Topic: Monster

[monstertruck]

I'm heading to my first Christmas party of the holiday season tonight at the guy's house who caused me to storm off  .  Again, this was many years ago and time has a way of healing old wounds.

At the moment, my intent is to never set foot on the same court as this fellow.
How could I ever trust a person so lacking in personal intergrity?

There's no difference between what he did and lifting a $100 from my wallet.

Even in this season of holiday cheer, it would take me much time. I just tend to avoid characters like this for a long while, following the general philosophy that people don't change much once they hit 21 years 

" 'The worst thing about dishonest people is what they think of as honesty,' he said.  'I know a woman who's never held to one conviction for three days running, but when I told her she had no integrity, she got very tight-lipped and said her idea of integrity wasn't mine;  it seems she'd never stolen any money.' "

I had to laugh when I came across this passage while reading last night.  I think it's fascinating how a book written over 60 years ago could so aptly describe a situation from my daily life.

When I stopped laughing, I was sad.

[monstertruck]

Finally made it back on the court this morning with DG.
We were short on time so we got right to the competitive play foregoing the 2-3 hour warmup which WAS my lame excuse for not being able to hang with him.
First set was competitive though I felt even slower than usual which probably means I wasn't moving at all.  
I served big but not big enough and went down 4-6.  He broke me twice and I got him once.
Was going down in flames 0-4 in the 2nd set when I got a sharp twinge on the inside of my left ankle while lunging for a FH volley.  Thought I was done but hated to bail on DG and rob him of the bagel.  I took an 'injury timeout' and sat for a few minutes, pain disappeared and we resumed play.  Final score 2-6, a real mercy killing.

We then moved on to doubles as some follows scheduled for 9 a.m. invited us to join them.  DG & I continued our streak of miserable play together dropping the first set to BN & PS  3-6.  Silly me for having expectations.    They were both playing lights out giving up only a few points to UFE's and the harder I hit, the better they seemed to do!!!   My serve really came alive tho' as I had 4 aces and no double faults.  However this was not enough.

We decided to soften our game up a bit in the 2nd set with some success.  I backed off on my serve which sent the percentages through the roof and gave DG time to poach some and create some confusion for them.  As we eased up a bit, DG connected on more returns which got us 2 breaks and we took the set 6-3.  Unfortunately we had to stop prior to playing a 3rd set or TB.    I returned very well on the BH side alternately driving and slicing the BH with 2 nice lobs mixed in for good measure.  Any serves to my FH (3 in 2 sets) received a severe thrashing.

All in all an excellent outing despite the less than stellar play on my part.

[Jamesdster]

2-3 hour warmup?  You are unbelievable.  I played 2 hours of doubles today and then I had a nice date with an ice bag on my knee for 30 minutes.

[monstertruck]

2-3 hour warmup?  You are unbelievable.  I played 2 hours of doubles today and then I had a nice date with an ice bag on my knee for 30 minutes.

Not bad for a fat, old, fart, eh?

There are 4 of us who are absolute hogs when it comes to court time.   

Bailey's shots in frozen chocolate seemed to work well for the aches and pains last night.....

Heading out shortly for another morning of tennis.
Will hit the wall for 15 min. , take  some serves and then have another go at DG for 1.5 hours.
After that, we've got some dubs scheduled with CF and a mystery guest.  An alleged 5.0 from back in the day.
I wonder if it's DMast?

[monstertruck]

4 hours on court today, life is good.

1 hour practice with DG mostly volleys.  We are getting better at the RDC drill tho' the shots aren't strong.

2 hours of dubs with CF and SK.  What a pleasure to play on the same court as SK!  A solid 5.0+ player, he has the skill and the desire to push all the players on the court to play their best tennis (and still win of course!).

Then SK and I played a set of singles.  I managed to hold twice and found myself down 2-5.  During the 8th game he eased up just a bit on his serve and let me crack 3 FH return winners to get the break.  I then held once more before he dusted me 6-4.  Realistically, I was only dictating play about 10% of the time tops.
I'd like to have a go at him sometime while I'm fresh to see if I could actually win 3 or 4 games.  Sadly, I think for me to win 3 would be pushing it...

Good fun, with good friends.

