general masterclass is just very bright person.
he and I often see things in tennis in a similar way.
I know the game as it relates to exactly how the war is waged on the clay court. primarily because I have played the sport at a reasonably high level. in particular and more specifically, I am a clay monster in my own right. I have never lost a singles match on clay. I played a game that is very similar to the way vilas, muster, and nadal play it. endless endurance and physical strength and heavy topspin off both wings.
general masterclass has incredible insight into the sport too but perhaps at a different level. he knows damn near everything while I am more specific with the actual capacities of the strokes and what they mean for clay.
so we tend to compliment each other to some extent.
Is masterclass a very big fan of clay as well? For some reason I thought he was more of a fan of grass and hard. It's very good to know that you are such a great player on clay.
I am more of a fan of grass because it's the most original surface and also because, I see tennis as rather an artistic and intelligent game rather than a very physical and brutal sport. That's the primary reason why I like both Sampras and Murray's game because I find those very artistic and intelligent. Perhaps I should then like Federer's game as well and I am not against it, but the whole package never really did it for me, so obviously a more down to earth character is also on the card for me to truly like a player. But you know, different strokes for different people.
I loved Sampras too. Just the way he played and moved around the court still amazes me. He would be at the baseline one minute and at the net in the next, and you almost wouldn't even see him transition. Just an amazing player to watch. I loved his personality too; unassuming, yet totally confident. An amazing man.
Andy is such a tactician, a magician if you will. He's so good at what he does that many people miss the nuances of his game. He plays tennis like an analyst, like someone who understands the game on a very base level. It's like he knows what to do in a given moment.
I prefer watching Andy play the other Big 3, because that's when you can really enjoy his game. I love his personality and humor too. He seems like a genuinely nice person.
So, for me it's the way the play the game, and the way they talk about the game they play.
vilas, muster, bruguera, kuerten, and nadal are my players lady TT.
I didn't get to see vilas, muster, and brugera, but I did enjoy watching Kuerten. Always smiling, but with a quiet determination. Kuerten was cool.
my approach with the ladies is unique and different:
I don't bother them for one thing. I let them bother me.
I also don't buy them drinks at a sport bar. I tell the bartender to go ask them if they would like to buy me a drink. most of the time it does not work but occasionally it does. and we have a good laugh in the process.
i also try to make sure i don't ask them out as much as possible. i try to be creative.
i create the conditions and the climate where they are comfortable with me. and then they can come up with all the hints to go out.
some guys act just too desperate.
smart women don't care for desperate fools at a sports bar.
this is so cool.
we have all of Camelot at our disposal.
and the same goes for the others here.
we can talk about anything anywhere we please.
there are chat threads all over the place. very much like real life.
sure we love tennis but there are other things in life too that we may want to chit chat about here and there.
the one theme that should come across to all our friends and our guests is that we are just a very relaxed group here.
this was a great idea for this thread. i am enjoying it.
my approach with the ladies is unique and different:
I don't bother them for one thing. I let them bother me.
I also don't buy them drinks at a sport bar. I tell the bartender to go ask them if they would like to buy me a drink. most of the time it does not work but occasionally it does. and we have a good laugh in the process.
i also try to make sure i don't ask them out as much as possible. i try to be creative.
i create the conditions and the climate where they are comfortable with me. and then they can come up with all the hints to go out.
some guys act just too desperate.
smart women don't care for desperate fools at a sports bar.
I can so see this. It totally fits your persona.
And, it's actually very clever.
I would crack up laughing if a guy in the club had the bartender come over and tell me that a man said it was OK for me to buy him a drink. That's a great icebreaker.
my approach with the ladies is unique and different:
I don't bother them for one thing. I let them bother me.
I also don't buy them drinks at a sport bar. I tell the bartender to go ask them if they would like to buy me a drink. most of the time it does not work but occasionally it does. and we have a good laugh in the process.
i also try to make sure i don't ask them out as much as possible. i try to be creative.
i create the conditions and the climate where they are comfortable with me. and then they can come up with all the hints to go out.
some guys act just too desperate.
smart women don't care for desperate fools at a sports bar.
