My daughter's coach and I disagree. "Don't make tennis your life or you'll be old and unhappy." I understand the coaches point, but I wonder if Michael Jordan's coach ever said that to his team?
I look at my cube walls every day at work and want to see the sky. I sit on my can and get soft and squishy. I am more than a decade older than the coach and the rut of my life is almost deep enough to be a grave. Which puts me in an interesting position. The kid wants to make money playing tennis. I have encouraged her to pursue this goal. Now we have a person who does make money with a racket and they are "old and unhappy". What do I do?
I tell the kid that you don't find happiness in your surroundings or job. You find happiness in yourself.
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