David Senra
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'm churning my way through the ranks.
Everywhere I walk, people are pointing at me, whispering, there he is.
That's the kid I was telling you about, the prodigy.
It's the prettiest word I've ever heard applied to me.
And so he's playing all these tournaments.
He's winning them or he's getting to the final and they offer him money.
And so far up until this point, he hasn't accepted any of the money because the minute he takes a dollar for playing tennis, he's no longer an amateur and he's got to turn pro.
And so he's offered this check of eleven hundred dollars at this tournament.
He calls his dad to figure out what to do.
I phone my father back in Vegas and ask him what I should do.
My father says, what the hell do you mean?
Take the money.
If I take the money, there's no turning back.
I'm pro.
So what?
If I cash this check, pops, that's it.
He acts as if we had a bad connection.
You've dropped out of school.
You have an eighth grade education.
What are your choices?