and then, one day a week, we went to another boys club-- on the west side. then the old town boys club, where they had a net set up. and so, i developed a fast court game at a very early age. i was a serve and volleyer for a reason. you didn't really want the ball to bounce so much-- >> that's right. >> on a basketball court, right-- >> and skid and shoot through, right-- 'cause they-- >> yeah, yeah. >> played my first tournament, which was the ata nationals, in new orleans. so, mind ya, i'd been playing tennis for a year. my first tournament is in new orleans. so we get in the car, and we drive down to new orleans. and i'm playing in the ata nationals with-- you know, a thousand other people when it came from ages-- boys and girls ten to 18, all the way up to men-- >> you had to have been intimidated. >> you know what? no. because i was that cocky. >> (laughter) >> i was such a cocky little kid. not saying that much has changed. >> (laughter) >> but-- but it was fun. i mean, to be able to be around so many other kids and really say, "wow, this is exciting." and, when you get