Talk:Mercer Beasley

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From How to play Tennis: (website http://www.tennisserver.com/circlegame/circlegame_01_09.html)

“tennis is a game of accuracy and not strength. If it were a matter of hard hitting and brute strength it stands to reason that the heaviest and strongest player would win, while actually quite the reverse is true. The speed of the ball is secondary, for the very simple reason that without accuracy speed results in netted balls and errors and hence, in wasted energy. Accuracy–the ability to return the ball to any desired position on the court–that is the secret of tennis.” Hayford Peirce 22:25, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

1932 Time quote: Said William Tatem Tilden II, when they met for the first time : "Beasley, there are two ways to get to the top. Be a wonderful player, which you cannot be; the other, study." Mercer Beasley, handicapped by poor eye sight, chose study.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,744353-1,00.html#ixzz0gsAaC4h1

Like grandfather, like grandson

It would seem that courts are a unifying principle. --Howard C. Berkowitz 04:25, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Dunno about the son in between, however -- mebbe he wuz a Court Jester (subject of an article?) Hayford Peirce 04:30, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps the son had an unfortunate confusion between the chalice from the palace with the vessel with the pestle? --Howard C. Berkowitz 04:42, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Get it? Got it! Good! Hayford Peirce 04:44, 11 January 2010 (UTC)