RaulRamirez
Legend
On this Mother's Day, not only do I want to wish everyone "Happy Mother's Day" but also want to discuss
a. Who do you consider to be a great tennis mom?
b. Any good stories of how your own mom was involved in your own tennis "career" or love for the sport? And if you're a tennis mom, how you are...
Per "b", I offer just a quick story or two.
No, I never became a great tennis player, but was pretty good at the high school level, and have stayed with the game as a rec player off-and-on through the years.
My mom (of blessed memory) was a good sports fan and an all-world mom who would come to my various games/matches -- mostly baseball, basketball and tennis.
An embarrassing story: We were a somewhat frugal family, and when I "needed" a headband for tennis, she sewed one out of an old sock - yellow, in fact. That went over really well with my friends. I think I wore on the court for about one set out of respect for her efforts, but never wore afterward.
I can now picture the opening of an indoor tennis club that was open to the public, and owned by a former tennis great, Vic Seixas. They staged some little exhibition matches, and the biggest star there was Bobby Riggs. This must've been shortly after the "Match of the Century" (Riggs-BJK in gosh, 1973...okay, I was very young) and in the little meet-and-great afterwards, we were excited to meet Riggs and get his autograph. My mom had rooted for BJK, but was amused by Riggs, and when she asked for his autograph, Riggs pulled her over and planted a big kiss.
a. Who do you consider to be a great tennis mom?
b. Any good stories of how your own mom was involved in your own tennis "career" or love for the sport? And if you're a tennis mom, how you are...
Per "b", I offer just a quick story or two.
No, I never became a great tennis player, but was pretty good at the high school level, and have stayed with the game as a rec player off-and-on through the years.
My mom (of blessed memory) was a good sports fan and an all-world mom who would come to my various games/matches -- mostly baseball, basketball and tennis.
An embarrassing story: We were a somewhat frugal family, and when I "needed" a headband for tennis, she sewed one out of an old sock - yellow, in fact. That went over really well with my friends. I think I wore on the court for about one set out of respect for her efforts, but never wore afterward.
I can now picture the opening of an indoor tennis club that was open to the public, and owned by a former tennis great, Vic Seixas. They staged some little exhibition matches, and the biggest star there was Bobby Riggs. This must've been shortly after the "Match of the Century" (Riggs-BJK in gosh, 1973...okay, I was very young) and in the little meet-and-great afterwards, we were excited to meet Riggs and get his autograph. My mom had rooted for BJK, but was amused by Riggs, and when she asked for his autograph, Riggs pulled her over and planted a big kiss.
