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He has drawn the appreciation of
international tennis stars such as Gabriela Sabatini, (
) and Sergi Bruguera
(
). He has traveled the world, speaks four languages and looks younger
(
), thanks to his athletic trim and his strongly chiseled Latin features.
He owns two companies and a watertight backhand slice.
Do we speak of a secret agent? A globetrotting
playboy? A dating service's catch of the week?
Nah, Carlos Salum is just your basic, affable
renaissance man (
)
Salum doesn't hesitate to
say that the gratification he gets when he hits a backhand crosscourt
winner, watches a student's eyes light up when explains the secrets of
mental toughness, or sees his words brought to life on stage by actors is
"all the same."
"I've always wanted to
deliver a message. And the way that I seem to be very comfortable doing that
is using a theoretical background. So I learn as much as I can, and then I
go and apply."
Excerpted from "Star of stage and tennis court" - Series:
Time Out; [State Edition]
by Michael Canning. St.
Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL.: Aug 15, 1997. pg. 1.T |
