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02-05-2010, 11:23 AM
Interview with Clemson player Derek Difazio:
KT: What got you started playing tennis ?
DD: Growing up in Brooklyn, I lived right down the street from Laurel Park. It was about five houses down from me, and I used to go over there. Actually, how I got into it was I used to go down there and hustle for matches. Basically, there would be handball games going on and tennis matches going on all day, and I would just hustle for money. That’s how I got into it. I started out as a hustler, and basically that’s what I still am at heart—and I always will be.
KT: Who are some of the people who you model your game after or have really helped you develop your game?
DD: There was a guy who used to go by the name of Soldano down at the park, and he was somewhat of a legend. Basically, it’s known as his court, the top court there. He used to just beat everyone. Anyone that wanted to challenge him, he’d accept the challenge, and he’d take them down. When I was starting to get into it, I really looked up to him. He kind of took me under his wings and showed me a lot of things about the game. To this day, I still haven’t beat him, but he’s a legend for sure.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/338361-serving-it-up-clemson-star-derek-difazio-sits-down-with-kevin-thomas
So there is some guy hustling games in Brooklyn who can beat D1 players ?
KT: What got you started playing tennis ?
DD: Growing up in Brooklyn, I lived right down the street from Laurel Park. It was about five houses down from me, and I used to go over there. Actually, how I got into it was I used to go down there and hustle for matches. Basically, there would be handball games going on and tennis matches going on all day, and I would just hustle for money. That’s how I got into it. I started out as a hustler, and basically that’s what I still am at heart—and I always will be.
KT: Who are some of the people who you model your game after or have really helped you develop your game?
DD: There was a guy who used to go by the name of Soldano down at the park, and he was somewhat of a legend. Basically, it’s known as his court, the top court there. He used to just beat everyone. Anyone that wanted to challenge him, he’d accept the challenge, and he’d take them down. When I was starting to get into it, I really looked up to him. He kind of took me under his wings and showed me a lot of things about the game. To this day, I still haven’t beat him, but he’s a legend for sure.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/338361-serving-it-up-clemson-star-derek-difazio-sits-down-with-kevin-thomas
So there is some guy hustling games in Brooklyn who can beat D1 players ?