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Nishi has sealed the deal against Ferrer 6-4 in the final set. It would have helped Andy had Ferrer won but deep down, I just can't root against Nishi. And also, I really like to see him at WTF as he has qualified with this win tonight. I take it it's his first appearance at WTF? In that case, Congrats!
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I found some really cute and really funny Halloween costumes for kids on the internet. I couldn't stop giggling. Here are some of them. You must agree these are very cleverly done.
This is a brilliant one and my top favourite.
Lolol..omg.
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There are some adult ones as well but they are more gross than funny and I just can't bring myself to look at those let alone post them here.
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Canada has its fair share of serial killers which was very eye opening for me. Other countries that have produced quite a few serial killers are UK (the 2nd most), Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and Spain.
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Friday night and I am home alone. Am I a loser or am I a loser? But it's not so bad. Just finished watching Nishi/Ferrer, posting stuff on the forum and having a blast, really. lol
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And as bad as a winner Nole is (in terms of celebration), I still rate his reaction to great losses much higher. You simply can't pretend that stuff when you have just experienced such a great loss and Nole has experienced quite a few in the last couple of years or so but things remained the same with him. Andy is, of course, both a great winner and loser. They are both a class above Federer and Nadal when it comes to great losses. I've been watching Nole almost since the day he had turned pro and he's still the same when he loses.
As to celebration, I've seen both Federer and Nadal celebrating in a over the top manner. Like the ones below. I don't hold it against them though (not at all a fan of finger waving, too rude, revengeful and a classless act) but it's not like their celebrations are very decent all the time. Federer keeps it in decent control most of the time though but he's a bad loser at times. Nadal has a history of celebrating a bit over the top. I never saw Sampras doing anything in revenge or celebrating over the top. Andy does it very nicely too. He would never wave his finger at his opponent's loss. I just wish he'd cut down the self berating stuff and stay calm instead of that sarcastic smile at self after playing a bad point. That's your British 'flair'. Not at all attractive. No Andy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ura2wWvg7Bw
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But at the end of the day it's sports and pretty much everything goes. Nothing bothers me too much. It's the name of the game but I still want to stay fair and honest in my take. I don't like double standards though I admit, as a human being, it's very hard not to have those negative traits in our characters. In some of the die-hard Murray fans' eye, Andy could do nothing wrong. On the other hand, all the other players are **** or jerks at one time or another and that's not only common in Murray fans btw. It's worth mentioning that this kind of blind love and blind hate only stems from a very bitter place. They only need to look inside. I find it so ironic how some people are so oblivious to their own wrong doings and yet very eager to point fingers at others.
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Everything is fair in love, war and ... sports. They say.
BTW, while Wimbledon crowd pretend to be the ardent fans of tennis who spend most of the time eating strawberries while wearing lovely hats, WTF is altogether a different venue which is also happens to be in London. Things were far too ugly in 2012 Andy vs Federer WTF match. Some of the English fans were as nasty as they were upon Andy's very recent innocent twitter comment over the referendum.
And if you truly want to know what some of the English are all about then look no further then the comments on Daily Fail (Daily Mail) after any Andy loss. The hatred comes directly from Hell and you say, English are decent people. Do not make laugh, herc darling. I say broaden your horizon.
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Canada has its fair share of serial killers which was very eye opening for me. Other countries that have produced quite a few serial killers are UK (the 2nd most), Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and Spain.
Actually, Australia used to be the land of the criminals so it's understood (the serial killing) but they have come such a long way since then and now they are such a glorious nation. That's always very nice to see. And Germany has done a very decent job since the 2nd WW so that's another nice thing to see. -
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Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, US (even though this country is still treated as a young country but the amount of wars they've been involved over such a short period of time is telling) Greece, Poland, China and Japan to lesser extent are the countries that fought the most wars in history of wars.
And who can forget the Spanish Inquisitions in Europe that killed millions. Just as bad as the Holocaust. They both have it in their history. -
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How many posts have I made so far? Well it's my thread after all. Ho hum but my mind is just into history and stats tonight. Tomorrow I shall be a different person.
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And as bad as a winner Nole is (in terms of celebration), I still rate his reaction to great losses much higher. You simply can't pretend that stuff when you have just experienced such a great loss and Nole has experienced quite a few in the last couple of years or so but things remained the same with him. Andy is, of course, both a great winner and loser. They are both a class above Federer and Nadal when it comes to great losses. I've been watching Nole almost since the day he had turned pro and he's still the same when he loses.
As to celebration, I've seen both Federer and Nadal celebrating in a over the top manner. Like the ones below. I don't hold it against them though (not at all a fan of finger waving, too rude, revengeful and a classless act) but it's not like their celebrations are very decent all the time. Federer keeps it in decent control most of the time though but he's a bad loser at times. Nadal has a history of celebrating a bit over the top. I never saw Sampras doing anything in revenge or celebrating over the top. Andy does it very nicely too. He would never wave his finger at his opponent's loss. I just wish he'd cut down the self berating stuff and stay calm instead of that sarcastic smile at self after playing a bad point. That's your British 'flair'. Not at all attractive. No Andy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ura2wWvg7Bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fstPr5QOXqM
I agree about Andy, but Djokovic doesn't belong in that same sentence. His graciousness ends the moment the moment he shakes hands with his opponent. I have been watching Nole since he came on tour as well, and this is not the same champion that I've witnessed in the past. Ripping your shirt and bellowing like a lion does not come under class champion. Which is probably what I find most irksome about him as a whole. Who is he? One never knows from one minute to the next. What I can say about all of the other players is that this is how we came to know them. Rafa didn't start kicking and jumping up in celebration after he won a good number of slams. It's how we came to know him, so at that point I was able to make a decision. With Nole, I have no idea who he is from one tournament to the next. I guess he has too many personalities for me.
