Photo Day

Once a year, members of every athletic team at Stanford get to participate in their own Sports Illustrated cover shoot. Photo day is always fun for everyone, partly because the picture taken go on the website, poster, and media guide, and also partly because it is fun to show off for the camera. I personally like photo day because I like seeing myself in action on the tennis court, I think most people do. Here are some of my favorites:

We also get to take team photos, which is also fun. One becomes the standard image for our team, where professionalism is stressed. However, we also get to take a "Jimmy V's" photo, which is meant to be silly. Every Stanford team gets to do this, and the photos go up in the popular Jimmy V's Sports Cafe for everyone to see. Lots of thought goes into this photo, and how each person is going to pose. Personally, I stuck with the same pose this year that I did last year.

I am really looking forward to this season, I think our team is very capable of accomplishing the goals we have set for ourselves. It is going to take grit, determination, passion, and focus, and there will be obstacles for us along the way, but in the end it is a journey that is well worth all of the sacrifices. My teammates are some of my best friends, and I can't wait to go to battle with them when we get back to school.