Comments on: Tennis Tantrum http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/ The Personal Website and Blog of Will Sloan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brittany Cantin http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Brittany Cantin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:57:22 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-29 I don't think she was ever taught how to lose. Her and her sister are so use to winning everything and dominating the sport, losing is hard pill to swallow abviously. Her mouth was way out of control and there is no good excuse for that behavior ever. I don't think she was ever taught how to lose. Her and her sister are so use to winning everything and dominating the sport, losing is hard pill to swallow abviously. Her mouth was way out of control and there is no good excuse for that behavior ever.

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Will Sloan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:22:13 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-28 A friend at work just told me all about how Jordan is a complete tool and how much of a jerk he was at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I feel deflated. I'm watching the induction speech on YouTube now to formulate my own opinion of it. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMBWJJPjSE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMBWJJPjSE</a> A friend at work just told me all about how Jordan is a complete tool and how much of a jerk he was at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I feel deflated. I'm watching the induction speech on YouTube now to formulate my own opinion of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMBWJJPjSE

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Will Sloan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-26 Totally agree and I'm with you as far losing my interest in basket ball when Jordan left. He was the real deal. He inspired LeBron James to be the quality player he is and he wears the #23 jersey as a testament. We need more people like that in our sports and entertainment culture. Instead we have a bunch of morally bankrupt people whose interest is not in being a role model but making giant wads of cash. They don't care that impressionable kids are watching them and soaking all their bad behavior up like a sponge. Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals and was America's golden boy but also got caught driving drunk and smoking pot. He could play for the Dallas Cowboys with those creds. Some people might argue, "How many gold medals does a guy have to win before it's okay to hit the bong?" It's not about the amount of success or fame they achieve but the virtue and integrity that makes a celebrity a real role model. Where are the real role models?? Totally agree and I'm with you as far losing my interest in basket ball when Jordan left. He was the real deal. He inspired LeBron James to be the quality player he is and he wears the #23 jersey as a testament. We need more people like that in our sports and entertainment culture. Instead we have a bunch of morally bankrupt people whose interest is not in being a role model but making giant wads of cash. They don't care that impressionable kids are watching them and soaking all their bad behavior up like a sponge. Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals and was America's golden boy but also got caught driving drunk and smoking pot. He could play for the Dallas Cowboys with those creds. Some people might argue, “How many gold medals does a guy have to win before it's okay to hit the bong?” It's not about the amount of success or fame they achieve but the virtue and integrity that makes a celebrity a real role model. Where are the real role models??

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Will Sloan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:45:26 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-27 Totally agree and I'm with you as far losing my interest in basket ball when Jordan left. He was the real deal. He inspired LeBron James to be the quality player he is and he wears the #23 jersey as a testament. We need more people like that in our sports and entertainment culture. Instead we have a bunch of morally bankrupt people whose interest is not in being a role model but making giant wads of cash. They don't care that impressionable kids are watching them and soaking all their bad behavior up like a sponge. Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals and was America's golden boy but also got caught driving drunk and smoking pot. He could play for the Dallas Cowboys with those creds. Some people might argue, "How many gold medals does a guy have to win before it's okay to hit the bong?" It's not about the amount of success or fame they achieve but the virtue and integrity that makes a celebrity a real role model. Where are the real role models?? Totally agree and I'm with you as far losing my interest in basket ball when Jordan left. He was the real deal. He inspired LeBron James to be the quality player he is and he wears the #23 jersey as a testament. We need more people like that in our sports and entertainment culture. Instead we have a bunch of morally bankrupt people whose interest is not in being a role model but making giant wads of cash. They don't care that impressionable kids are watching them and soaking all their bad behavior up like a sponge. Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals and was America's golden boy but also got caught driving drunk and smoking pot. He could play for the Dallas Cowboys with those creds. Some people might argue, “How many gold medals does a guy have to win before it's okay to hit the bong?” It's not about the amount of success or fame they achieve but the virtue and integrity that makes a celebrity a real role model. Where are the real role models??

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Derek Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:19:43 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-25 Oh yeah I'm not saying what she did was right by any means and she should definitely be ejected from the tournament. Someone making that much for playing a game really shouldn't have a lot to complain about. Most athletes these days seem to have forgotten what it means to be a good sportsman and good loser. Kids don't want to be basketball players to be good at the game or have a challenge, they just want to be filthy rich and have their name on a pair of shoes.<br><br>I was watching the "23 best Michael Jordan Moments" thing that ESPN made on a web site today and remembered how great he was. When he quit playing, I quit watching. He was the best there ever was but didn't gloat and act all thuggish like the basketball players today seem to. Basketball was the only sport I really followed when I was growing up and when he left I lost all interest. Oh yeah I'm not saying what she did was right by any means and she should definitely be ejected from the tournament. Someone making that much for playing a game really shouldn't have a lot to complain about. Most athletes these days seem to have forgotten what it means to be a good sportsman and good loser. Kids don't want to be basketball players to be good at the game or have a challenge, they just want to be filthy rich and have their name on a pair of shoes.

I was watching the “23 best Michael Jordan Moments” thing that ESPN made on a web site today and remembered how great he was. When he quit playing, I quit watching. He was the best there ever was but didn't gloat and act all thuggish like the basketball players today seem to. Basketball was the only sport I really followed when I was growing up and when he left I lost all interest.

]]> By: Will Sloan http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Will Sloan Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-24 I agree that we all have bad days but why ruin someone else's day because of it? I know she'll rebound but I think it's going to leave an indelible mark. One of the commentators during the Federer/Djokovic match last night said they didn't think she was dealt with harshly enough since they were allowing her to play the upcoming doubles match; that she should have been ejected from the entire tournament due to the seriousness of the violation. I can't help but agree even though I'm a big fan of hers. What kind of message does that send? I agree that we all have bad days but why ruin someone else's day because of it? I know she'll rebound but I think it's going to leave an indelible mark. One of the commentators during the Federer/Djokovic match last night said they didn't think she was dealt with harshly enough since they were allowing her to play the upcoming doubles match; that she should have been ejected from the entire tournament due to the seriousness of the violation. I can't help but agree even though I'm a big fan of hers. What kind of message does that send?

]]> By: Derek http://www.willsloan.com/2009/09/tennis-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Derek Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:13:23 +0000 http://www.willsloanonline.com/?p=217#comment-23 Everyone has a bad day I suppose, but unfortunately people in a high profile position like that don't usually have the luxury of people quickly forgetting. She'll be focus of jokes on late night TV for a few weeks but pretty soon another celebrity will do something ridiculous and they'll focus on that. May lose a few sponsorships though, and that will hurt her the most. Everyone has a bad day I suppose, but unfortunately people in a high profile position like that don't usually have the luxury of people quickly forgetting. She'll be focus of jokes on late night TV for a few weeks but pretty soon another celebrity will do something ridiculous and they'll focus on that. May lose a few sponsorships though, and that will hurt her the most.

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