#tennis

weiß nicht, warum ich diese frage vor mir her geschoben habe, aber warten bis die indy 500 trocknet gibt mir genug zeit und zu wenige ausreden sie jetzt nicht zu beantworten...bitteschön. :D

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🐞 WIT: Mr. Ich-liebe-die-Alpen fährt natürlich im Winter Ski und geht im Sommer wandern. Mit den Kids fährt er gerne mal Fahrrad, und mit den anderen Fahrern geht er auch mal Golfspielen, wenn er denn eingeladen wird. (Er ist nur nicht allzu gut.) Ansonsten macht er nur den Sport, den er zum fit-genug-für's-Auto-bleiben machen muss. 🎿⛰️🚲

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🐊 SEN: Bewegung! BEWEGUNG! Natürlich ist Akila dem Padel-Hype anheim gefallen, und natürlich ist er auch dem Golf-Hype verfallen, und natürlich spielt er auch mal Fußball...und natürlich hat er gar keinen Bock auf Fitness-Training, immerhin ist das langweilig, und man kann da nicht gewinnen. :D 🏓⛳⚽

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⭐️ VDH: Felix macht witzigerweise das Training nicht wirklich was aus, er findet das sogar eher entspannend. Abseits dessen spielt er SEHR gerne Tennis, und kann auch ziemlich gut mit dem Golfschläger umgehen. Er kann auch reiten, macht das aber wegen dem Verletzungsrisiko mittlerweile eher weniger (aber seine Freundin hat Pferde bei ihren Eltern, auf die traut er sich manchmal - ihr zuliebe). 🎾🏌🏻‍♂️🏇🏻

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🐈‍⬛ ONO: Nervt ihn unsagbar, dass er mittlerweile aktiv seinen Körper trainieren muss um fit zu bleiben, aber dann macht er das halt! Abseits vom Standardprogramm ganz gerne mit (Kick)Boxen, zum Grauen vieler (er würde einem niemals irgendetwas tun! wirklich!) - mit Padel oder Golf kann er eher gar nichts anfangen (weil er mega schlecht in beidem ist), aber er schaut unfassbar gerne Baseball (er durfte bei seinem Lieblingsteam bestimmt auch schon mal den ceremonial first pitch werfen) und Motorradrennen. 🥊⚾🏍️

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I always find these hard! I honestly don’t have much to say, but I’ll try and stretch it to near 10, at least 😆

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• I’m naturally ambidextrous, but it’s been ‘corrected’ over the years through school and sport, so I’m mostly right hand and left leg dominant now.

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• I played tennis for 8 years religiously, with having individual and group coaching.

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• I nearly had an artwork of mine shown at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere in LA, but it got scrapped at the last minute as I’m not American 😆

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• I have a bachelors degree in costume design for theatre and film, and a masters degree in fine art. 👩🏼‍🎨

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• Prior to studying those, I did a foundation diploma in performance design and practice at Central Saint Martins; one of the most prestigious art campuses in the world. My degrees are from the same uni, they were just at different campuses.

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• My earliest memory is standing on a beach in the evening, in South Africa. The colours have always stuck with me; the sky was a beautiful myriad of lilac, pink and blues. 🌅🌊✨

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• I’m a huge dog lover, and I currently have two doggos, Teddy and Woody. I’ve always grown up with dogs as well. 🐾

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• I’ve worked at fairly well known shows within London, such as the Chelsea Flower shows and at Hampton Court Palace. 🌿

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• I haven’t practiced in a very long time, but I can play the piano, as my mum taught me as a child. I briefly learnt the clarinet for a couple of years, but it wasn’t really my jam! 🎶

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• My long term goal and dream is to be an artist full time, or at least, be able to support myself predominantly through my art, and be able to cut back hours on a part time job alongside. I’d love to have my own art studio and dedicated space to paint 🎨✨

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I've had a busy month. I've been to:

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2 National Trust properties (Nymans and Waddesden)

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2 West End theatre performances (Anything Goes & Dear Evan Hansen)

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Sat in the gallery for Prime Minister's Question Time

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Had 4 days in Blackburn/Manchester staying with friends and doing 2 gigs

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Done 3 other gigs in London & Aylesbury and booked a ticket for ABBA Voyage.

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Watched Elvis in the cinema

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Made a barrel of beer and a gallon of wine

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Played Bridge and Table Tennis multiple times

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Installed a satellite dish, built and varnished a plinth for a record player, replaced the power supply in a TiVo hard disc recorder, mended a clock, and made and painted a wooden herb garden out of an old pallett.

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Had my electricity meter changed for a smart meter and booked my gas meter in for Monday.

