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ClutchMike10 frrrr i wannna see more

Oregunbadger nah bibby is way better and way consistent and too mature for the game of basketball winning rings dont make u better

Oregunbadger I think they were equally sick..but jwills is kinda on a different planet wit his moves..

It's over man. Let it go

agree

Nigelxman No, she denied threatening to kill the woman which is true she didn't. She just threatened to shove a tennis ball down the womans throat. Bit of a difference.

First of all, you are wrong. When first confronted by the chair umpire, she flat out denied having said she would shove a tennis ball down the lineswomans throat. It was only later that she admitted it.

+Nigelxman I'm not saying it's right, but a lot of people would react the same.

SHe said that night "I DIDN'T SAY I WOULD KILL YOU ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

Aaron Bogatch You should have seen her last year when she was following Tiger at a tournament, she was gorgeous. She also got in trouble, from the official and Tiger, for taking a photo at the moment of his swing. LOL

Why was she following him? Did she have a crush on him? She should find hereself a decent man out of her circle, because like every woman she seeks love, but in HER world there is no love.

Aaron Bogatch What the hell are you talking about? She's a sportswoman who was watching another excellent sportsperson at his tournament. Wow.

If any woman, including sprtswoman, watches any man, including sportsman, she has a crush on him. Women don't watch men for nothing. And women, any women, have crushes on sportsmen. They consider them strong, not knowing what strong really means.

Aaron Bogatch You're a non-person. Vacant. Pathetic.

Well said. I definitely agree with your comments about Serena's on court behavior being very composed for the majority of her career. Those few Serena haters are just trying 2 find any excuse 2 discredit her & find fault with her. They're just pathetic little people.

That was my mind's unspoken observation up till now. You can't but wonder why she gets this disdain even from officials who are supposed to be as neutral as can possibly be in as much as the players are on the majority a calm and composed individuals. Following Serena for more than a decade on the tour has led me to conclude she and her sister Venus are one of the most well-behaved tennis athletes on the tour.

Christopher This is by far the best assessment I have ever read. I have no clue as to why these incidents automatically define her as a person. Any person who I've asked why they don't like Serena has always mentioned the latter two incidents, as if no other tennis player has done similar things (and then, when juxtaposed with similar incidents, I always get the "well who threatened to shove a tennis ball down someone's throat?" response. People seem to act as if playing a competitive sport such as tennis is akin to having tea and crumpets with the Queen. Eh.

Jamaal A. Bivens thanks a lot, Jamaal. : ) . ... Well, it is completely obvious to me (~ it became obvious to me) that people's perceptions of Serena are affected / conditioned by 'other characteristics'. To pretend otherwise is simply nonsensical. Once you commence a dialogue with people critical of 'her behaviour', their personal prejudices and issues (to put it politely) come to the surface. Frequently with vehemence. This happens (far) more with middle-aged and elderly men than with any cohort of people that i have encountered. .... And i say this as someone who is not African-American etc. -- but as a person that has trained in tennis since my leaving university, thirteen years ago, who has been a member of about seven different tennis clubs, in three different cities. The contrast (in perceptions) with people my age, or younger, is jarring. Of my hitting partners -- this includes a total of at least forty people -- only one has been informed by these prejudices. Because he was 'young person' too, i was shocked. But he was an exception. Uniformly, among people of my own age group (or younger), Serena is admired and highly, highly respected. Of the people with whom i train / have trained, several players ( ~ female and male) have modelled their games (and strokes) upon hers. Serena's influence upon young / younger players is enormous, pervasive. The only player, comparable in these terms (in my experience), is Rafael Nadal. I copied Serena's short / acute angles on the crosscourt forehand and both her forehand and backhand drive-volley. (I have a vivid, intense mental image of all three of these strokes / shot variants.) _____________________________________________________________________ I think that Serena represents certain things to middle-aged and elderly men... and the expressed loathing and contempt is highly distinct among these groups. Whatever, Serena's 'behaviour', these people are able to (quite remarkably) disregard far worse behaviour from other players. Take a look at the 'handshake' / salutation at the close of matches. Players [ Kvitova, Wozniacki, Azarenka, McHale, Radwanska et al.] tend to embrace Serena. Serena has frequently been described as 'warm', 'sweet', 'funny' many, many times by other players on the Tour. She is held in near universal esteem among her contemporaries. Now.... study the handshake / how players react to a certain 17-time grand slam champion -- a player that has a distinctly cool, at times, inimical, relationship with his primary contemporaries and many lower-ranked players . Or study the 'handshake' extended by a five-time grand slam champion -- who has a yet cooler, yet more distant, relationship with her contemporaries. And the last two players are highly celebrated (and publicised) in the mainstream media. The male player has been described as being 'classy' and 'a gentleman' by a collection middle-aged journalists -- a description not recognised by his contemporaries. There is a marked 'disconnect' between this player's *representation in the media (**), and how he is regarded by (many of) his contemporaries. The same is true of Serena -- but in the opposite direction. ** " The stars of tennis maintain among themselves a false friendliness, and it is not a secret that [ ] and Novak Djokovic didn't love much each other. [ ] is definitely not as nice as he looks. " ~ Boris Becker.

Christopher What I find even more baffling is the degree of which these same people argue their points. They clearly tell on themselves in the process, which is quite interesting...in a sad way. Your mention of handshakes and demeanor vs. celebration was a very brilliant point made. People don't seem to grasp how telling they are and what they truly say about those that defend them...

+hassan1814 What revenge? Who wronged her? She brought this upon herself and those who had the misfortune to be involved. If anything, where's the justice for the innocent line judge whose career was almost halted, for simply doing her job? Where's the justice for Kim Clijsters whose fairy tale comeback story was completely overshadowed by Serena's antics? Serena's the one who owes a big fat apology to every single one of them.