“I don’t need to get paid anymore,” 14-year-old Novak Djokovic fanboy fights autism with adaptive tennis as the sport makes all the difference in his life

Depsite autism, Beck Saltzman is making personal strides with the help of tennis.

“I don’t need to get paid anymore,” 14-year-old Novak Djokovic fanboy fights autism with adaptive tennis as the sport makes all the difference in his life

Beck Saltzman (Via ABC news)

Adaptive tennis is a variation of tennis that is changed to suit people with some kind of disabilities. Suited for athletes who have cognitive or developmental abilities, this type of tennis with changed rules helps them play freely. 

Beck Saltzman, a huge Novak Djokovic fan, dismisses the adaptive rules of tennis and likes to play it the conventional way despite his autism. While adaptive tennis is played with smaller courts, and different sizes of balls and even allows double bounce, the teen prefers to play it the old-school way. From being bribed to pick up a racket, the sport grew on the 14-year-old, who thoroughly enjoys the sport. 

 I love to play tennis. I don't need to get paid anymore. 
Saltzman via ABC news

Recently, the teen said that he cannot get enough of the sport and is usually seen playing seven days a week. With his immense love for the sport, Saltzman can now read the sport without facing any anxiety issues. Training and preparing more, the teen aims to become a network commentator out of his love for the sport. He reads, studies, and watches his favorite tennis players like Novak Djokovic. 

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Beck Saltzman’s mother impressed with her son’s love and passion for the sport

Young tennis fan Beck Saltzman is a kid with autism. This prevents him from interacting with others and even learning something new. 

Beck Saltzman
Beck Saltzman (Via screengrab/ABC news)

Tennis is a sport of repetitive ball hitting, which is very helpful for people who have trouble focusing. With hopes of finding something that would give her child confidence and help him physically and emotionally, Staci Saltzman, the mother of Beck, had first bribed her son to pick up a racket. Now, out of love, her son doesn’t feel the need to get paid and loves to be on court. 

Tennis is the only thing that he'll read with no anxiety and reads about it every day.
Staci Saltzman

With the help of one sport, the youngster overcame the obstacle of talking and making new friends in school. In the whole world, over 65,000 athletes are being served nationwide through adaptive tennis, and in certain areas like the Chicagoland area, there has been a massive 60% increase in the number of adaptive tennis programs over the last six months. Similarly, more and more providers are now offering adaptive tennis over the same time period. 

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