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Maybe this was how adult friendships were formed, by recognizing and seeking out the archetypes of those we found comfort with in our youth.
Keep the ball in play. Keep your eye on the ball. Follow through. These were admonitions for both tennis and life, and they spilled over from the one into the other.
“The only way to know where you are is by where you have just been.”
He isn’t innocent about the world. In fact, he knows too much about the world. Yet he knows nothing about himself.”
If you mastered the art of tennis, the art of hitting a ball that was never in one place, it brought about a parallel and salutary effect on the psyche.
And, I wonder, should there be a day to balance Thanksgiving, a day to ponder sorrow and remorse?
