Wimbledon 2009: What IS the point of all these Volley Dollies?

[Kreskin]

The only reason I watch is because they yell and scream. Same reason I watch women's curling..to hear them yell "hurry hard!"

 

[talloola]

It's partly effort, and partly psychology.

It's just a way to play the game.

Pretty sick psychology, don't they give any thought to 'us' who are trying
to enjoy the golf, but it's all about money and winning, and if they scream
and it bothers their opponant, it gives them the advantage, and they might
win, and 'get' the money and fame, but now that 'most' of them do it, they are
all bothering each other, it's degrading, makes them look very tacky.

 

[talloola]

The only reason I watch is because they yell and scream. Same reason I watch women's curling..to hear them yell "hurry hard!"

ha ;-), whatever turns you on.h:lol:

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

I don't agree with your statement about stronger, but less fit winning, less fit can't last a match. The williams sisters are very fit for example, but not muscle bound, it's just their type of body. My example of 'fit' is able to endure, and all the woman tennis players we see on tv can endure, or they wouldn't make it to the top. I don't know 'any' women 'crying' equality in sports, they play against each other, and haven't asked to play the men, your point doesn't make any sense. I don't have a clue why there is best of 3 for women and best of 5 for men, tennis federation would have to answer that question, I'm just assuming it's because the women aren't strong enough to play that long, 'at their best'., just my opinion.

Michelle Wee played against men in golf, (sometimes),did very well till she had a serious wrist injury, took a while healing, she tried again but lost her confidence, then her game suffered, she is making good comback now on the women's tour, it's not necessary for her to play the men, doesn't prove anything to either sex. She hits the ball as long, and longer than lots of men, but she still belongs with the women, she played excellent in the soheim cup.
Sponsors wanted her in tournaments to 'bring' in more money because it
drew more viewers.

Again I will say, 'strength alone is not excellence'. Men are stronger than women, always have been always will, no one can change that.

Maybe 5 sets rather than 3 is too hard on their bodies, physically, muscles
and bones, could lead to injuries, just my assumption, don't really know for
sure. Women are smaller, muscles and bones are smaller.

Sure, just because the Williams sisters are big doesn't mean they are not fit. They are fit enough to do well in their sport. Change the conditions though and fitter players may make them average. The dainty fragile argument is way out of date.

It's not a matter of whether men or women are stronger, here it's a matter of why can't women play best of 5? They don't shorten most other sports for women, so tennis looks a little odd here.

 

[talloola]

Sure, just because the Williams sisters are big doesn't mean they are not fit. They are fit enough to do well in their sport. Change the conditions though and fitter players may make them average. The dainty fragile argument is way out of date.

It's not a matter of whether men or women are stronger, here it's a matter of why can't women play best of 5? They don't shorten most other sports for women, so tennis looks a little odd here.

The williams sisters are probably two of the fittest players in women's tennis, and if you changed the fittness level, not only they, but all the rest of the
players would have to figure out how to rise to the occasion.
It seems the tennis federation has, through years of experience, decided where
the level is for women's tennis, so that their bodies do the highest level they
can without breaking down. Any human can be pushed to the point of doing
more harm to them than good.
All athletes are getting better over the years, it happens in everything, and
the tennis players are better now, than ever before, men and women.
Yes, they do shorten other sports. Golf, Figure Skating, two that I know
immeiately, soccer and hockey play the same time, but they are team sports,
so that makes a big difference. All of the track and field events are set up
the same, but the women do their times and distances at 'their' speed and the
men, at theirs, men are bigger, stronger, so naturally they can run faster,
jump higher, throw farther, just common sense.


Do your homework, you're beating to death a statement that is becoming very
stale, and doesn't make much sense, you are stuck.
Someone else will have to address this to you, if they want, I can't say any
more, I'm all done.