Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 28 | July 14, 2026

Back on the Practice Court

This week’s update from Junior Hakizumwami skips the scoreboard entirely. No match report, no results to break down. Just a young athlete telling you what’s actually filling his tank right now, and it might be the most honest episode yet. The work itself hasn’t changed. “I have been working on my forehand and serve,” Junior said, two shots, hours of repetition, nothing glamorous about it. That’s the part of the Love All Scholarship people don’t see on match day: the quiet, unglamorous stretches where a scholar puts in reps that don’t show up anywhere except the next tournament.

A Taste of Home

Off the court, Junior’s been eating well. “Some great dishes from my mom, African food. It’s really good,” he said. For a scholar training far from where he grew up, a home cooked meal is never just a meal. It’s a tether back to the people and the place that shaped him long before a racket ever did.

What He Almost Forgot He Missed

The real headline this week isn’t on any court. “I didn’t know how much I missed my friends,” Junior admitted, and there’s something honest in that sentence, the kind of thing that only surfaces once you’ve actually gotten it back. “It’s really exciting how I’m getting connected with them. It’s amazing.”

Training builds a player. Community builds a person. This week, Junior got a reminder of both, and it shows in every word of this update. That’s what the Love All Scholarship is built to protect: the chance to chase something at the highest level without losing the people, the food, and the home that made you want to chase it in the first place. Be part of the movement. Link in bio.