Last week, Delia Zanoschi and Tum Preugpaibul (RCs) announced the winners of the inaugural HBS exceptional athlete awards, an initiative they started this year to recognize the best athletes at HBS. This week, Delia and Tum interviewed HBS Class of 2016 tennis winner Jeff Zeller in a compelling Q&A.
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SECTION B, DENVER, CO, USA When did you start playing tennis?
I started playing when I was 7. My family is big into tennis; my mom and both of her brothers played growing up. Our family ran a tennis camp for kids every summer in Colorado and that is where I learned to play. I started competing in local tournaments when I was 10 and started playing regional and national tournaments when I was 12.
What are three key areas that have carried you to winning titles?
You have to have a weapon in tennis to be good. My weapons are my serve, consistency, and mental skills. These elements definitely helped me achieve a level of performance that earned me my ultimate goal – being captain of the Stanford tennis team.
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