A Little About Me!!

I suppose it is only fair to let some people know a little about myself. If I was to only gripe about society and share my beliefs but not open up myself to criticism, than part of my messages about life would be lost. For beginners I'll share some of my favorite pasttimes in no particular order. I have been a Los Angeles(St. Louis ) Rams fan since 1977, a very loyal one at that. To me they will always be the L.A. Rams, but I guess you do have to accept change. Being from California I learned to like all the L.A. teams as a kid. I truly enjoy watching all their games, even though it is becoming more painful each season since they won the Super Bowl in 1999.
Another favorite of mine is watching my daughter play volleyball. She just finished playing club ball with Mt. Hood Volleyball Club's u-12 team. She had an incredibly tough yet awesome coach who truly helped advance her game. She now plays on the 7th grade varsity team for Clear Creek Middle School. While the team is nowhere near as good as the club team, it is still a great learning experience for her. I find this team a lot harder to watch because of the lack of teamwork and severe lack of discipline. I see it more as a stepping stone to the 8Th grade team, but I always believe winning should be the number one goal. To compete at high levels in sports, that has to be automatically instilled in your brain. While there are tons of things I enjoy I tried to just pick a few that came to my mind quickly. The last one for now would have to be playing tennis. I currently play in most tennis tournaments in a 50 mile radius. My favorite one being the "Nike Open" held at Tualatin Hills Raquet Center. Somehow it always has 90-100 degree weather and is one of the few played outside. I also play USTA men's league in the summer, and
USTA mixed doubles in the fall and winter, which coincidentally starts this Sunday. Were it not for responsibility, I could easily spend the rest of my life as a tennis bum. It has always been a very important part of my life and always will be. I have found that no matter what is going on in life I can walk onto a court and it is almost like entering another realm. I think the two things I enjoy most about it would have to be the fact that it is the ultimate sport for one on one competition. There are to many factors involved for one person to truly dominate. The only factor that makes a true difference is the level of training. The other reason you very rarely come across bad people in this sport. I get along great with most players, even though tennis players are probably the most cocky of any athletes. While I don't believe myself to be that way at all in life, the second tournament time comes about, I feel my personality change. I think it's just from being taught to never show any fear no matter how good or bad your opponent is. I could go on forever but I will spare you the boredom. I just wanted people to understand a little more about me.