I can so see this. It totally fits your persona.
And, it's actually very clever.
I would crack up laughing if a guy in the club had the bartender come over and tell me that a man said it was OK for me to buy him a drink. That's a great icebreaker.
its pretty cool stuff and it does work once in a blue moon as they say.
my approach with the ladies is unique and different:
I don't bother them for one thing. I let them bother me.
I also don't buy them drinks at a sport bar. I tell the bartender to go ask them if they would like to buy me a drink. most of the time it does not work but occasionally it does. and we have a good laugh in the process.
i also try to make sure i don't ask them out as much as possible. i try to be creative.
i create the conditions and the climate where they are comfortable with me. and then they can come up with all the hints to go out.
some guys act just too desperate.
smart women don't care for desperate fools at a sports bar.
herc darling, and I say this with love, please get over yourself.
But if you had asked me to buy you a drink then I would have wanted you to come to me directly like a man and ask me to buy you a drink. I'd have liked to see if you'd have dared that much.
But I am not like other women so if you had asked through someone else, say, in this case the bartender, I wouldn't be offended at all. I'd probably laugh non-stop and who knows would probably buy you a drink too.
But it's true that I don't let others to buy my drink. It's a strict no no for me nor do I go to the pubs to be picked up. I find it gross. But if I meet someone accidentally there that's then different. Typically I just go there just to have some fun with my close friends.
Ha ha ha. Emma is fearless. I feel she may take on the challenge. Tread lightly.
I am not as fearless as I used to be. While growing up I was so fearless that my family and friends thought I'd die very early because I had no fear of death, but I am still alive and perhaps will outlive everyone I know.
vilas, muster, bruguera, kuerten, and nadal are my players lady TT.
I didn't get to see vilas, muster, and brugera, but I did enjoy watching Kuerten. Always smiling, but with a quiet determination. Kuerten was cool.
I got to see all of them except for Vilas of course as he was before my time. I liked Guga the most from this bunch. I didn't mind Muster either.
Ha ha ha. Emma is fearless. I feel she may take on the challenge. Tread lightly.
I am not as fearless as I used to be. While growing up I was so fearless that my family and friends thought I'd die very early because I had no fear of death, but I am still alive and perhaps will outlive everyone I know.
That is the funniest things I've read all day.
I loved Sampras too. Just the way he played and moved around the court still amazes me. He would be at the baseline one minute and at the net in the next, and you almost wouldn't even see him transition. Just an amazing player to watch. I loved his personality too; unassuming, yet totally confident. An amazing man.
Andy is such a tactician, a magician if you will. He's so good at what he does that many people miss the nuances of his game. He plays tennis like an analyst, like someone who understands the game on a very base level. It's like he knows what to do in a given moment.
I prefer watching Andy play the other Big 3, because that's when you can really enjoy his game. I love his personality and humor too. He seems like a genuinely nice person.
So, for me it's the way the play the game, and the way they talk about the game they play.
I like the game first too and personality comes second to me but I can't warm up to a player who I find a bit too self-centered I suppose. But mind you, I am not judging Federer based on who he truly is because all I know, he could be a wonderful person in real life. I am only taking what I see on court and in the presser. But my dislike of him is nothing intense by any means. There were lots of times when I ended up rooting for him and even felt for him on occasions. I do believe he's a great player despite negative H2H vs Nadal. He's done a lot to get overshadowed by just one H2h.
And yes, it's always lovely to watch Andy vs the top 3 as he tends to bring his best if he could against them, but there are also a handful players I like to see him against as they too bring out the best in Andy.
Sampras was a very unique player IMO because he had one too many signature shots to be quite unique. I don't think we'll see him anything like him again.
And thanks for being lovely about my players. I am glad you enjoy them too.