Russeljones
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/te...-on-the-hard-slog-of-professional-tennis.html
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Andy's child unlikely to play pro tennis?
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I don't know why any professional would want their child to become a tennis player like them. Putting the expectation on them and to be forever compared to their parents.
Yeah obviously it's a different story with Murray given his wealth. But in general for us regular folk tennis is too risky and too expensive a career path to encourage your kid to follow. It's fiercely difficult just to break even in career earnings. It's much safer to stay in education and gain qualifications for as long as possible, and then get a 'normal' job.
With a team sport it's a completely different kettle of fish. Your kid can still have more of a settled home lifestyle as they don't have to travel anywhere near as much or as far, expenses are lower and clubs subsidise a lot of those expenses anyway. Plus they have team-mates to share the mental burden with and socialise with.
Tennis is a sport where challenger level players are much worse off financially now, than they were 20 years ago in 1996. Players' travel, coaching, equipment, nutrition and accommodation (not subsidised at challenger level) expenses have all increased in that time with inflation, while challenger level prize money has barely increased at all. Many people are understandably crunching the numbers and realising that it's just not worth the time, money and sacrifice .
With a team sport it's a completely different kettle of fish. Your kid can still have more of a settled home lifestyle as they don't have to travel anywhere near as much or as far, expenses are lower and clubs subsidise a lot of those expenses anyway. Plus they have team-mates to share the mental burden with and socialise with.
Tennis is a sport where challenger level players are much worse off financially now, than they were 20 years ago in 1996. Players' travel, coaching, equipment, nutrition and accommodation (not subsidised at challenger level) expenses have all increased in that time with inflation, while challenger level prize money has barely increased at all. Many people are understandably crunching the numbers and realising that it's just not worth the time, money and sacrifice .
So you want your kids play soccer, basketball, football, baseball?
Soccer even a U.S. Pro is making very little. I feel bad for the parents camping out in the park watching little or no action sports.
Basketball unless you are african American with 6'5 or more and competition is like a thousand times tougher than tennis
. Even making college is tougher than tennis
Football you want your kids die at 40 years old then go for it, even so you must be big strong fast to compete
Baseball "yawn" what a boring sports. Most of the time you stand in the field all days just try to catch a mishit.
Even team sports are ver expensive and time consuming.
Tennis is also a tough one to make but at least your kids have a chance to compete if you not big, tall besides you can control the time to practice. Unlike team sports, you must follow with other kids
Soccer even a U.S. Pro is making very little. I feel bad for the parents camping out in the park watching little or no action sports.
Basketball unless you are african American with 6'5 or more and competition is like a thousand times tougher than tennis
. Even making college is tougher than tennis
Football you want your kids die at 40 years old then go for it, even so you must be big strong fast to compete
Baseball "yawn" what a boring sports. Most of the time you stand in the field all days just try to catch a mishit.
Even team sports are ver expensive and time consuming.
Tennis is also a tough one to make but at least your kids have a chance to compete if you not big, tall besides you can control the time to practice. Unlike team sports, you must follow with other kids
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She will be a TV reality star! Not a tennis player.
Fedinkum
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She should be a brat by 12.
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Fully tattooed by 9.
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It's better she starts playing football. Much more money in it even if she doesn't end up in Serie A, La Liga or premier league.
Tennis is probably the second highest paid individual sport behind golf. The top 100 make a very good living, the very top make an absolute fortune, while players not able to make the main draw of grand slams struggle to break square after expenses, but probably have a job for life if they want to coach.
