Tennis Tantrums
 

Serena Williams lost the US open because of her tantrum. Kinda reminds me of John McEnroe's tantrums. I thought his were the best ones. Here's the youtube. If someone can post an actual news link, that would be fabulous, because I don't know how to.:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZcDn8JWCLo

Nooo Serena you can not do that!!!! Just b/c the official was wrong does not mean she should eat ur tennis ball, lmao.:eek:

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/blog/bus...urn=ten,189028

I watched it twice. The first time I thought the judge was wrong. The second time I could see that as she made contact with the ball her foot was on the line.

But what a BABY that line judge is!

Williams showed no class in the press conference. She didn't take responsibility for her actions or apologise. The line judge wasn't a baby. Williams was a spoiled bitch.

True, but I wonder what kind of stress she was under to make her crack like that. Something has to make someone, who usually conducts themself well, to fly off the handle. I did it before during a tennis match cuz I was just having a bad day.

I love jokes and trash talking but watching that even made ME cringe.

I think it's a combination of two things:

1) Bad timing: This isn't the 80s and John McEnroe (love him!!!!) temper tantrums have stopped being funny and cool. They've clamped down on those things since then because of complaints of unsportswomanlike conduct; fear of crazy fans and athletes; terrorist threats, etc.

2) Characteristics: She's a burly Black woman, who sometimes lookalikeaBlackman, talking to a white woman.

Srsly? On a Monday morning? Wasn't quite ready for that...

LOL

Lucky you.

ShelookalikeaBlackman every day of the week. :p

I don't know...I mean, people still love a good temper tantrum in other sports. I think it has more to do with #2 than #1.

The Compton came out in her.

Other sports. Not necessarily tennis. There were once complaints that tennis was transforming from a ritsy club sport to a street sport with shouting players wearing bandanas. LOL

I also think it is more #2 but didn't want to...frighten people. Ya know.

Thank you.

"She's a burly Black woman from Compton, who sometimes lookalikeaBlackman, talking to a white woman."

...who thought that said burly Black woman was threatening to kill her.

Now we ALL know a threat with a tennis ball rammed down ones th'oat (East B more) is a mostly empty threat since it's rather difficult to do.

BUT...

Looking at the little woman and the BIG Tennis player, then that threat was thought to be real.

Serena was like "I didn't threaten to kill you...are you serious?"

That woman looked so sincere. LOL. Like she was really concerned. That'll learn you, Serena...that'll learn you.

Took the words out my mouth!!

yes...I laughed at that too because they all took the ball th'oat thing so SERIOUS.

If I could count the times I have heard people who were threatened with bodily harm of objects shoved in orifices knowing that they weren't serious, I would be rich.

Not to say that she was joking however, but THAT was not a threat to kill.

OH and let me say that this doesn't excuse her behavior as it was out of line, but rearlly?

probably the fact that she was gettin' whooped by an unranked woman who hasn't played in at least 18 months (and eventual US Open winner.)

In the heat of the moment?She did wrong and should have been called for it. She is not a perfect person.She lost and was fined,maybe she will learn a lesson.

And he's back.

lol

max is like herpes

FYP

Thx....Earp is the pimple on the underside of GC's scrotum.

I am not sure what this is all about?
Yes, If this is the same Tom Earp or what? I know a Tom Earp who is a LCA. I met him my senior year of high school at his store. He asked me if I was going to college and told him yes KU. Asked why I would go where I would be a number and not a face. He told me to check out his school, Pittsburg State. I did and told him it was a nice school. He said really look into the greek social life and let him know. I did and went there. Lokked at greeks there and mentioned his name. I joined and came back to kc and told him so. He told me if I got my grades he would come to my initiation and he did. I was very proud as he kept his word and I can never say anything bad about him as some seem to do here. I am ashamed to call some of the people here fellow greeks. You suck.

You forgot to add your smilies

:rolleyes::cool:;):D:):(:eek::mad::confused::o

I am trying to find something funny about you and some of the others on here. So far not any reason to. I stand by my word, sick.

Have a nice day.

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:eek::eek::eek: lol lol lol lol

That's by far the worst insult I've EVER read on greekchat. lol lol That was just MEAN.:p

omg!! I didn't see this one. lol lol

Sorry, hope I did not bother you all. I made my peice and that is all I have to say.

Before you go, will you answer me this: What's a "peice"?

very simple. a typing error. trying to figure out if you are perfect?:rolleyes:

Now there's the guy that we all know and love.

LMAO at this entire post, but in particular your use of the word "th'oat." I love it! LMAO:D:p

I agree. This really doesn't seem to be typical behavior for her.

So what has been done in the past when other tennis players have flown off the handle?

That call was bs, so was her fine