Lessons Learned by Stone Moore

I believe in tennis

I believe in tennis because it is not like any other sport where you might fit into a category of too short, too slow, or too weak. Everyone in tennis is treated as an equal, no matter their race, skill level, or physical qualities. The only thing in tennis that limits you is you and not what other people think of you.

I believe tennis has taught me not to judge my opponents skill level, years of experience, or even the appearance. In tennis many kids have judged me based on the fact that they have twice the number of years than I, yet they don’t realize the amount of hours I have poured my soul into the game. Since then the lessons of others arrogance taught me to not judge anyone by their race, looks, or their experience, because you don’t truly know what that person has gone through to get to the position they are at.

I believe tennis has taught me to use the skills that I have learned in tennis outside of the courts and in our everyday life. Something as simple as meeting somebody for the first time, for example tennis has taught me to go up to the person and talk to them in order to get a positive first impression. Without getting to know the person I would be inclined to having prejudice thoughts and making false assumptions.



I believe tennis has taught me many life lessons that are used in my everyday life, for example I have made many life changing friends in and outside of tennis, I have made more friends in the past year than I have in my whole life. The reason to the boost in relationships would be attributed to the lessons that I have learned in tennis. The lessons have helped eradicate prejudice thoughts from my life allowing me to grow in social relationships.