Response to the previous post...

Jun 10, 2008 17:31

It's been a while since I had a great conversation. I don't know a lot of people online and personally who are tennis fans. The comments on the link I posted below are interesting, and you know what... I do agree with almost all of them haha ( Read more... )

french open, rafael nadal, roger federer, rant

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lady__croft June 11 2008, 01:37:50 UTC
I loved the rant and pretty much agree with everything said.

I read over the press conference transcripts and I just can't help but wonder how these journalists have jobs. I still can't get over the "little fairy" question! I'm not sure if I would have the same level of composure that Federer or Nadal display by tolerating such absurdities. To me it sounds like they are trying to bait the athletes into saying anything that can possibly be used in the best interests of these journalists - i.e. something trashy to help sell their newspapers. I've learned not to believe what I read - it's like skimming over email, sometimes what you 'read' is not even close to the intent of what is attempted to be conveyed. It is all a matter of interpretation and you are completely correct when you say Our perception of them during TV interviews are, of course, different because we see them, hear the tone of their voice, etc. But on hard copy? I give them a wider leeway.This final was blown way out of proportion by the press. Here are two athletes at ( ... )

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