Trophy Son

Elite tennis players are soldiers who enlist at eight rather then eighteen-pg-163- Anton the young tennis star future is bright after tennis because his mind is active-How many people can quote Dickens and be a warrior poet- The other tennis pros would read mags and definitely not enhance thier cerebral endevors outside of the courts- He may have played a little x box but mostly he enhanced his life by reading and thinking of novels of previous greats in sport as well as in the historical- literary realm- If people expect the athletes to not delve into ped s then the sport needs to be less grueling- Why and how is it that in order to compete these days you have to give up life and limb- Apparantly only a select few make the money in the world of pro tennis- in other words everybody is just an investment-Just like the nfl and most other pro sports the grind weeds out far too many that otherwise had the talent to make it to the top- My dad was trying to get me to read Sheridan- To not only learn and understand the brutality of war but to also delve into the world beyond my limited myopic space- It didnt take I avoided Sheridan like the plague but eventually it did- I crossed over to the Rubicon into the literary realm when I became a warrior poet myself- I suppose I always was one but in order to gain perspective you need the backround- That meant books upon books of previous greats majoring in history and ofcourse the brutality of war- When one is a history major we learn nothing but war- Gaining my backround by voracious reading enhanced my ability to compete just like Anton did on the courts- His future is a bright shining light because of his perspective and intellectual curiosity- That is what will seperate him as far as career options- Either teaching other young kids how to play x box after a grueling match or how to write a novel of epic proportions- Writing comes from the soul its not something that can really be taught- You can only plant the seeds just like my dad did w/ Sheridan and many others-