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re: Tennis is the most difficult sport to master
Posted on 1/20/22 at 7:28 am to WhiteMandingo
Posted on 1/20/22 at 7:28 am to WhiteMandingo
Tennis might be the only sport where it’s impossible to become a pro if you pick it up after turning nine years old. Golf requires tremendous skill but you have Larry Nelson who didn’t take up golf until he was 21 years old winning three majors. In baseball, you had Ron LeFlore having a very good MLB career despite not playing baseball until he went to prison at 21 years old. Tennis might be the only sport where the 10,000 hour rule is applicable in every case. If you don’t have 10,000 hours of tennis under your belt by your late teens, you have no shot at making it.
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Posted on 1/20/22 at 7:29 am to Bench McElroy
quote:Its a big reason Americans will always struggle going forward. You have to give up your entire childhood to have even a chance
Tennis might be the only sport where it’s impossible to become a pro if you pick it up after turning nine years old. Golf requires tremendous skill but you have Larry Nelson who didn’t take up golf until he was 21 years old winning three majors. In baseball, you had Ron LeFlore having a very good MLB career despite not playing baseball until he went to prison at 21 years old. Tennis might be the only sport where the 10,000 hour rule is applicable in every case. If you don’t have 10,000 hours of tennis under your belt by your late teens, you have no shot at making it.
Posted on 1/20/22 at 7:42 am to Bench McElroy
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Tennis might be the only sport where it’s impossible to become a pro if you pick it up after turning nine years old. Golf requires tremendous skill but you have Larry Nelson who didn’t take up golf until he was 21 years old winning three majors. In baseball, you had Ron LeFlore having a very good MLB career despite not playing baseball until he went to prison at 21 years old. Tennis might be the only sport where the 10,000 hour rule is applicable in every case. If you don’t have 10,000 hours of tennis under your belt by your late teens, you have no shot at making it.
That's a good argument for tennis. There is such a small window for the physical skills needed. At the highest level quickness beats power and quickness is usually the first thing age takes from us. But that's not as much of a factor in golf. Swinging a club fast is easier to maintain than running all over the court.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 10:12 am to Bench McElroy
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