Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court.
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So along with that is spending a lot of time with the ball. For me it was, I loved to juggle the ball in my front yard, and I always challenged myself - how many juggles can I get today? I think for players to get better, it's just about spending the time.
I've got to have 25 balls in the air at the same time.
I play in front of 70,000 fans week in and week out, and I may drop the ball in practice, I may run the ball the wrong way, but once it's game time, it's game on.
The crowd makes the ballgame.
The only way to win tournaments is with the short game. Over half your shots out here are within 30 or 40 yards. Ballstriking is where I'm trying to improve, yes, but more to eliminate big numbers than make birdies.
If you throw the ball 60 times, you are going to make miss some of them. That kind of happens.
I've tried my very best to keep all the balls in the air and be home.
Almost any game with any ball is a good game.
Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.
I probably hit 35 balls into the right-field bleachers.