Fuckin A right
So UMKC vs Creighton today at OPRC. And I played! I played doubles, which we won, and then I played #6 singles and I fucking won that dogfight. I lost the first set 6-2. I thought I was Federer or something. I was down 3-0 in the second when I finally figured out that I don't need to be perfect. I came back to win 6-4. And the momentum was with me in the third as I won 6-3. It was just awesome to play that kind of match. I didn't play well but found a way to get the W. I can't describe how much energy was in me. The rush was just huge. Every point, I was so pumped up. If I won the point, I'd just give a huge fist pump and yell "C'mon!" or "Yea!" On match point, I hit my serve as hard as possible down the T. He missed the return and I let out the biggest yell of relief. What's cool is that I didn't intend to be so loud and yelling all that much. It was all natural, just the adrenaline taking over. It was just awesome. Haha, my cousin Raymond watched me and he said he has never seen me like that before. I'm so happy that I had been given this chance to prove myself to the new coaches. Coach called me later after the match and again congratulated me and thanked me for giving it all I had. He said that he's gonna definitely try and hook me up with a scholarship which would just be absolutely huge for my folks. He also said a lot of other nice stuff that made me feel like a million bucks. I can only smile when I think about the match. As arrogant and cheesy as it sounds, I'm so proud of myself. I can finally say that all the crunches, lifting, cardio, and sprints finally paid off today. I knew I wasn't gonna be tired going 3 sets. I felt awesome. I even fell down, cramped my right calf, hurt my right hand, but all that didn't matter. I felt I could go forever. Also, I have a whole new outlook when playing tennis. Sure, it took the help of two tennis mental books, but I'm finally playing a lot smarter. I'm playing within myself and staying in the match rather drifting off. I'm just so happy and proud right now.