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Wore a full head to toe bee keeper's outfit when my friend showed me his hives. He gave me some honey and six different coloured eggs from his hens (see photo, the six colours are more obvious in real life)

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Before the month is finished I will go to a day of public science lectures at my old university, see Graham Norton being filmed in BBC TV Centre, and meet a load of friends at another gig.

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Only one I was good at and still play is Racquetball. Was introduced to the game when I was in High School. Fast faced, requires good reflex's, good cardio, you don't have to go chasing after a ball like you do in tennis and just really enjoy the game (whether single, cutthroat (3 players) or doubles).
When I was in middle school, played soccer in some league play. Played High School Football.Played a lot of pick-u basketball games, played touchfootball on the streets (tackle in the grass), played some tennis, some golf as an adult etc. While I generally had fun with all of them, never had the impact - enjoyment of racquetball. I've played a lot of different sports in my life, and so many of them either attract assholes with something to prove, or they devolve into bickering about the rules. Curling is one of the few sports I've found where people remain courteous, just want to have fun, and don't turn into hypercompetitive pricks over something that literally doesn't matter.
Hockey. I grew up around it as my dad was a coach for a local junior team. I also just fell in love with the speed, the rough and tumble way it can be played. I got to travel to cool places, and lucky enough as a teen to be good enough to play a high-ish level in the the US for a season.
Used to play a lot of cricket. Didn’t pick it up until I was 7 and my cricketer step-dad said I had decent hand eye coordination when catching, and it kinda went from there. Couldn’t get my head around the field position names (apart from silly mid off cos I always used to get put there), but enjoyed playing it and found it quite a good opportunity to hang out and get to know my stepdad over the years.
Just to clarify, I spent a lot of time with my real dad, too, but my time with him was spent going to a lot of football matches rather than playing, but they are also some of my fondest childhood memories. Would say I’ve been really lucky in that respect, so I’m grateful.
I am a huge fan of the big 4 sports. My favorites are the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins & Patriots. College I like Notre Dame and don't care about college basketball too much. I usually don't watch sports unless my favorite team is playing, or it's a marquee matchup. I always watch the Super Bowl, whether the Pats are in it or not. This is going to be the first year in a couple years where I've actually got a huge interest in watching all (potential) 7 games of the NBA Finals, because Golden State vs Cleveland is going to be a rubber match and it will be so competitive that I don't even have a clue who will win. GS vs Cleveland for the third straight year makes it a trilogy, and it has made it's mark in the history books. I like watching MMA from time to time as well. I'm a huge McGregor fan (Irish pride!), and Joe Lauzon. Two favorite fighters, by far. Occasionally I watch professional wrestling.

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Yes and no. There were many positives and some hard events. I was blessed that my family never struggled financially and I never went hungry or thirsty. I had a nice best friend when I was younger. I tried out different sports like tennis, track, soccer, and did dance. Since I'm an only child, my mother and I have always been close. During my adolescence, I struggled with deep feelings of inferiority and depression. I had a hard time making friends as I always felt older than I was and never fit in. I struggled with my relationship with my father. I got severely bullied in high school, and often ate lunch alone in the bathroom or library. I lost twenty pounds during high school due to not eating much, which worried my doctor, and they thought I had an eating disorder which I didn't. I started having panic attacks when I was eight or nine, and my anxiety got worse during high school. The experience of being bullied both in high school and by my father made me realize the importance of standing up for myself and ignited my passion in trying to stop bullying. During that time, my mother disclosed to me that she wished she could divorce my father, but she couldn't as he would stalk us and never let us go. It made me quite sad. I also became more self sufficient during that time and learned grit and perseverance. With not having many friends, I focused on my grades and got into a good college on a generous scholarship. It was a hodgepodge of good and bad, which made me the person I am today. While writing this post, I acknowledge that I'm very blessed and people have it much worse.

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I sometimes queue to get into Wimbledon to see the tennis on day 2 or 3 at the end of June. I queue for a ground pass, which gets you into all of the minor outside courts with unreserved seating. I get there as early as I can in the morning, which is around 6.15am because of my earliest train times, but by that point I am usually around number 4000 in the queue (you are given a numbered ticket so people can't push in or reserve places for other people). A lot of people queue overnight, or even days in advance if they want a seat on one of the main show courts. The doors open at 11am, but I don't normally get into the ground until about 12.30pm, so over 6 hours of queuing. Most of that time is spent sitting on the grass in Wimbledon park, where there are toilets and burger vans etc, so it's not too bad if you take something to read to pass the time. Once inside the ground you then have to queue for a vacant seat on your chosen court, but that's rarely more than 10 minutes as the turnover of seats is quite quick unless a British player is on that court.

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