The gazette presents a weekly spotlight on each of our pros so that you get to know a little bit about each and every one of us.. This week is Assistant Pro Abdoulaye Toure!
Gazette: Thanks Abdoulaye for taking a few min to talk to us!
AT: Not a problem.
Gazette: How long have you been a teaching pro at Westside Park
AT: I have been teaching at Westside for about 7 years now.
Gazette: I heard you were on the tour for a little while. What was your highest ranking on tour?
AT: Yes I was on tour and my highest ranking was #872 in the world.
Gazette: Did you play any other sports when you were younger?
AT: I played table tennis and ran track when I was a kid.
Gazette: So, what made you want to play tennis?
AT: I travelled internationally for table tennis and was in Mauritania where there was not alot of table tennis. Tennis was a sport that more people played and I decided to take up the sport.
Gazette: How old were you when you started playing tennis?
AT: I was about fourteen years old.
Gazette: So what does tennis bring to you personally?
AT: Tennis has opened alot of doors for me and let me be able to meet new people from different areas of the world. It is one of the few sports that can bring so many different cultures and people from all over together in one common interest.
Gazette: Abdoulaye, Thank you for your time!
AT: Thank you.
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