Category Archives: Passion in Life

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Wheelchair Tennis-Part 2

Posted on 10/08/2017 by wdkealy

Wheelchair Tennis-Part 2 The aspect of wheelchair tennis at the PNW Sectional Tournament, held at the Salem Swim and Tennis Club, you don’t see, is how the players travel. Wheelchair Travel These wheelchair players are not just local. They come from … Continue reading →

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Wheelchair Tennis

Posted on 09/24/2017 by wdkealy

Wheelchair Tennis Have you ever considered what it would be like to play tennis from a wheelchair? PNW Sectional Wheelchair Tournament The PNW Sectional Wheelchair Tournament was recently held at the Salem Swim and Tennis Club in Salem, Oregon. I … Continue reading →

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Margaret Court-John McEnroe-Inner Peace

Posted on 09/17/2017 by wdkealy

Margaret Court-John McEnroe-Inner Peace Margaret Court and John McEnroe have a similar goal as most of us do – to find inner peace. Margaret Court In 1969 I was at the New South Wales Open tennis tournament held at the … Continue reading →

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Motor Neurone Disease(MND) and Peter Doohan

Posted on 09/10/2017 by wdkealy

Motor Neurone Disease(MND) and Peter Doohan Peter Doohan, a former professional tennis player, with a career high singles ranking of 43 and 15 in doubles, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease(ALS). Peter suddenly passed away July 21st in Tulsa, Oklahoma. … Continue reading →

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Tennis Players Eclipse Experience

Posted on 08/20/2017 by wdkealy

A Tennis Players Eclipse Experience All tennis players have an eclipse experience every time they play a match. They either experience the umbra (the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on … Continue reading →

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Ilie Nastase-Ion Tiriac

Posted on 05/17/2017 by wdkealy

Ilie Nastase-Ion Tiriac Romanians are known as passionate people. None seem to show more passion than Ilie Nastasie and Ion Tiriac. Both are more than willing to speak their mind, with no regard for the repercussions. Ion Tiriac was born … Continue reading →

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Tennis-Fed Cup-Ilie Nastase

Posted on 04/30/2017 by wdkealy

Tennis – Federation Cup – Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase, captain of the Rumanian Fed Cup tennis team, held true to his status as tennis’s ‘bad boy’. The Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women’s tennis, launched in … Continue reading →

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Easter Challenge

Posted on 04/16/2017 by wdkealy

Easter/Passion Challenge Every year it seems the challenge of ‘celebrating’ the true meaning of Easter/Passion gets harder and harder. How? I remember Easter as a time when Friday was a solemn day – the day Christ was crucified. As I … Continue reading →

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Withdraw or Play With Injury?

Posted on 02/12/2017 by wdkealy

Withdraw or Play With Injury? Retire with injury In any professional tournaments there is prize money. The amount of the prize money is divided up depending on which round the player gets to, the final having the most money for … Continue reading →

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Australian Open Tennis Prize Money

Posted on 01/01/2017 by wdkealy

Australian Open Tennis Prize Money Prize money has increased 65% from 2012 to 2016 and has again increased another 14% from 2016 to 2017. Australian Open will pay out 50 million (Australian currency) in prize money in 2017. Yearly Players … Continue reading →

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