tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post6492961024262881750..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Russians under the radarDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-5827351746204694322013-01-20T15:04:11.685-06:002013-01-20T15:04:11.685-06:00Thanks, David. You know, every year, there's a...Thanks, David. You know, every year, there's a story about some cat who travels a couple of hundred miles or more to get home from who-knows-where. It's amazing that the do that. <br /><br />The cat in the story is a patch tortoiseshell, just like Velma.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-45658868551962845672013-01-20T11:11:02.449-06:002013-01-20T11:11:02.449-06:00Hi Diane, thought about you after reading this art...Hi Diane, thought about you after reading this article about Holly the Cat; you've probably read it by now:<br /><br />http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/19/one-cats-incredible-journey/?src=me&ref=general<br /><br />(some of the comments are actually nice as well). <br /><br />-David<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-60497746470241732902013-01-20T09:44:45.372-06:002013-01-20T09:44:45.372-06:00I didn't hear the interview; I read the transc...I didn't hear the interview; I read the transcript. The implication, to me, was that she just couldn't read how injured Hampton was. But if how she said it came across differently, that's certainly another story (but still doesn't sound like Azarenka, for all her candor). Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-52606408334421581932013-01-20T06:36:57.100-06:002013-01-20T06:36:57.100-06:00Diane, I have to disagree on Vika. She needs a pu...Diane, I have to disagree on Vika. She needs a publicist. She basically implied in her last interview that Hampton was not really that injured. In addition, in one court side interview with Lindsay, Lindsay told her her stats for the match and her response was to say that that is not what she is out there to do. <br /><br />I like her but sometimes she comes across as crass and very abrupt. I think that part of her image needs a makeover. She is #1 in the world and the face of her sport. She has to learn to employ a certain amount of diplomacy in her responses. she also acts as if the world is against her. <br /><br />I get that the media demonises her, but she does not help her cause when she behaves in such a crass manner. No one is telling her to be a media darling, but she needs to understand that her belligerence will lose her fans. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548283336955001884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-30276795225578580982013-01-19T22:44:48.595-06:002013-01-19T22:44:48.595-06:00Laura Robson played with an injured shoulder, and ...Laura Robson played with an injured shoulder, and pushed her serve in at an average of 11mph slower than in her prior matches. So, it was remarkable that she did as well as she did. She remained the aggressor off the ground but Sloane had an easy time returning. We'll have to wait for them to meet again with both healthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com