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May Day! May Day!
What if you started every game in tennis behind Love-40 against opponents of equal ability? How long before TLC’s Three Crowns of...

Neal Hagberg
May 1, 2017


Forgetting and Remembering
Yesterday would have been Steve Wilkinson’s 76th birthday. And I forgot. He would have been ok with that. One of my favorite memories...

Neal Hagberg
Mar 30, 2017


Trying Too Hard/The 90% Rule
One of my pet peeves is when I hear an announcer say, “Well, they may not have won, but they gave it 110%!” Or a coach, “Unless you’re...

Neal Hagberg
Mar 16, 2017


The Reason Behind TLC’s Success
Five years ago today Tennis & Life Camps was changed for good forever. What happened that day is, in my estimation, the most important...

Neal Hagberg
Feb 20, 2017


The Power of Love Love
Love, Love. It’s how every tennis match begins. Being Valentine’s Day, let me tell you a tennis love story. It is not what you think....

Neal Hagberg
Feb 13, 2017
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