I played team sports throughout my childhood. Football, rugby, volleyball, hockey, dragon boating. I was always in a team.
Now that I’ve picked up tennis in my thirties, I love the solitude of the sport.
There is no one else to impart energy, to lift the team up when it’s down, to share the pressure, to change strategy. I love the mental challenge that it brings. I love the necessity of controlling my own emotions and relying on my own decisions.
The solitude of the game was an unexpected benefit.