The recovery step never shows up in a highlight
The racket on the shelf is not the one the professional is playing
A break point is not one point, it is the three before it
The volley that hurts you is the one you never moved for
Grip is the wrong thing to want from a tennis shoe
The first serve percentage everyone quotes hides the real choice
Pressure does not change your swing, it changes your target
Cone drills teach you to run to places nobody hits
Nobody has ever felt a racket cut through the air
Angle is made before contact, not at it
Reflex is a story we tell about good anticipation
Your slide ends where the shoe stops caring
Hard court sliding is a skill the shoe industry is still catching up to
The serve is the only stroke that hurts you when you do it correctly
Spider drill times tell you who is fit, not who covers the court
Nobody has ever lost a point to air resistance
Judge a return by the angle it leaves at, not by whether it went in
