Its Sports, Sister!
I will be short and swift.
Watching Venus and Serena Williams strutting their stuff at the Wimbledon makes one realize their obvious difference in approach towards matches. More specifically, Serena doesn't seem give any credit to the opponent. After losing to Justin Henin in the quarters, all she can come up with was that she was not fit or else she would have DEFINITELY won. She also seems to resort to playacting on court, making faces displaying pain, disgust and utter superiority. The lower ranked the player, the better. Venus on the other hand seems more controlled and rarely shows any emotion. She seems like a great athlete and runs down every single ball as possible. In the post match interviews as well, she is not shy of giving credit to the opponent, as she did to Ana Ivanovic after her semi final win, alongside reiterating her confidence in her abilities. Both are gifted women and have been definitely good for tennis, but Serena's attitude has not endeared her to anyone. No wonder more than 80% people thought she was unfairly using gamesmanship in her match against Hantuchova when she seemed to be groaning in genuine pain.
From my limited sporting experience over the years, I have seen such personalities often. These people would have talent to some extent but have more arrogance than they can afford. So, they are rarely liked on field. I doubt that these people are really sports people at heart. Such people are no different to those ultra driven people who maximize their limited capabilities in their respective fields and strut about showcasing their limited achievements to other people. Sport is not just about talent, its more about heart. Sport might show your character but I doubt, it can build it.
Hmm.. I wasn't that short, after all.
Watching Venus and Serena Williams strutting their stuff at the Wimbledon makes one realize their obvious difference in approach towards matches. More specifically, Serena doesn't seem give any credit to the opponent. After losing to Justin Henin in the quarters, all she can come up with was that she was not fit or else she would have DEFINITELY won. She also seems to resort to playacting on court, making faces displaying pain, disgust and utter superiority. The lower ranked the player, the better. Venus on the other hand seems more controlled and rarely shows any emotion. She seems like a great athlete and runs down every single ball as possible. In the post match interviews as well, she is not shy of giving credit to the opponent, as she did to Ana Ivanovic after her semi final win, alongside reiterating her confidence in her abilities. Both are gifted women and have been definitely good for tennis, but Serena's attitude has not endeared her to anyone. No wonder more than 80% people thought she was unfairly using gamesmanship in her match against Hantuchova when she seemed to be groaning in genuine pain.
From my limited sporting experience over the years, I have seen such personalities often. These people would have talent to some extent but have more arrogance than they can afford. So, they are rarely liked on field. I doubt that these people are really sports people at heart. Such people are no different to those ultra driven people who maximize their limited capabilities in their respective fields and strut about showcasing their limited achievements to other people. Sport is not just about talent, its more about heart. Sport might show your character but I doubt, it can build it.
Hmm.. I wasn't that short, after all.
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