Well would you believe it! Daddy has become an official member of the USAR (United States Racquetball Association) and has started to play tournaments. He entered his first ever USAR sanctioned tournament last week and did well for having the nerves and jitters. He felt and we all thought he should have played better... he lost a close 1st match the first day. The following day he woke up (he really was upset and thought to much about his "bad" play and couldn't sleep) very early at 4:30 AM and headed to the GYM before work at 8 AM. He was determined to figure out his mistakes and clear that out before his 2nd match later that day.
The following day he played much better and winning his first game but lost a close second game. The tie breaker was a back and forth battle and neither wanted to give up the match. It was a long hard fought battle between two determined players and felt bad that only one would walk away a winner. After a grueling 1 hour 45 min match ... sweat dripping ... barely moving ... adrenaline rush players ... Clu miss hit a shot and skipped the ball just in front of the front wall. He lost a long battle by one point. I only watched them play and I felt drained after that shot missed.
He felt a lot better but wished he would have won his match to move on in the brackets. His opponent kept saying, "I have never run so much in a match. He kept me guessing all night long and I was just lucky to win against him." I'm glad someone could see he played well besides his family.
Clu has signed up for another tournament next week in SLC and the following week at the University of Utah. He is busy training and getting his timing, swing, feet and what ever else he says... I know he will be ready and we will cheer our daddy on!
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