Humans of DV: Week 50

Vihan Shah: “What inspired me to start playing tennis was the individuality aspect of it and the fact that all the mistakes I make are on me and all the wins are also on me.  I’ve been playing tennis since I was about 12 years old. I used to play every day with my dad when I was younger, but I only developed a passion for the game around middle school. From then on, I pursued tennis as my full-...

Matthew Chan: “Since I was six, Kung Fu was a constant in my life. At the end of it all, I would simply forget everything that happened because of each and every day of training that Kung Fu has done for me. I’ve been going to “Kung Fu Dragon USA” which is mainly located in Pleasanton for all of my years in martial arts, and a lot has changed since the first time I walked into that studio.�...

Anushka Taneja: When I was around eight, I was going to Safari Kids regularly, and because [the Taekwondo studio] was right next door, my mom was telling me that I should pick up the sport and signed me up soon after. I was super nervous because I had never done martial arts before, and I wasn’t really sure if I would enjoy it. I eventually got used to the physical demand of it, and I got my first ...