I have, of course, talked to my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren when they were 7-year-olds, but I don't think I've ever interviewed an athlete so young. Not until one afternoon this past week.

William Sobek was 7 when we chatted, although he turns 8 today, and no less an authority than tennis pro Paul Findlay says, "In my 40 years of teaching, 32 at Bayview,...