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In response to "or like every great athlete in the history of the universe, except maybe tim duncan....." by x

I read an essay that lamented that the top men's tennis players comport themselves too well and that it hurts the overall popularity of the game. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jun 22 '14, 19:38

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i could see that. people like john mcenroe and jimmy connors didn't have that trouble...nm - x Jun 22, 19:54 2
- Not that everyone should be that way, but they posited that there needed to be a "villain" or two at the top of the game. -- nm - Dano Jun 22, 19:57 1
  - right. this is one reason i really like dynasties in sports and decry the mediocrity of parity... - x Jun 22, 20:02

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