The Mystery of the Tennis Racket
four minutes read Two weeks going, events took me to the tennis court. I don't play tennis but a senior friend took me to Adekunle Ajasin University Tennis Court after a strategy development meeting. Following that, I accompanied my gospel trainer to the court in Akure Stadium. In these two instances, I didn't do more than sit at the platform and observe. And as it was my nature, drift into the thought realm. The design of the rackets caught my attention, so did the tennis court structures, the cross net and of course the ever bouncing soft balls. How were these things made? Who first made them? How easy are they to make? Can I make them myself? My questions rolled on and on. The intrigue made me think about the sport shoes - the softness, the strength, the traction, and function. Then on and on to other technology - my phone, the car, bridges, and others. Then I remembered genomics and molecular biology, the computers, communication technology and the whole lot