And, before he started winning majors he was always proclaiming how he, Rafa, and Andy were such great friends, but the moment he started winning he went on record saying how he couldn't possibly be friends with rivals. What? I can't get with people like that, because one of those statements are true, they can't both be true because they're contradictory.
Andy berating himself? I don't understand why people even bring that up. Who cares how someone internalizes their feelings? Andy, Rafa, Federer, or Novak have nothing to do with Pete. They're all unique individuals and each are allowed their space to be themselves. That's what makes sense; not that one should parrot the other. Individuality is a great thing in my book. I expect some to be flamboyant, stoic, ecstatic, etc. Variety is the spice of life.
Anyway, Nole isn't doing it so much anymore because many people didn't find it appealing and he has toned it down considerably. Good for him. It's the Jekyll and Hyde effect that I can't get with.
I've never seen any player behave this way. Ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fb_K4Z7pAQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwmrE5jBq4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvg2qzUnc9Y
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But at the end of the day it's sports and pretty much everything goes. Nothing bothers me too much. It's the name of the game but I still want to stay fair and honest in my take. I don't like double standards though I admit, as a human being, it's very hard not to have those negative traits in our characters. In some of the die-hard Murray fans' eye, Andy could do nothing wrong. On the other hand, all the other players are **** or jerks at one time or another and that's not only common in Murray fans btw. It's worth mentioning that this kind of blind love and blind hate only stems from a very bitter place. They only need to look inside. I find it so ironic how some people are so oblivious to their own wrong doings and yet very eager to point fingers at others.
So do I. It's like they say, when you point one finger at someone else, three others are pointing back at yourself.
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Very recently I watched an old episode of 48 Hours. It was about the serial killings in Texas bayous in the 80s spanning over a few decades. However the killing has stopped since the last decade and my guess is, the serial killer got older and unable to prowl as much or might have even died, who knows. About 30 or more girls, most being under 20, went missing and most of them were never found. Parents are still searching for answers. Local Police were never a big help as they simply dismissed all cases as being a 'run away' case so parents were left helpless and had to take matters at hand out of desperation but most importantly, to find out the truth. They even made a movie on this in 2011 called "Texas Killing Fields" (you can find it on NetFlix) but that movie, like any other Hollywood cliche, is a feel good movie and far from the real story (you need this episode to know this), as usual. So I wouldn't really recommend you to watch this. I would rather watch that 48 Hours. Why settle for fake stuff?
This then led me to do this little research of mine as I've come across so many American serial killer stories over the years that one really have to wonder about these things and here's what I found.
- America holds the notorious record of producing the most serial killers in the world. More than half what rest of the world has produced so far. Wiki has a very long list of all the American serial killers.
America also happens to be the country...
- where most school shootings have taken place (believe it or not, the shooting goes as far back as the 1700s)
- the most obese country in the world
- one of the top ten countries that are in deep debt
Those are some staggering stats I must say.
I live on ID (The Identification Discovery Channel) so I'm familiar with this story and the killing fields. I also know about those stats. I'm just looking at the players that I've watched over the years and noticed character traits that I like. Most seem to hail from the same country. That's all. -
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I disagree, while countries do not "enforce" individual behaviors, they do share a certain type of cultures. For example, China is known for their humility and collectivism as a whole. That doesn't mean everyone within a culture adheres to the social mores of their geographical boundaries. Still, there is a lot that one can see in the differences, even in tournaments. The Australian Open seems to be a fun place, with friendly people, and much respect for the players and the sport; the same with the Argentinians, English, and the Spanish players.
Rafa being a bad loser. I totally disagree about that. I don't much about Bernie except what I hear out of the commentators mouths and I put little to know stock in that.
But of course we can always agree to disagree, because if anybody shows little class as a sportsman, IMO, it's Nole. Tearing off his shirts and having his team celebrating wins in his opponents face. It doesn't get any worse than that to me. I know he "says" reasonable things, but his actions belie his words.
Can't agree with that generalizations. I've first hand experience dealing with British people and know for a fact that they can be mean and a lot of them are mean and nasty. Doesn't matter how they behave at Wimbledon. That's definitely not a good sample to sweep such a generalization. They do look sober on the surface but that's not truly who they are. It's only a cultural thing and a superficial one. Perhaps that comes with their history. Ferrer put out pretty bad behaviours a few times and there are other incidences by other Spanish players I've seen over the years. Tomic is a spoiled brat but I don't dislike him for that. He's still young and has got himself a difficult father but they are both difficult IMO. Hewitt was cocky at first. I cut him slacks because he too was young.
Both Federer and Nadal are bad losers on occasions. I've seen it with my very eyes, barely shaking hands, giving cold shoulders to opponents who have just beaten them. No one's perfect. Nole is good loser but a bad winner. His celebration is over the top no doubt. Andy's self-berating nature is a put off. I don't mind if he calls out his own name when he misses a point and that's even cute but when he beats himself up, it's not at all cool or classy.
Sweeping generalizations? I'm talking about a small sampling of the ATP tour and its global athletes. I don't think anyone is talking about the countries themselves. I think you're mixing up nationalism with the small sampling of athletes others prefer who coincidentally hail from the same lands. Those are two different issues IMO. I don't know anything about the Argentinian, Spanish, European, or English culture, I'm only speaking about the players I like. Where they come from is incidental. They just happen to be from the same places. -