▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age . ▁I ▁grew ▁up ▁pract icing ▁at ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁tennis ▁center . ▁I ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁my ▁child hood ▁there , ▁pract icing ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁I ▁never ▁reg rett ed ▁it ▁and ▁I ▁enjoyed ▁every ▁moment . ▁Now ▁I ▁am ▁re aping ▁the ▁re wards ." ▁ ▁Ram ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁Ron en ▁Mor al li ▁at ▁the ▁Israel ▁Tennis ▁Cent ers ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁" My ▁first ▁insp iration ▁was ▁Jo ▁Jo ▁L iz mi , ▁the ▁famous ▁Jerusalem ▁tennis ▁coach , ▁who ▁showed ▁me ▁all ▁the ▁basic ▁techniques . ▁I ▁was ▁with ▁him ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁he ▁taught ▁me ▁everything ▁– ▁how ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁ra cket , ▁fore hand , ▁and ▁back hand . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁t ough ." ▁ ▁" But ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁really ▁developed ▁my ▁game ▁was ▁Ron en ▁Mor al li ", ▁says ▁Ram . ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁with ▁me ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁from ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁but ▁then ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Wing ate ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁coach ." ▁ ▁Mor al li ▁rec alls : ▁ ▁" When ▁I ▁worked ▁with ▁Andy ▁at ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Tennis ▁Center ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁very ▁ener get ic ▁and ▁full ▁of ▁passion . ▁ ▁His ▁technical ▁ab ilities ▁wer en ' t ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁k ids , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁It ▁was ▁something ▁spect ac ular . ▁ ▁He ▁knew ▁when ▁to ▁come