09-25-17, 06:51 AM | ||
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NJ
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I don't like tennis for a number of reasons that I won't get into because it's not relevant to this discussion, but I agree with you on S. Williams for the reasons you mention. |
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09-25-17, 07:36 AM | |
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Orange County, CA
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So happy that the world is changing so that more than 1 female body type or size is considered acceptable. I can still remember Tracy Anderson saying that she knows that ALL women want to be teeny tiny and that's what her workouts would do. I feel that there has been a double standard (men can be large - and not just with large muscles but with some body fat - and still be considered good athletes, whereas women were only considered fit or athletic if their muscles were toned-but-smallish, and they had very little body fat.) Loving the fierceness of women in the public eye who challenge that assumption.
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09-25-17, 05:09 PM | ||
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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"Oh, yeah, they are behaving badly..oh but their the best so I guess that's what it takes for them to succeed." I remember hearing that a lot from tennis fans growing up, and that along with other things turned me off from enjoying tennis years before Serena and Venus came on the scene. With John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, I believe there is more to them than when they are at their worst. (Although I saw John McEnroe on the Stephen Colbert Show and I think the jury is still out on him.) I think we have already seen there is more to Serena Williams than when she didn't act her best. She most certainly isn't a phony...I don't think she is ever afraid to be herself. I know that I am strengthen and inspired to see her have become such a champion, and now a mother, even after the adversity she faced growing up and challenges she faced after becoming a success (both internal with her health as well as with the public). It inspires me to overcome the adversities in my life to become the best I can be and live my truth in every moment. Also, I think you may be the only person in the world to ever have called her a ballerina. |
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09-26-17, 03:48 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Arlington, VA
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Good point about the double standard, you are right on. I read an interview where she discussed the aftermath of her kerfuffle with the line judge and her mom really gave her the business. She admitted being ashamed about it.
I don't mind her ego, she likely needs a measure of it to play with that much fierceness. |
09-29-17, 10:34 AM | |
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Thanks to OP for sharing the article. I am glad Serena honored her mother publicly. It is well expressed and written. Serena has power and she is a portrait/image of what the mainstream does not like to see and promote! For that narrow minded crowd, she will never win despite the fact that she has broken many record. She is fiercely won her impressing record to the hatred of some! So please spare us all the double standard demeanor!
I am glad she has just said it as it is to her naysayers. Ballerina reference sounded sarcastically snarky! ETA: with regards to Tennis, here below is an article about Billy Jean role https://www.t-nation.com/training/em...gn=article6384 |
09-30-17, 11:35 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2015
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[QUOTE=nckfitheart;2735625Serena has power and she is a portrait/image of what the mainstream does not like to see and promote!
I have no problem with her image or how she looks! Again, my issue is with her attitude and behavior when a match does not go her way. Ballerina.....I'm describing a motion that the sister's make after they win a match. If my feelings about this motion(Ballerina) bothered you, well....sorry you are offended. |
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