Today’s New York Times online has a lovely article about the importance of touch as a form of non-verbal communication that may enhance sports performance. In the accompanying picture appears a shot of Rafael Nadaland Novak Djokovic giving each other a chest bump during thefund-raising event organized by Roger Federer as a prelude to theAustralian Open. As I read the article I found myself rushing backwards along the tracesof a painful memory of my first ever doubles tournament. I’ve…See More

Today’s New York Times online has a lovely article about the importance of touch as a form of non-verbal communication that may enhance sports performance. In the accompanying picture appears a shot of Rafael Nadaland Novak Djokovic giving each other a chest bump during thefund-raising event organized by Roger Federer as a prelude to theAustralian Open. As I read the article I found myself rushing backwards along the tracesof a painful memory of my first ever doubles tournament. I’ve…See More