Robert Beer

My name is Robert Beer and I've been a tennis player most of my life. I had started playing tennis at the age of 12 which is actually very late. 

When I was 9 Years old I moved from Romania to Canada with my parents to have a better life. I fell in love with tennis at the age of 12 and have not stopped since then. All of my life I have been told by various people that I cannot do anything with my tennis.

I was able to obtain a 90% scholarship to the United States 5 years ago and played 4 years of NCAA D2 Tennis in New York. I have managed to break into the top 80 in Canada in the Men's ranking in singles, and top 40 in doubles.

My dream has always been to play professional tennis. I have realized that without money you will never be able to do this. My parents have broke their backs all their lives paying for my schooling and for my tennis. I am currently doing my masters in Sport Psychology at the University of Portsmouth in England. My goal is to play on the futures tour and to get to join the elite few which are professional tennis players. I work exceptionally hard every single day. I train 18 hours a week, 6 hours of gym time with a personal trainer paid by the university, and I am studying, and working all at the same time. The money that I make from working is simply so that I can eat and have a phone that I can use. I also realize that being 22 years old I do not have much more time to achieve my dream. I will one day start a family with my now fiance and I am just hoping that through the goodness of your heart you would be willing to help me in my goal of achieving my dream of playing professional tennis. I want you to know that I am also trying to get a secondary job at night so that I can fund this dream but I know that I simply cannot do it alone and I can no longer ask my parents for any help as they simply have nothing left that they can give me.

My journey of being a tennis player has taught me so much about myself, such as my strengths and weaknesses, and how hard I can push myself physically and mentally. I have been to the USA,Australia, Romania, Canada, and now England where I learned so much more about my sport. To become a world-class athlete I had to push my limits and develop incredible self-discipline. The thing is, I want more, I know I can do more. I am ready to push my limits even further as I know that I can work my way into achieving this dream.

To be able to reach these goals this year I have to pay a minimum of 2000 pounds. This is why I need your support. All donations will directly help me fund my fees. By contributing you will help me reach my goals but you will also take part in our journey of becoming a professional athlete. 

The only thing that I can promise is that I will continue to train hard every day, work every minute of the day and not waste any time and energy. I also can promise that one day I will open my own tennis academy when I become a sport psychologist and I know that being able to achieve this dream will only further help me. One last thing that I can promise is that if by some miracle I can achieve this goal I will be able to live my life without any regrets and I will be able to show my children that I, their future father was capable and able of overcoming adversity, doubt, and a lack of financial stability. All of my work to this moment can only pay off with your help. 

I pray that you will be able to find it in you to help me out and help a hard working, determined, and self driven athletes achieve his long life dream.