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09-14-2009, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Icy Tea
Maybe she needs to lay off the steroids. LOL, No just kidding. She's a buff athlete and beauty won't get you any wins in tennis, although it probably would get you alot of endorsements. I took it that she had a bad call against her, got mad, said something and then it got misconstrued into something worse. I have to take her side in this.
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Attitudes like that propogate this bad behavior among our spoiled athlete luminaries. |
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09-14-2009, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by amerifree
Serena joins a long list of famous athletes: Mike Tyson, O.J., Michael Vick.
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Interesting choice for some very obvious reasons... what no Pete Rose, no Bobby Cox, no John McEnroe, |
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09-14-2009, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ovcatto
Interesting choice for some very obvious reasons... what no Pete Rose, no Bobby Cox, no John McEnroe,
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Even that's not a good comparison. Those men all had history of inappropriate behavior -- Rose off the field, the other two on the field. This is one incident for Williams. One ****ing incident. |
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09-14-2009, 02:53 PM
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Yes, Serena lost her cool. From what I heard in the morning news the league has fined her over $10K but is now considering taking away her check for the Open and not letting her play in further Slam Championships. This is a bit ridiculous when you consider this type of thing happens all the time and worse. What she did was not common practice for her so not sure why it is being blown out of proportion. Her and her sister mean a lot to the sport and the league would be idiots to put her off.
There is an elephant in the room and I believe one of them happen to be the fact that her and her sister have dominated the sport over the last decade and I guess this proposed probation is a chance to get others back into the game.
Also, to the person that made a reference to Serena being on steroids many men like her just the way she is. Not all guys like the skinny girls.
Finally, McEnroe was never an angel.
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09-14-2009, 07:26 PM
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I don't see how this incident by Serena is any different than the dozens by McEnroe and Conners. If the league comes down any harder on her than they ever did on them, I expect Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton to be all over the TV real quick. I really hope I don't have to see that.
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09-15-2009, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by eek
do you watch professional baseball or football? soccer? this is normal. elite athletes like to win at all costs. this is what they get paid to do. this is their life. after playing 42343423 matches and winning 243434 times, she should be allowed one breakdown.
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Tennis SHOULD be different than those sports though.
She acted like a @*$&@$&* and I personally think she should be suspended from playing professionally for at least a year, if not more.
I know Johnny Mac was a jerk sometimes, but I don't ever think he was this bad. He did break a few racquet's as well, but he is more famous for "you can't be serious", than he is for threatening to shove balls into body orifices. |
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09-15-2009, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by gerrynyc
John Mcenroe Anyone?
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Johnny Mac was NEVER than bad. |
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09-15-2009, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by westhou
I love Serena Williams! All those hating on her are just jealous of her. She is amazing on the court and deserves much more respect than she is given.
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Jealous, of that?
Are you serious?
Anyone can act like her and throw a temper tantrum and act like a 3yr old toddler not getting their way.
It's disgusting, and quite frankly not needed NOR desired in tennis.
I thought she was better than her sister, I guess not. |
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09-15-2009, 05:58 AM
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lol @ how one breakdown that wasn't even as bad as breakdowns that have happened IN THE SAME SPORT have ppl sitting at home angry as all hell with their lips poked out.
get over it. everyone involved already has.
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09-15-2009, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Cav Scout wife
Jealous, of that?
Are you serious?
Anyone can act like her and throw a temper tantrum and act like a 3yr old toddler not getting their way.
It's disgusting, and quite frankly not needed NOR desired in tennis.
I thought she was better than her sister, I guess not.
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Why do I think that if it were a skinny white girl this wouldn't be anywhere near as big a deal? A deal, yes, but no one would be calling for blood. |
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