The damn pen tool!

This term I am in a digital illustration class which is required. The first three weeks of the term I was in a constant fight with the new program we were learning. I am now, however, starting to climb over the hurdle known as Adobe Illustrator and the damn pen tool. I know the image is small so you all will think I am an anul perfectionist (ok, well that's kinda true) when I tell you it took me six plus hours to create the tennis player. If you could see it blown up, then you would understand.