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" 2 2 2 1800 VAPLELAWN 'TROY MOTOR MALL. 649-2300 r• 2 NISSAN NISSAN NISSAN NISSAN NISSAN 46 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1991 plicable to the professional business world." Mr. Karpeles grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. Always an athlete, he played foot- ball at the University of Pit- tsburgh, where he majored in English. After college, he played professional football with the Canton Bulldogs. When he moved to Detroit, he ran Karpeles Market, a grocery store and butcher shop on Joy Road and Ep- worth. Throughout his business career, he continued playing and teaching racquet sports. After leaving the grocery business, he joined the now defunct Southfield Athletic Club as the racquet pro. At age 60, Mr. Karpeles quit playing, heading to the courts at the JCC and other clubs only for lessons. Yet he hasn't given up competition altogether. He is the club champ at Yash, a cross between bridge and gin rummy, at the Detroit Tennis and Squash Club. With the exception of his obvious passion for racquet sports and the necessary skills for them, Leonard Karpeles is uncomfortable talking about himself. He prefers to talk about the "boys" he taught. "I've touched people. I teach. That has been my life," he says. "I've helped a lot of them. "It takes three years to make a decent player," he says. "I am not a magician. I am a coach." Sitting in the lounge of the JCC Health Club, Mr. Karpeles holds a wooden squash racquet. He is a regular at the JCC, and he always carries a rac- quet. At any one time, a few racquets are stashed away in the trunk of his car. For a $30 hourly fee, he will teach his knowledge. Catch him relaxing, he'll give tips for free. "Hey, aren't you the legendary?" asks Carol Ochs, passing by on her way to the locker room. He smiles and looks at her new, oversized tennis rac- quet. She asks for his ap- proval. He likes it. Mrs. Ochs is new to the tennis game. "I'm 44. I just learned tennis. The lob is my shot," she says. "Where do you get your points?" he asks. She stops to think about it. "Let your opponent hit the ball after your serve, or you won't get enough points to win," he says. "You must have self discipline," Mr. Karpeles warns. "The game is about thought. I don't mind you getting beaten, but don't lose." She tells him she fears the net. "Don't aim for the net," he says. "Follow the ball with your eye. Don't ever take your eye off the ball." No matter who he teaches, or which game he discusses, Mr. Karpeles is consistent with his advice, which his students say is on the mark. "It is mathematical," he says. "The ability to hit the ball is inherent. To play is a business. "I believe the ball belongs in a certain place at a cer- tain time," he says. "I don't care if you kick it there." Squash is his favorite sport. He says it offers the greatest amount of exercise with minimal effort. "In squash, a 20-year-old could be evenly matched with a 40-year-old at the same level," he says. "In racquetball, that is not so. The ball is wider and the court is bigger." Yet the underlying key to winning in any of these games is knowing how to play the ball. "Squash, tennis and rac- quetball are not games; they are a way of life," he says. "They are games of survival. As long as I am living on the court, someone is dying. 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