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Group therapy for the good ol’ boys of the USTA.
By Javier Palenque
“This grow tennis guy, Javier Palenque, is nuts, he thinks that by writing, having ideas, writing some more, building an audience, getting thousands of reads all over the world instantly, building an impressive network of tennis people, and writing some more will change anything. I kept telling him that if you are not from the club, it means nothing will change. It does not matter how you write, what you write, things will not change. Then he sends me these two videos and asks me to watch them, being a fan of Javier’s and a tennis lover, and after reading all his articles over the years, I did listen to the videos while driving, and my conclusion after watching the videos is: Javier is a genius and an American that needs to be heard. God bless you Javier, keep writing. I admire you no matter what the outcome is, what you write is what we need as a sport. I wish I can publish my name, but I can’t, I work at the USTA.”
Nonetheless, let me set this up for you so you comprehend what is being conveyed by Javier through the videos.
Below are two interviews of Gordon Caplan, a high prized attorney who was part of the varsity blues college scandal (where wealthy parents bought access to top schools for loads of money) that ended him in jail for a month and losing his law practice and what he built up…