PRESSURE IS A PLEASURE

PRESSURE IS A PLEASURE

People often joke about the sense of direction that members of the female sex allegedly have (or do  not have). When a lady says, “Turn right here” and the man duly turns right, the lady may well come  back and say, “I meant the other right!” A man’s right...
PRESSURE IS A PREREQUISITE 

PRESSURE IS A PREREQUISITE 

Danielle Collins and Jessica Pegula were both born in the US within three months of each other, both  currently 28 years old. They both came to Wimbledon this year, as the 7th and 8th seeds respectively,  Collins having been runner up in the Australian Open...
PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE  

PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE  

Becoming a School Prefect is the dream and goal of many pupils. It is a huge honour, a massive  privilege, a glorious opportunity, to have the responsibility to lead pupils in the beloved school  (similar to that which politicians do in leading citizens in...
MISTAKEN IDENTITY 

MISTAKEN IDENTITY 

Professional tennis comes up with some astonishing statistics. Many will know that the longest  match took place in the first round of Wimbledon in 2010 when John Isner eventually beat Nicholas  Mahut in five sets after eleven hours and five minutes, closing...
WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR SCHOOL SPORT?

WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR SCHOOL SPORT?

There is a very old song by a man called Harry Belafonte, that came in the form of a conversation  between a husband and wife, entitled, ‘There’s a hole in my bucket’. The husband advises his wife  (as only husbands can do) that there is a hole in his...