But the lessons kids learn through sports can give them strength to carry them through some of life's tougher innings. Parents who dwell too much on the score sometimes forget that the kids have to learn how to be winners. But it's just as important that they learn how to deal with defeat in a gracious manner. As a tennis mom, I have learned to hope for the best, even if I'm expecting the worst. You have to be ready for anything.
Life is like a tennis ball.
Sometimes it takes a funny bounce.