Author Archives: Tracy J Gates

A very good, bad day : cycling through the Olympic decision

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

At twelve noon a Sunday or so ago, I was in Flushing, Queens. And, no, not at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Serena and Victoria slugfest would not start until later. No, I was slugging it out … Continue reading →

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Every Night Eat Ice Cream: Charlie Johnson Brings Refreshing Advice to CityView

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

The ball comes off the front wall hard and deep toward the back left corner. I lunge for it, but my brain tells me there’s no way I’ll get it, so I don’t. The ball dies in the back. “You … Continue reading →

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Squash makes the final three for 2020!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

How I feel right now…. For a bit more info. than this photo can offer, see squashsite365

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Hanging Around the World Doubles Squash Championships

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

Is 19 too young to win a World Doubles Championship? Is 36 too old? I spent the weekend finding out the answers to these questions at the NetJets World Doubles Squash Championships in NYC, and watching some truly great matches … Continue reading →

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have your match and eat cake too

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

A picture’s worth a thousand words. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. I’m putting both these cliches to work for me with the photos below, since I’m still jetlagged from an amazing vacation in Asia, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Doubles for Mere Mortals: A Weekend at the U.S. Century Championships

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

Sitting somewhere up in heaven, on a mahogany cloud, hovering over the ultimate playground of grown boys—the doubles court at the Racquet and Tennis Club in NYC, I can only wish I was allowed to swing my own racquet in … Continue reading →

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Ramy Ashour – the leading man of ToC 2013

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

Early in the third game of the Men’s Finals at the Tournament of Champions, I ask my table mate at the ToC bar why she likes Ramy. “He just has a certain aura about him that’s very . . .” … Continue reading →

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Facing Obama Arms & other Take-aways from the Tournament of Champions

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

My legs ache. My butt is burning. I’m sucking air with every lunge forward. Squeak, squeak, squeak go my . . . skis. It’s squash week in NYC and I, in unforgivable ignorance of the squash calendar, scheduled a cross-country … Continue reading →

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thinking twice: seven days on $33.29

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Tracy J Gates

My latte was $4.05. The strawberry peach bar was $2.25. I have blown my daily food budget allotment in one visit to THINK coffee. The steamed milk decoratively poured into three shots of espresso tastes amazing on this winter afternoon, … Continue reading →

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This City Smells : eating on $5 a day

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Tracy J Gates

I usually love my walk to work. I pass two bakeries on the way to my subway stop. Both of which have arguably the best croissants in Brooklyn. One definitely has the best baguettes.  I am barely out of the … Continue reading →

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