[OSU Buckeye]

Good stuff MT!    What is the RDC drill?   

[monstertruck]

Good stuff MT!    What is the RDC drill?   

Romanian Davis Cup drill.
Here is a clip of me and my buddy demonstrating the drill.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2l9khi5RU[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2l9khi5RU

[euroka1]

That's a good one, MT. I'd need it in slower motion!

[monstertruck]

That's a good one, MT. I'd need it in slower motion!

You do realize of course that it's the Bryan Bros. doing this drill!!!!

My buddy Dan and I are MUCH slower and rarely complete more than one cycle over and back.  We are improving tho' since our first time out we could barely hit 4-5 volleys! 

[jeffrx]

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

[monstertruck]

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

[euroka1]

That's a good one, MT. I'd need it in slower motion!

You do realize of course that it's the Bryan Bros. doing this drill!!!!

My buddy Dan and I are MUCH slower and rarely complete more than one cycle over and back.  We are improving tho' since our first time out we could barely hit 4-5 volleys! 

Well, I was certainly impressed. 

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Before I answer this one , are you left or right handed, MT ?   
It all comes down to the details with 3 guys as good as you are.

[monstertruck]

That's a good one, MT. I'd need it in slower motion!

You do realize of course that it's the Bryan Bros. doing this drill!!!!

My buddy Dan and I are MUCH slower and rarely complete more than one cycle over and back.  We are improving tho' since our first time out we could barely hit 4-5 volleys! 

Well, I was certainly impressed. 

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Before I answer this one , are you left or right handed, MT ?   
It all comes down to the details with 3 guys as good as you are.

I am ambidexterous, but throw and play tennis with my right.
I can eat and drink with both hands though!

[monstertruck]

Monday  2.25 miles  32 min    interval 3.5 & 5.0mph  first jog on the calf ok.

Tuesday eve  5.1 miles     81 min.     jogged 1 mile 4.2-5mph     750 curls 100 lat/front/row  1311 cals.  149 max  131 avg bpm  499 vert.

15 min. Tri/bi/back
Wednesday  4.1 miles  66 min.  200 curls  1124 cals  144 max  123 avg  984 vert.

Wow, nearly 2 months!

4.6 miles 76 min. 1024 cals yesterday.
2.75 miles 38 min.  825 cals today.
Slow and steady wins the race.

[jeffrx]

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Both of them put together!  Ouch.... 

[euroka1]

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Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Before I answer this one , are you left or right handed, MT ?   
It all comes down to the details with 3 guys as good as you are.

I am ambidexterous, but throw and play tennis with my right.
I can eat and drink with both hands though!

You are like Mike. Twins always create problems  . It's aways seemed to me that part of their success is probably that they think alike too.

[Jamesdster]

Good stuff MT!    What is the RDC drill?   

Romanian Davis Cup drill.
Here is a clip of me and my buddy demonstrating the drill.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2l9khi5RU[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2l9khi5RU

Ah man that is awesome!  No wonder they dominate the doubles world.

[monstertruck]

Wow Monster, you are looking good out there....

Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Both of them put together!  Ouch.... 

 

That was perfect Dude!

[monstertruck]

[
Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Before I answer this one , are you left or right handed, MT ?   
It all comes down to the details with 3 guys as good as you are.

I am ambidexterous, but throw and play tennis with my right.
I can eat and drink with both hands though!

You are like Mike. Twins always create problems  . It's aways seemed to me that part of their success is probably that they think alike too.

Ah pooo, I was hopin' you'd say Bob.  I think he's the better player of the 2.

Undoubtedly, playing and practicing together for all these years has contributed to their success.

[euroka1]

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Which 'B Bros' do you think I look like?

Before I answer this one , are you left or right handed, MT ?   
It all comes down to the details with 3 guys as good as you are.

I am ambidexterous, but throw and play tennis with my right.
I can eat and drink with both hands though!

You are like Mike. Twins always create problems  . It's aways seemed to me that part of their success is probably that they think alike too.

Ah pooo, I was hopin' you'd say Bob.  I think he's the better player of the 2.

Undoubtedly, playing and practicing together for all these years has contributed to their success.

Bob is the lefty, so I guess you will just have to change hands, MT, to identify with him.