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发帖数: 1131 | 1 Actually Michael Zhao. He sounds promising.
Writing has never been the strong suit of Michael Zhao, a sixth-grader from
Princeton Junction, N.J. He pulls excellent grades in math and science, but
it was his prose that started him on a journey that eventually landed him in
Paris, France, to hit tennis balls on the same court as some of the
greatest stars in the game.
Zhao was one of 16 “Longines Future Tennis Aces,” all promising junior
players who came from around the world to take part in a tournament
sponsored by the Swiss watchmaker. Earning the right to represent his nation
(only one child from each country made the cut) was a two-part process.
http://tennis.com/articles/templates/features.aspx?articleid=12 | u*********e
发帖数: 9616 | 2 but the report states that Tennis wasn't a profession that he's going to
pursue, at least according to his father. He and his family could not
dedicate all the time and energy on his tennis. | s****s
发帖数: 775 | 3 one cruel fact about men's tennis is that the conversion rate from a top
junior to a (reasonably) good pro is really low. there are players like
federer that shines the entire path from junior to pro years, but most of
the top juniors end up being nobody in their later pro stages (or simply
quit). | T******n
发帖数: 1131 | 4 Totally agree with the above comments. It is actually kind of suicidal for a
kid to consider tennis as his career choice. Many of them have tons of
opportunities to do other things to make themself rich.
In tennis, only top 164 pro tennis players can make some money (
Chinese male pro tennis players excluded, they make money even though they
are out of top 300). |
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