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Updated: Feb. 20, 2024
Originally Published: April 12, 2022
I watched my son effortlessly dribble and sink basket after basket. With no other kids around, I decided to join him for a few rounds of basketball, even though I’ve never been particularly skilled at it. After he stole the ball from me about 95 times in a row, I burst into laughter and let him take it. “Don’t ever give up, Mom!” he encouraged. “Even if it feels like you’ll never win.”
He certainly didn’t learn that from me; it came from his love for sports.
As a child, I was, to put it kindly, not good at sports. I was always chosen last in gym class. While I dabbled in gymnastics, team sports were never my thing. The one time I swung at a baseball and actually hit it, I was so surprised I ran towards third base instead of first. As an adult, I’ve attended yoga classes, but organized sports? Not so much.
My son, however, is a natural athlete. He excels in soccer, baseball, basketball, football—basically every sport you can think of. My husband and I often find ourselves puzzled over where he gets his athletic talent. I’ve morphed into that mom who shows up to every game and frequents sporting goods stores to buy baseball bats that meet very specific requirements.
Then tennis entered both our lives, largely due to the pandemic. The summer after COVID-19 hit, we found a local tennis camp that promised to follow safe protocols. Experts recommended tennis as a safe activity, so we enrolled our son, who quickly fell in love with the sport. He even wanted to practice outside of camp.
I stumbled upon an old tennis racket in our garage and decided to hit the local public courts with him. Initially, I just wanted to keep him occupied and away from screens. I thought at least I could toss him a ball. But as he coached me on how to improve my form—he really did learn a lot at camp!—I discovered that I genuinely enjoyed playing.
Many of my son’s friends and their parents played tennis as well, so I found myself spending more time on the court. Sometimes I practiced with my son, while other times he played with a friend, and I’d hit with their parent. Eventually, my husband and son surprised me with a new racket that was actually younger than my kid! I even signed up for a series of tennis lessons at our town’s recreation center. The instructor, reminiscent of a gym coach from the ’80s, was incredibly patient and explained things in a way that made sense to me.
Thanks to tennis, I was getting outside, exercising, and meeting new people all at once. I even formed a friendship with a woman who had just moved to our town and whose daughter was in my son’s class. We would have never met if it weren’t for tennis, especially since all our school meetings had gone virtual. I had to admit I felt better physically than I had in months, maybe even years. Let’s face it—you pretty much never get worse at something by practicing it.
I was amazed. Could it be true what they say about exercise and sports being beneficial? “You’ve actually improved,” one of my friends remarked during a game. “Maybe you do have some athletic potential.” That’s as close as I’ve ever come to being called athletic! While I may never become the next Venus or Serena Williams, I’ve just signed up for another series of tennis lessons and can’t wait to get back on the court this spring.
In tennis (and life), keeping your eye on the ball is important, but even more crucial is having the right mindset. So, if you feel you lack athletic potential, remember what my son told me: Don’t ever give up, even when victory seems out of reach.
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In conclusion, my journey from being terrible at sports to finding joy in tennis has been unexpected and rewarding. I owe it all to my son, who taught me that persistence pays off.