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Maybe even if you don't make it, you'd look back fondly on your time as a competitor as a formative period. I'm sure you'd gain lots of skills by having such di

• eviks 2y ago
  But then you've wasted all the time you could've applied all that "discipline and rigor" to
  • memkit 2y ago
    I've never regretted having fun in the sun.
    • StackRanker3000 2y ago
      You don’t need discipline and rigor for the fun parts, and you won’t get them there either. You develop them through the grind and the sacrifice, which may or may not be something you’ll want your child to endure.
• aeonik 2y ago
  Meh, I was in the "Tennis Machine". I did not learn any discipline because everything was scheduled for me. I really didn't like most of my experience. Two positives: 1. I kept a lot my agility, muscle, and flexibility. Even after ceasing all physical activity for over 10 years. 2. Sharpened the connection between my mind and body. I'm really good at learning new physical skills that require fine motor control. Though I'm sure many, many other activities can provide these benefits as well. If I could go back, I would spend less time in those tennis camps, less time playing WoW, and more time in shop class, and hanging with the robotics people.