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[f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]> Gekkoukan High, field...[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]> Rio is staring nostalgically at the[n]tennis court...[n][f 1 1][e]

[f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 1 65535 2]I... didn't have any fun at all in this[n]club until you joined the team...[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I thought that everything in my life[n]was painful when it came to tennis.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I even blamed my teammates when things[n]didn't go my way.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I thought they weren't being serious[n]enough, and were pulling me down...[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I resented everyone else[n]for my own failures...[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 2 65535 2]But it's different now. Playing[n]tennis is fun, and I have fun[n]every day, too.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]It's because... I have a goal now.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 1 65535 2]I was always at a loss about what good[n]it would do my life if I kept playing[n]tennis.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]It's not like I was going to be a[n]professional player, so I needed to[n]put an end to it and study harder.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]But... When I was in academic and[n]career counseling, here's what I said:[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 2 65535 2]"I want to go to college by playing[n]tennis!"[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]"I'm going to get a 4-year scholarship,[n]and play after I graduate!"[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I... I really do want to be a[n]professional tennis player.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 1 65535 2]...I mean, I've never actually said it.[n]But it's what I was always thinking.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I'd rather not have a dream at all if[n]it's just going to fall through on me[n]in the end...[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]...I was scared.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 2 65535 2]But I learned how to have courage from[n]you and everybody else in the club.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I learned... how to be strong, and[n]how to go for something I want.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]Thank you.[n][f 1 1][e]

[f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]> Rio bows slightly...[n][f 1 1][e]

[f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 1 65535 2]I just wanted you to know that.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]I'm going to go along with a college[n]training camp during spring break...[n]I wanted to tell you before I left.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1]Wish me luck that I don't start[n]complaining during training.[n][f 1 1][e][f 0 5 65278][f 2 1][f 4 6 29 2 65535 2]Well then, see you![n][f 1 1][e]