"The String Theory" (1996) - An Essay About The Qualifying Rounds of the Montreal Open Tennis Tournament by David Foster Wallace

[DonRocks]

"The String Theory" by David Foster Wallace on esquire.com

(With thanks to blog.longreads.com for pointing me to it.)

From the essay:

"You are invited to try to imagine what it would be like to be among the hundred best in the world at something. At anything. I have tried to imagine; it's hard."

Umm, David ... there's ... something you should probably know about yourself ....