The TT Characters

At the club yes­ter­day there was a woman who must have been in her sev­en­ties, who played a fair­ly fast (though unbal­anced) game. She liked to talk some shit against my lucky shots, which was pret­ty fun­ny, cause oth­er­wise she’s a sweet old lady with a slight British accent. I was also matched up against Barry, a para­plegic who was kick­ing my ass in his wheel­chair, after hav­ing played two hours of wheel­chair ten­nis. He plays much faster and more aggres­sive­ly than me, and can place his shots with amaz­ing pre­ci­sion. It’s real­ly help­ing me work on my fore­hand to back­hand returns.

I’m get­ting my abs back, espe­cial­ly the obliques. My right arm is rough­ly an inch big­ger than the left now. I’m think­ing that it’s all the weight trans­fer that needs to be done when smash­ing, espe­cial­ly against Dan. He’s like an artist on the court, aware of all vari­ables involved in a sin­gle hit, able to make the ball do what­ev­er he wants. It’s a plea­sure to watch him play.

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