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1. HOW YOUNG WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING TENNIS, AND WHEN DID YOU FIRST REALIZE TENNIS WAS YOUR PASSION AND DREAM? I started playing tennis when I was 6 years old. My dad used to play amateur tournaments and he would bring me all the time to his matches. After couple times while waiting for my dad I would take his racquet and start hitting the wall for the entire day. I would come home and keep hitting the wall at home with my hand because I didn’t have a racquet yet. At that point my parents saw my...

There are as many benefits to tennis as their are yellow hairs on Buddy the Ball's back... ok maybe that's an exaggeration. This may come as a shock to you, but after 20 years of playing tennis, I still don't know how many hairs are on a tennis ball, or how many licks it takes to get to the center of one... wait, that's for lollipops. Oops. Anyways, tennis is FUN, FUNny, FUNtastic, FUNtacular, and most importantly.. FUNtabulous! But there are still so many people out in the world that do not know about this awesomely amazing sport/activity/hobby/career/exercise/game/network/challenge/opportunity/adventure. Now you...

From the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Tampa Florida, Buddy connected with 30-year-old Patrick Daciek, who is a former top ranked American junior tennis player, former ranked Division 1 college tennis player, current pro coach, current pro player, and current pro hitting partner. He can do it all and fortunately for the sport of tennis he has plans to stay in the game as a top coach. This pertains to your future too, as he’s given Buddy his insight as to many the options available to you on your tennis pathway. To put it simply, Buddy caught up with Patrick, because...

Remarkable things come in small packages. Like an individual’s personality, shining bright so the whole world can see. Like a selfie with a smiling tennis ball! This is what our first international campaign was all about – Buddy’s Tennis Ball World Tour 2019. In today’s age in attempt for brands to make a connection, common approaches have been spam by email, or junk mail by snail mail. But we thought, how about something appreciated? How about something free? Or better yet, someone.  Buddy is a symbol of the game that comes with a smile. We like to think of it...

The Million Shirt Campaign – Inspiring tennis all around the world because we love tennis. We honor the tennis life so much that we’ve come up with a theory: Create a world full of tennis samurais, where sure people can be people as they are, hobbies and careers no matter. People can be tennis players full on or in addition to whatever else they got going on. It’s individual. It’s like running, or playing chess, or poker, or working out, or whatever. People can just do it. All you need is another person to play. You don’t even need that....