I give back to the sport (tennis) that has given me so much

It was evident from a young age that I had some speech issues. My family did not understand how serious it was until I was not hitting any of the speech milestones. By the age of 4, I was considered pretty much non-verbal. The ironic part is that I thought I was speaking clearly. I would have full conversations and thoughts in my head, thinking this was all being verbalized and understood. Sadly, the noises and garbled sounds coming out made no sense at all. Eventually, coaches and teachers threw their hands in the air and really did not know how to help me since communication was so limited. This was just the beginning of my journey.