TITLE: Tennis World

One the famous coach Patrick Mouratoglou once said that everyone plays tennis but only a few win Grand Slams. Everyone in TOP-20 does play great tennis but only one has the mentality of a winner. This does create the effect of uniqueness and fatality. Someone is born to be an idol and the rest are just cool athletes. It really stifles consciousness. Parents of future tennis players invest all forces in their child hoping to become tennis star one day. Tennis childhood requires several components – a child's talent and hard work, a good coach, a psychologist and a parent ready to be in business 24/7. Children's tournaments are especially sensitive. “Waiting Parents” watching their game for 5-6 hours per day sometimes expecting the impossible! The Emotional kids manifestation provided by painful defeats and injuries. Some of them will be in the TOP 20, some won’t even become a coach …

We live in the world where Grand Slam winners advertise the luxury Porsche and Swiss watch brand. The society of tennis fans strives for this style life involving their kids in cruel childhood just for becoming celebrities…

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AUTHOR: Natalia Nechaeva (Hungary)