“Hi Nathiya, thanks so much for coming! Would you be able to do check in, while I set …show more content…
“Those kids work hard, every single one of them” I said, handing the hopper to David.
“I drill them hard to make sure that they get the most out of these lessons, for some of them this one week in the summer is all their families can afford. They smile through it because they know this is a once in a lifetime experience. These kid deserve lessons, they want to learn how to play tennis just as much as any other kid. I remember Dan coached you when you were younger, you were exactly like those kids, trust me. People play tennis the same way and for the same reason” he said, scanning my face for a response and chuckling when he noticed he had just stunned me.
I stood there for a second before responding and when I did, I still didn’t know exactly what to say. My mom drove up waving to David and gesturing for me to get in the car. I got in the car, the car ride was silent again. But this time it was because I was thinking and smiling to myself. Why? I was watching kids use tennis as a way to forget everything around them, and a way to have fun. Just like I