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> The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. - Arthur Schopenhauer

Supposedly I'll never gonna have any issues with the latter.

Today was a classic lay day: no waves, no wind, no action. So I decided to try something different I've actually been doing during my whole childhood. 

### I grew up with tennis. 
**Watching the Grand Slam was a family event at my home, I remember that my mom even baked an applie pie especially for the finals.**

It was the great era of legends such as Pete Sampras.

After school I took my bike and went to the tennis court. All my friends played tennis, it was the lifestyle of a whole generation back then.

Funny enough I was watching this year's US Open again after not having been into tennis for more than 15 years. Seeing the new generation of tennis PROs giving it all in Flushing Meadows somehow encouraged me to go back on the court and try it myself.

### Thank you Juan Martín del Potro for the inspiration :-)

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## My first lesson after almost two decades was actually not too bad. Go check the video clicking on the first picture above or [HERE](https://dlive.io/video/surfermarly/c60001fd-b833-11e8-96f4-0242ac110003).

**I'll definitely be back on the court soon!**

> What kind of plans do you have for your weekend?

Happy friday, Steemians!

Much love, 
Marly - 
**Steem Ambassador**

**PS: The version for the youtubers:**

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**Thanks for being part of the journey!** 

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