James Baron

Tennis player, James George Baron, 16. He was at the age of 6 when he first got interested in tennis. So, he has been playing tennis for 10 years. He has lived in Roanoke, Virginia since he was born and lives with a family of five, mom, dad, and his two brothers, 12 and 15. James’s parents got him interested in tennis to begin with.

You may think tennis is an easy sport, right?  Well not for everyone, James Baron broke his arm when he was playing a long match on clay. “I’ve played for 7 hours straight before, it’s interesting, because it gets harder and harder the further you go up in the matches,” said James. One day he had a very complicated match. It was a normal day until he looked up and realized the sky was darkening up, he didn’t panic even though he knew it was going to rain. Next thing he knew it was raining and it wasn’t his first match in the rain, so he kept playing like nothing was going to happen. It was already his fifth hour playing and he was a little exhausted, but he didn’t let that phase him. The other person hit the ball to him and he went to hit it and he slipped, landed on his arm in an awkward position. James went to move his arm and it wouldn’t move, while he was trying not to cry. “Tennis takes a strong mental game and a lot of dedication, although it can be an easy sport to learn,” said Baron.

James plans on playing tennis for the rest of his life, he wishes to pursue a career with playing it. “You can always improve, no matter what. There is no getting worse, improvement,” said Baron. James wants to go to college that has a really good tennis team. “It’s so much more fun when you play with your friends, but you always need to concentrate,” said James. Every sport is important to pay attention too so you know the proper techniques to do.

                                                                                                            By: Alexis Peggins