REVISTA PALMAS 68 OCTUBRE 2022
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REVISTA PALMAS 68 OCTUBRE 2022

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The happiness of victory

My name is Elsa Rosa-Sosa, and I am so proud to say I am now an official Grape Crusher, the 2.0 (Beginners) Palmas del Mar Tennis Team!!! When I was a child, I was always told that sports were not my thing. As of today, I can’t ride a bike, never played any sports and learned a bit of swimming about 13 years ago, and I’m still not confident in water. A little more than a year ago, due to the pandemic, me and my husband started watching our friends play tennis on Sundays. I watched how one of our cousins, who had a very bad accident and has bolts in her foot, was playing tennis. I was totally inspired by her, after all that she has gone through. I asked myself “why can’t I do this?” And that is how all of this started. I have so many people to thank, first of all, God for blessing my life with the opportunity of living and being part of the great community of Palmas del Mar, my husband for being my partner in crime, and for being so patient when I couldn’t even hit a ball; Coach William Brown, Coach Elizabeth Cusack, Coach Luis Flores, Raymond Abarca, my team players, who welcomed me and made me feel part of the team, and all my friends who patiently let me play with them on Sundays. Finally, Esther Almodóvar, Captain of the Grape Crushers, who gave me the opportunity of practicing with the team to see if I could be part of it. At first, I met the team players, (just saying) most of them can be my daughters, some my sisters, but I am the “oldest”. First, I said to myself, oh my God can I really do this? Much older than them, overweight and not too self-confident, my journey began. I kept taking lessons, improving my skills, practicing as much as I could and lost 30 pounds in the process… which I also love! During our practices, one of the team players, Loyra, who I now consider a friend and another blessing, started nominating and naming the most valuable players of the practice and/or Queen of the Court. On our fourth practice I was named Queen of the Court and was given a plastic medal, which I completely cherish and has a special place in my heart and in my house. We recently had our first Round Robin as a team, yes a team, my team. We played with the help of our Palmas 2.5 Team captained by Khadine Kubal, our sisters. We had so much fun together, I won a 2” trophy and an Honorable ribbon, which is now next to my plastic medal; it was a night of many different emotions, all good, full of sisterhood and laughter. I am now registered in USTA as a Team Member of “The Grape Crushers”. The season begins September 10 and lasts until November 19, so wish us luck. We will do our best to represent Palmas in the best way possible. So, with this said, I am so proud to be a part of a team for the first time, at this stage of my life, I LOVE TENNIS!!! If you want something make it happen, yes, you can do it; I did! s

The happiness of victory

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