Tennis is many different things to many different people. It is sport, recreation and sometimes addiction.

Tennis is an outlet for aspiration and an avenue for achievement. It is a great way to get exercise and an excuse to breathe clean air beneath blue skies.

If you want to become a superior player, tennis can accommodate you. It asks that you bring ability, dedication and discipline.

Passion and flexibility will help too. If you want to achieve excellence in tennis, you should know where your game is and where you want it to go.

Playing tennis actually make you a better athlete. You can improve your reflexes and hand-eye coordination. A combination of practice and aerobic exercise w-i-l-l improve your overall quickness and agility.

Tennis can become a training ground for self-awareness, and that can translate into many other pursuits. Heck, one day, you might even stop playing the game.

Yet becoming a great player is not a requirement for playing and enjoying tennis. You set the tone. You decide what to make of your encounter with the yellow-ball game. You can switch modes between competition and recreation.

Tennis can be the core of an overall fitness program centered on your game. Off-court training programs help your on-court play but provide all sorts of additional benefits, from improved attitude to cardiovascular wellness to new sources of energy.

How you approach the game decides what you take from it. Find the approach that is right for you, then repeat it in other disciplines. You'll be rewarded.

About the author:

I am a freelance writer and amateur jock who dabbles in network marketing. BTW, I am writing a non-fiction book on tennis technique.