pjfootballer Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yeah I feel like interest in horse racing isn't what it used to be. Seems like people don't gamble in the ways they used to and that kind of takes the wind out of the sails for horse racing. The Triple Crown still has a place in the public eye though, like March Madness does. I don't know anything about horses and it's still fun for me and it's always been a good excuse to party. I'm reading the book "Eight Men Out" about the 1919 Black Sox scandal and there is a lot if references to Horse Racing and Boxing being so corrupt with the betting along with baseball. The three main sports that Predicto talked about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Anybody hit topspin lobs anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveakl Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Anybody hit topspin lobs anymore? Only when setting you up for the punchline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Anybody hit topspin lobs anymore? Not lobs so much, but thanks to the lighter rackets, bigger sweetspot and stronger players, many shots are hit with a lot of topspin - leading to the sucky long rallies we see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 http://espn.go.com/tennis/french15/story/_/id/13023322/serena-williams-wins-2015-french-open-20th-grand-slam-title Serena Williams wins French Open for 20th Grand Slam title She now has three French Open trophies to go alongside six each from the U.S. Open and Australian Open, and five from Wimbledon. She also became the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open, Australian Open, and French Open titles since Monica Seles in 1991-92. Only two women in the century-plus history of Grand Slam tennis have won more than the 33-year-old American: Margaret Smith Court with 24 titles, and Steffi Graf with 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 she's halfway to a grandslam at 33 she is the best woman to ever hold a racket, and climbing the list of all-time great female athletes period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 It's amazing how she can lose her focus and then come back and dominate her opponent. Credit to Safarova, but Serena should have won in the second set. Great job by Safarova to stay focused and make it a match. Serena is rightly so the favorite in the upcoming slams. She will eventually get the credit as the GOAT by the masses after she retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Serena gives away sets to give the fans a show. I'm convinced of it. That's how dominant she is. Steffi still has my heart, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 serena has 20 ****ing titles bow down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 serena has 20 ****ing titles bow down and 33 if you count the doubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 She doesn't get enough credit. That's a top 10 ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 ^Bruh lol It's amazing how she can lose her focus and then come back and dominate her opponent. Credit to Safarova, but Serena should have won in the second set. Yeah. I was in the Barber Shop trying to watch. I saw she was up 4-2 in the second set and up 40-15. I stopped looking after that and then saw it was 4-4 in the second set. I was so confused lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 It's not even close at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Can't wait until the doping scandal! - jaded 21st century sports fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 By the way, what has absolutely killed Tennis in the US is the fact that nobody watches the men's game. Like at all. It's sort of staggering what has happened there. Women's tennis has always been popular, but the men's side was defintely more popular in the heyday of McEnroe, Borg, Conners, etc. It's amazing that the women's side draws at all compared to what happened to it's men's counterpoint. I'm probably not going too far out on a limb, but Serena's issue is not the lack of a rival, but the fact there has not been a top flight American men's player since Sampras. I'd agree with this. I remember it being more popular with Agassi/Sampras and a stronger, more interesting men's field. I remember growing up watching guys like Lendl and Becker, too. McEnroe wasn't in his prime but he was still a name. Just seemed like there was always a good guy, always a bad guy. Now, there's no American great player and the overall field of talent just doesn't seem to be as interesting. No doubt, Serena is an all time great. I just hate how everything boils down to race as a factor as to whether she's popular or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 She just added another Grand Slam. I say she's the most dominate athlete today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Tmrw will be epic. Djok vs Roger. Roger goes for #8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 At this point, The Joker's best beats Roger's best. But Roger is playing the best. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 4 straight majors for the 2nd time in her career and has a chance for the calendar Grand Slam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Definitely the greatest women's player of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 At this point, The Joker's best beats Roger's best. But Roger is playing the best. We'll see. No way. Roger's best is so much better than Djok's best level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Definitely the greatest women's player of all time. I don't think thats up for discussion its more about where she ranks in terms of athletes in general No way. Roger's best is so much better than Djok's best level hasn't been the case for some time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 hasn't been the case for some time now So are you agreeing with me or disagreeing with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Very, very impressive. USA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 4 straight majors for the 2nd time in her career and has a chance for the calendar Grand Slam Is that a record twice over? Steffi's still the only girl to do the calendar Golden Slam right? Never understood how Serena's not received the same love and adulation in her home Country as she always has in Britain. She's what, 1 slam behind Steffi and 3 behind Margaret Court? Not only is she the greatest US woman's tennis player of all time, she could well end up the greatest woman's tennis player of all time period. And she always comes across a wonderfully humble and genuine, really nice girl. Congrats. Awesome achievement from an awesome lady. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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