--- title: "1 Tennis Academy Quotes By Douglas Brunt" description: "1 Tennis Academy quotes by Douglas Brunt. Plus more from Douglas Brunt and more Tennis Academy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/douglas-brunt-18401_academy_with-tennis-if-you-re-very-good-at-a-you_2951315.jpg" --- > [With tennis, if you're very good at a young age, you don't even go to your prom. You're down at some tennis academy in Florida where you're on the court 8 hours a day. It's brutal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/with-tennis-if-you-re-very-good-at-a-young-age-you-don-t-even-go-to/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/douglas-brunt-18401_academy_with-tennis-if-you-re-very-good-at-a-you_2951315.jpg) ## More by Douglas Brunt > [It's common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/it-s-common-knowledge-that-professional-athletes-earn-extraordinary/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [D.C. is a small town with some big-town features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/d-c-is-a-small-town-with-some-big-town-features/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-like-to-write-in-the-mornings-so-i-try-to-protect-9-a-m-12-p-m-for/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-do-like-pat-conroy-and-the-great-santini-is-an-iconic-book/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The last book I read before I wrote my first book - 'Ghosts of Manhattan' - was 'The Gold Coast' by DeMille. I loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-last-book-i-read-before-i-wrote-my-first-book-ghosts-of-manhattan/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I'm really troubled by the prevalence of single-sport specializations. I want my kids to do as many things for as long as they can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-m-really-troubled-by-the-prevalence-of-single-sport-specializations/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [When the kids are down, I have a drink and watch 'The Kelly File.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/when-the-kids-are-down-i-have-a-drink-and-watch-the-kelly-file/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I've seen terrorism close up, but I don't live in a state of terror at all. I'm comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-ve-seen-terrorism-close-up-but-i-don-t-live-in-a-state-of-terror-at/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [I've been pretty damn happy since 2001. More apparent danger than real danger for me, and even the apparent danger hasn't kept me from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/i-ve-been-pretty-damn-happy-since-2001-more-apparent-danger-than-real/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [Dad met Mom in 1983 during the lead-up to the 1984 games. She was an Olympic downhill skier. In those days, the winter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/dad-met-mom-in-1983-during-the-lead-up-to-the-1984-games-she-was-an/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-important-thing-is-to-write-when-your-brain-is-at-its-best-work/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [A tennis racket lurks in my earliest memories like a sick relative who had come to live with us. When I look at my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/a-tennis-racket-lurks-in-my-earliest-memories-like-a-sick-relative/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [If you look at top players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi - so many had a parent who was domineering to the point where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/if-you-look-at-top-players-steffi-graf-andre-agassi-so-many-had-a/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [The job for cable is to give the news and then also give the 'so what.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/the-job-for-cable-is-to-give-the-news-and-then-also-give-the-so-what/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) > [Wall Street has played a role in everyone's life, and it has been vilified by everyone, but I think that the average trader didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brunt/wall-street-has-played-a-role-in-everyone-s-life-and-it-has-been/) [Douglas Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brunt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis-academy/douglas-brunt/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tennis Academy Quotes By Douglas Brunt", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With tennis, if you're very good at a young age, you don't even go to your prom. 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