today, I doubt balls would reli fly out. ;) Hmm, I guess you can use your sis as your role model ba, although you too have different styles of play. [that style of play part a bit too early for u liaox xD]
I just realised all 3 above are girls seh...
But can u blame mi? Nowadays all who join are girls! Hahax coach is accumulating girls to make ratio to boys 1:1, mebbe? XD jkjk~
And now your the ego part :P...MYSELF!!!
I played exceptionally well 2day :D
Maybe it's coz I had an aim today. I told myself...today, I shall just take the shots in front of me, instead of the usual side, and focus from there. It worked dividends! I saw my shots going in with a lot of top spin. WHy? Because taking in front of you means you can see where you're hitting the ball. The rest is history. ;)
I went all the way to the 'final' for the Survival game! 1st time, if I'm not wrong. And it's more fruitful than I tot. Coz after playing so many times against Brian, I think I noe how to play him liaox. :P I think. Besides, every1 has their weaknesses. :P So do I! xD
I may seem like I can run, but I seriously think I can better. My forehand/backhand strokes are getting better (which I'm reli satisfied), but there's a huge room for improvement there. ;)
And how to improve? Watch other ppl's strokes!!! ;)
There's a final tonight on Starhub Cable Channel 21 at 8pm, if i'm not wrong. Soderling VS sum other person. Time for some analysing~~~ :D
And to the above people, mi included, let's not juz stop there and think that's all. WE STRIVE!!! OHYEA!!!
~a battlecry C'MON!!!~
And time, is all I ask for
Time, I just need one more day
Just one more day (just one more day)
And time, you've been crying too long
Time, and your tears wrote this song, stay
In the moonlight, your face it glows
Is it broken?
Can we work it out?
Let's light up the town, scream out loud
Is it broken?
Can we work it out?
I can see in your eyes, you're ready to break
Don't look away
Can't keep on loving you
from a distance...
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