Excerpt from Racquets, Tennis, and SquashConscientious teachers of elementary things are a mystery or even an abomination to the genius, who does not realise that his own exquisite skill must possess not only the outward and visible signs, that inimitable blending of dignity, power, and gracefulness, but also certain imitable foundations, even if these latter parts of his play be (as foundations love to be) least appar ently important. To the genius it seems mere waste of time to analyse a complex whole - to him the stroke is a single organism - into many simple parts, and to explain the why and the whereby; the function of each part, and the way of manufacturing each part by accurate and attentive effort. To the genius it seems sufficient that the Clock is a clock and can be wound up with one small key. Why take the works to pieces? Why spoil a beautifully harmonious unity by describing its mechanism - its spring and wheel, its pendulum and escapement?Why? Because we want to find out and to be able to alter the parts which compel the Clock to keep poor time and to work altogether badly. Otherwise we might for ever gaze at the skilful and unskilful players side by side, and continue in vain to urge the latter to rise to the standard of the former.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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