tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post943862866265078526..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Every time a player screams, an angel gets her medalDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-80042092676925072802012-08-09T18:15:34.689-05:002012-08-09T18:15:34.689-05:00Great post! Actually one of the best out there fro...Great post! Actually one of the best out there from an American writer. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-38394389366948793522012-08-07T19:29:14.093-05:002012-08-07T19:29:14.093-05:00Dougy,
I'm quite pleased with Robson's pr...Dougy, <br />I'm quite pleased with Robson's progress--I plan to keep an eye on her. That serve!<br /><br />Sunny, <br />I prefer the shorts, too, for the same reason. However, I thought Azarenka's "Belarus look" was great. <br /><br />Not sure how I feel about the points. I'm able to look at that issue from both sides.<br /><br />Thanks, Eric, for the quotes. Robson's cracked me up.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-37902228714854718932012-08-07T19:04:08.996-05:002012-08-07T19:04:08.996-05:00Oh and Beyond the Baseline had some nice quotes to...Oh and Beyond the Baseline had some nice quotes too. <br /><br />http://tennis.si.com/2012/08/07/olympics-quote-roundup-players-sound-off-on-2012-games/#more-21123<br /><br />The one from C.Woz stuck out...and the one about Maria footing the bill, too...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861122308109064514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-83457624566375545512012-08-07T18:44:34.950-05:002012-08-07T18:44:34.950-05:00quotes for you:
http://www.wtatennis.com/page/Off...quotes for you:<br /><br />http://www.wtatennis.com/page/OffCourtNews/Read/0,,12781~2873742,00.htmlErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861122308109064514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-70576973443947216842012-08-07T15:35:02.826-05:002012-08-07T15:35:02.826-05:00Thanks for this entry Diane. Sogn and I chuckled ...Thanks for this entry Diane. Sogn and I chuckled at your title. I was also happy to see the 3 GS winners end up on the medal stand. What was nice is that Vika seemed thrilled about her bronze in singles and gold in mixed. Despite that I see many men on blogs get upset at the "grunting", my husband really likes Vika's attitude that you described so well. He just misses the shorts. His (and mine) opinion is different than most tennis fans-to him the shorts make the women look like athletes more than dresses and skirts. I know everyone has their own opinion. I also was thinking that the bronze medalist gets to celebrate more than the silver. In singles, both Azarenka and del Potro were ecstatic about their win for the bronze, but Sharapova and Federer were overshadowed because of celebration of the gold medalist in the match. Also I don't like the distinction of singles vs doubles or mixed, in terms of medal color. Maybe tennis fans are used to making the distinction in regular formats. But for other athletes, it doesn't seem to matter. Phelps seemed to count his singular gold medals the same as his team relay gold medals. I was thinking of this with regard to Azarenka and Federer. Both got gold in doubles and were elated at the time (Fed in 2008). But because of the expectations of needing gold in SINGLES on your resume for the GOAT, the pundits played down their single efforts. I liked what Fed said-paraphrasing-that he won the silver, he didn't lose the gold. He fought hard over the week and especially in the semis to get what he got. <br />I like the Olympics but there shouldn't be points given. You are playing for your country with all sports brought together. It is about sport not a sport. Plus, except for the men's best of 5 in the final, this is no different than what the seeds play at IW or Miami-6 rds of 2 of 3 sets. The difference is the world's focus and the athlete's country's focus on the player. For that, for just the love of sport and country, points shouldn't' be given just like money isn't.Sunny ninenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-12156886931084418982012-08-07T05:40:04.076-05:002012-08-07T05:40:04.076-05:00Laura Robson is only 18. No top player has beaten...Laura Robson is only 18. No top player has beaten her easily. A good guess is that within two years, she'll be a force with whom to reckon. Effortless power and good touch, too. The young lefty served 16 aces against Jankovic at Wimbledon 2011. JJ said that nobody had done that to he before. And, she's fun. She looks sleepy but is anything but that. A year ago, she was slow off the mark to her forehand side. Not so now. A little maturity, a bit more experience and she just might be one of the top five players, if not better. In her lies the Great British hope.Dougy Messengernoreply@blogger.com