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Interview: tennis
Alexandra: So, I have a few casual questions for you. I am going to jump in throughout the interview and maybe talk about my personal experience or perspective towards the situation because I want to be able to compare what we have to say. I would like to film this interview but only if you don't mind.
Sam: Okay sounds good. And I prefer for you to record it rather than interview me through video.
Alexandra: Okay that's fine. So, why did you decide to join a sports team and when?
Sam: Well I have been playing tennis since I was eight and you know I guess it's
something logical to join a sports team for something one likes. Alexandra: Okay, but who motivated you to play tennis? How did you start
playing tennis? Sam: I did actually. I saw a game on T.V. one day and I decided I wanted to try it
out so for my birthday I asked my parents if I could start taking tennis lessons. Alexandra: Aw that's cute. And were you in a team or did you just play individually?
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Alexandra: Okay and why? What has that sport given you? How has it shaped you?
Sam: I mean tennis is a very individual sport and that has definitely contributed to who I am today. I 'm not gonna lie I love my alone time and here in college, finding time and space to be alone and just think and contemplate is almost impossible. For that reason, I sometimes enjoy eating lunch alone; it gives me that time for myself that I can't even find in my own room.
Alexandra: Okay, but you were part of a team during your high school years. Talk me about that experience.
Sam: Yea definitely. I was captain of my team during high school and I must say that it definitely gave me leadership skills. Apart from this, it also taught me in a way how to work with others to achieve a common goal because playing a doubles match without a sign of communication with your partner is literally almost impossible.
Alexandra: Yea, I know what you mean, soccer is the exact same thing. In order to get anything done there must be some form of understanding and communication between the whole team. I personally think that soccer, being a sport in which you have to deal with at least 11 other people, not just one person, teaches you communication skills and how to get a task done even at times of pressure and frustration.
Sam: Mhm, I can imagine. Tennis is not as team-oriented as soccer, obviously, but I think it's a very difficult and time consuming sport.
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Sam: I have been playing individually since I was eight, but I joined my school team in
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Alexandra: I completely agree, I used to play soccer since I was about 8 too, but I never played it as serious as you did, I always preferred soccer, but I must say that it is a very technical sport; much more technical than many other sports, and for this reason I think it is so time consuming. But anyways how do you feel being here in college without being able to practice your sport as much as you did in high school?
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Alexandra: Have you ever quit your sport? Why or why not? Sam: Well I still do practice my sport, I am in the club team, but obviously not as much as I used to. I definitely miss it, but I don't think I would have the same time to dedicate to it as I used to in high school.
Sam: No I have never quit my sport. I would never quit that sport. Ever. Alexandra: Yea I mean that's probably one of the main difficulties for all those that played sports in high school but I guess it's just part of this new experience and although we are in a way leaving something that contributed immensely to our lives at some point, we are now entering a new stage with new lessons and experiences for us to learn from.