As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.
Tennis takes care of everything. It requires agility and quickness to get to the ball, core strength to get power into your shorts and stamina to last for an entire match. In addition to toning your arms and shoulders, it's a total body workout for your legs and abs, and works your heart and core unlike any other sport.
The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone.
One of the chief characteristics of a mob is its quickness. It is sudden. It pounces.
Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference.
