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deck tennis, the SPORT WE DIDN’T MAKE UP.

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i learned how to pla deck
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tennis at summer camp.

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i fell in love with the sport.
(i mean check out those short shorts)

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probabl because it w first (and onl sport
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i’ve ever been good at.

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But when i finall grew up
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and left the fantasy world of summer camp.
(at age twenty one)

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deck tennis ceased to exist.

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my friends had never heard of it.

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my local sporting goods store
didn’t carry deck tennis rings.

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google images could onl provide me with postage stamp sized PIcture evidence.
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even wikipedia let me down with a lackluster description.

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no wonder the awesome sport of deck tennis is so unknown.

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i finall decided to take a stand.
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and revive the sport of deck tennis.
starting in little ole’ new york city.
(where dreams are made of)

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it w time for a camp reunion deck tennis showdown in the park.
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and it w legendary.
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we played. five on five.
and introduced central park
to the greatest sport mashup of all time.

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the intensity of tennis.
the team coordination of volleyball.
the oddity of badminton.

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and the ring. don’t forget the ring.

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our court was quickl surrounded by new yorkers
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taking pictures and staring in awe of this miraculous new sport.

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we basked in our deck tennis glory all afternoon.

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and then went home to tell our other friends.
(some of my friends are a little older than me)

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they had no idea what we were talking about.

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BUT DECK TENNIS WILL LIVE ON.

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EVEN IF ONL IN THE PICTURES OF THE TOURISTS IN CENTRAL PARK THAT fateful AFTERNOON.
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