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Tim Ferris
Jeremy • 1 card
Russell always knew what he was doing on the court. A great winner is, above all, self-aware. He understands the impact that he has on other players.
David Falkner • Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner
So, while a performance of transcendent music is something deeper than ‘entertainment’, tennis is ultimately darker than entertainment, containing within itself an inherent contradiction and thus continually in thrall to frustration and paranoia.
Elizabeth Wilson • Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
Johnny Webber
@johnnywebber
Curfews and start time cut-offs feel like the most obvious solutions. And if tennis actually wants to address the root of the problem, it should give serious consideration to making the first weeks of Grand Slams best-of-three rather than best-of-five sets for men’s matches.
Baseball and cricket are evidence that sports can evolve and modernise, eve... See more
Baseball and cricket are evidence that sports can evolve and modernise, eve... See more
Morning after the night before: In the cold light of day, a tennis match at 3am is ridiculous
