>> ^DarkenRahl:

I think it's completely understandable that they are required to listen to the Corporate Sponsor go on and on. After all, the players owe everything to them.


I kinda agree with this statement despite the sarcasm. The hater in me believes they're overpaid twats and I don't care if they suffer.

I dunno if you honestly believe that or have just never played a sport to exhaustion or if you even watched the game. It was an amazing feat of endurance, kept at a very high level till the last point.

In the game, you push yourself to the extreme, the activity and the focus is keeping you distracted from the pain, not to mention your body pumping the crap out of various chemicals to keep it tolerable.

Once you cool down, that all ends and everything hits you. Every muscle in their body must have essentially given up. So asking them to stand for another 6 minutes in cool down is outright cruel, let alone disrespectful.

>> ^ridesallyridenc:

I mean, on one hand, they were obviously zonked and needed rest. On the other hand, if the match had gone on for six more minutes, they would have actually kept playing. So asking them to endure a couple speeches isn't /that/ disrespectful.

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Yep, those poor bastards, a little ceremony at the end of a grand slam - sure, but use some common sense, Djokovic collapsed after one lengthy rally, and his legs were buckling under him on other points, and while Nadal hid it better I'm sure he was exhausted as well. They should have called in some hot Swedish masseuses imho.

>> ^ridesallyridenc:

I mean, on one hand, they were obviously zonked and needed rest. On the other hand, if the match had gone on for six more minutes, they would have actually kept playing. So asking them to endure a couple speeches isn't /that/ disrespectful.


This comment made me literally lol at the stupidity of it.

Djokovic had 57 winners, 69 unforced errors. Nadal had 44 winners against 71 unforced errors. That's just insane.

Fun fact, the crowd applauds itself after doing a Mexican wave at the tennis.

And for my 2c. It' impossible for an NFL player to ever catch a ball like that - reasonably firm ground strokes in tennis travel upwards of 150km/hr (~100+ miles per hour), NFL quarterbacks throw at only about half this speed, so the receiver is not relying on cat-like reflexes like this kid, rather he's relying on speed, skill and maneuvering so he's at the right place at the right time with his hands in the right spot.

Also, ball size?

Cricket balls are bowled at up to 150km/hr, similar to tennis, so similar rapid reflexes are required for a slips catch (or someone at point or silly mid off), and also the ball is the same size, it's a perfect match!

So I would say that:
Jerry Rice: Hell no
Ricky Ponting: Hell yes

Also, did anyone see the mens final tonight? Djokovic tore off his shirt at the end like the incredible hulk lol, what a pro.

Crucially, "Djokovic would go on to beat Petzschner 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to advance to the third round."

Wait, there was a tennis match?

And was that Snooki's mom?

Love the look on Djokovic's face.

"Yeah, ok. That was pretty good."

Love it. Djokovic is a great character. That said, it's easy to smile when you win. Wait till it gets a bit hot out there, and he stops smiling soon enough.