Tennischick's Articles – February 2010 Archive (5)
Why touch is important in doubles
Today’s New York Times online has a lovely article about the importance of touch as a form of non-verbal communication that may enhance sports performance. In the accompanying picture appears a shot of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic giving each other a chest bump during the fund-raising event organized by Roger Federer as a prelude to the Australian Open.… Continue
Added by tennischick on February 23, 2010 at 6:56pm — 2 Comments
Agassi, Tiger, and the drama of control
...And my theory is that from day one, Tiger was shaped into being a golf machine. In this he reminds me of Agassi who, in his gut-wrenching memoir, recounts the lengths that his father went to in his bid to shape a tennis champion. Earl Woods was an LTC in the Army and an expert in prisoner investigation. I’ve read that he used some of these mental techniques when… Continue
Added by tennischick on February 19, 2010 at 10:01pm — No Comments
Serena Williams: Nail Technician??
Lord have mercy. That was my first reaction when into my inbox appeared a link to bossip.com with a picture of Serena doing somebody’s feet. Apparently Serena has decided to purchase a nail salon and, like any good business woman, has perhaps elected to educate herself from the ground up. So there she was with an orange stick and somebody’s not-so-attractive feet, as… Continue
Added by tennischick on February 18, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments
28 down: Rival of McEnroe & Connors
...I attempted to do the crossword puzzle in the airline magazine. I was doing swimmingly until I ran across 28 down. The clue read “rival of McEnroe and Connors”. And for the life of me I could not remember the answer. I started thinking of the contemporaries of John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Both of these men took up a lot of the oxygen in the 1970’s, their unique rivalry… Continue
Added by tennischick on February 14, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments
El Gordo y El Flaco diss Federer
Everything ran late this morning because of an ice-storm over the weekend. My first two patients had already called in late so there was no rush. I started getting ready for work at a leisurely pace. So I’m flicking the remote control between the various ESPN alternatives, hoping of course for some more celebration of Roger’s win yesterday. Instead I ran across Mike and Mike,… Continue
Added by tennischick on February 1, 2010 at 7:35pm — 2 Comments
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