2. ONE POINT AT A TIME – Focus on the one point you are playing

3. KEEP THE BALL IN PLAY – Don’t miss, but don’t get upset if you do!

4. HITTING THE BALL Refer Oscar Wegner on You Tube, he has many videos. . https://youtu.be/AmPLkRxn0Ik

5. HIT BALLS DEEP – When you VOLLEY, try to hit three feet from the back baseline or 3 feet from the sidelines. Deep but in. When you SERVE also try to hit the back corners of the serving’s box with the first serve and then if not hit a safe second serve. . .

6. SERVING – Throw the ball high enough so when you swing, the ball is just starting to come down.

7. WEIGHT ON YOU’RE BODY – When you are waiting to return a ball immediately after you return a shot, try to get back to the middle of the court behind the back line. Move your weight from one side to the other side on your toes, sway. This prepares you to return the next ball.

8. BREATH – During the match remember your BREATH. Breathe in slowly for a count of 4 and out for the count of two, or whatever is comfortable for you.

9. ENJOY YOURSELF IT IS JUST A GAME FOR FUN.

Background of Paul Sladkus – Started playing at 7 years old by being a ball boy at Marymount Women’s College in Tarrytown, NY. A Nun showed him how to play, and then his mother’s also shared tennis teachings. Paul played fanatically during early years and at a summer TarryCrest Swimming Club and the Hackley Tennis Clay Courts…BTW Clay is very messy! A former Westchester County Tennis Champion at 13. However, only continued to play through high school, college and then hardly ever again. Paul loves the sport, attended many US Opens as he worked at CBS who owned the right to the US Open for years and plans to start teaching it. Paul has interviewed many of the World’s Tennis Greats over the years on his www.goodnewsbroadcast.com. Paul also took lessons from Warren McIntire who taught John McEnroe at the Point Washington Tennis Club. BTW Warren taught everyone Hatha Yoga as part of learning tennis. Tennis is as much an INNER GAME, AS AN OUTER GAME. Watch tennis and Enjoy Every Moment!

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I got on to the bus. Seeing the crowd inside, I was upset. There was no place to sit. Just then, a person vacated his seat.The man standing next to the vacant seat could have sat there, but instead he offered the seat to me.

At the next stop, the same thing happened again. He gave his seat to another. This happened 4 times during the entire journey. The man looked like a  normal worker, returning home after a long day at work…

At the last stop when all of us got off, I spoke to him. 

“Why were you giving your seat to another person every time you got a vacant seat?”

His answer took me by surprise.

“I haven’t studied much in my life nor do I know many things. I don’t have much money either. So I don’t have anything much to give to anyone. That’s why I do this everyday. It is something I can do easily. 

“After working all day I can stand for a little longer. I gave my seat to you and you said thank you. It gave me satisfaction that I did something for someone. 

I do this daily & feel I am contributing in some way. 

I go back home refreshed & happy every day that I gave something to someone.”

 I was speechless!

Wanting to do something for someone on a daily basis is the ultimate gift.

This stranger taught me a lot  – 

How easy it is to be rich from within! 

Beautiful clothes, lots of money in the bank account, expensive gadgets, accessories & luxuries or even educational degrees – may or may not make you rich and happy; but a small act of giving is enough to make you feel rich & Happy everyday

By Soolian Lim

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