*** Watch the U.S. Open ***

[racquetman]

If you are a sports fan, then you owe it to yourself to watch Andre Agassi's last few matches at the U.S. Open. His first 2 matches were nothing short of magical - 23,000 + New Yorkers hanging on his every shot. It's a spectacle to be seen, so check it out. You probably won't see anything like it for a long time, as quality U.S. tennis players are getting hard to find.

 

[mikeyj92]

It was nice to see ESPN dedicate about a 10 minute chuck of their show this morning just to his match highlights from yesterday. Nothing short of Amazing.

I don't watch much tennis (it needs a Johnny Mac, imo ), but I think I'll try to remember to watch the graceful end of AA's career.

 

[racquetman]

It was nice to see ESPN dedicate about a 10 minute chuck of their show this morning just to his match highlights from yesterday. Nothing short of Amazing.

I don't watch much tennis (it needs a Johnny Mac, imo ), but I think I'll try to remember to watch the graceful end of AA's career.

ESPN showed 10 minutes of tennis coverage on Sportscenter??!!! They probably haven't showed 10 minutes in the last 10 months combined!! That IS amazing!

If you miss Jonny Mac, you can at least listen to him commentate .

 

[billy p]

Deja vu

of last year kinda for Agassi? When it's all said and done "Federer wins triple". It's not like in the good old days BORG,CONNORS,J MAC & LENDEL I love tennis but there's no Greece in the U.S. Open. Roger is that good!!!

 

[Nomo]

I plan to watch as much as possible. Agassi could be the last of the great Americans for quite a while.

 

[billy p]

How good is he

At this point Roger Federer is the Tiger Woods of tennis. He will go down as the best ever!!

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

How neat was it to see Tiger Woods paying respect to two of the best tennis players tonight? I give Roddick credit for playing a tough match. Federer is so talented. That serve is just plain wicked.

http://www.tennis.com/news/news.aspx?id=45436

 

[Rob Babcock]

Roger Federer & Tiger Woods have a lot in common to me; they're both masters of sports so dull they could induce a coma!

 

[racquetman]

Roger Federer & Tiger Woods have a lot in common to me; they're both masters of sports so dull they could induce a coma!

You say dull, I say focused. They both lock onto what they need to do to win and then they get there and do it. The genius is in their shotmaking. I guess you need to play tennis and golf to appreciate it - or you need to see it live. Watching these guys on TV is probably why you think they are dull, and most of that blame can go to the commentators. They are the dull ones.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Roger Federer & Tiger Woods have a lot in common to me; they're both masters of sports so dull they could induce a coma!

Dull and expensive sports - kind of like the hobby we have - A/V (at least to the majority). I play golf to a 10 handicap, and you cannot appreciate the difficulty of scoring like the pros do. The beauty of golf is that you can play up until your death. With most other sports, you have to hang up the laces much sooner. And golf, per se, is not what attracts people to the course. There's nothing like ripping the cover off a ball 300 yards down the fairway. Plus, it's getting away from the spouse and downing a few suds with your buddies.

 

[Audioholics]

Guess who is the top paid athlete in the US right now?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11961246/

(Hint: the list on that page isn't in order of highest paid)

It's surprising what sports generate the most money.

 

[Rob Babcock]

I didn't say it didn't take skill, just that those sports are dull as dishwater to watch. At least to me. Certainly you could play golf til you're 110- it's silly to even call it a sport. It's a game. I'd put it up there with lawn darts & bocci ball. I definately don't understand the American male's obsession with walking around in a field smacking at a ball.

I'll grant you that tennis at least deserves to be called a sport. Three minutes of playing all-out will reduce the average person to a wheezing pile of jelle. But to be fair, so would three minutes of running stairs. And it would be as much fun.

Now I'm only talking my own opinion- it makes me no nevermind what you guys like to watch.

 

[Buckle-meister]

Golf = game

Tennis = game

 

[Sleestack]

People who don't think tennis or golf are sports clearly have no understanding of what is required to be good at either sport. I'm not even sure why one would not consider tennis a sport given that it requires strength, stamina, speed, power, etc. As for golf, I can see why some people don't consider it a sport because stamina and foot speed are not major factors. Nevertheless, the strength, power and coordination to be good at golf are as great, if not greater than many other sports. You can see how physical conditioning has changed the game and why certain players like Tiger have been able to excel.

As for American male obsession with golf.. it defintely isn't just Americans. Golf is an obsession for many European and Asian males as well.

 

[Buckle-meister]

People who don't think tennis or golf are sports clearly have no understanding of what is required to be good at either sport.

Negative. How athletic or otherwise a person is, is irrelevant. Tennis and Golf are but two examples of games. You do not go for a round of the sport of golf , you go for a round of the game of golf. Don't mistake a game for a sport just because certain individuals who play it are fit, talented or both.

 

[Sleestack]

Negative. How athletic or otherwise a person is, is irrelevant. Tennis and Golf are but two examples of games. You do not go for a round of the sport of golf , you go for a round of the game of golf. Don't mistake a game for a sport just because certain individuals who play it are fit, talented or both.

Different sports use different scoring systems (quarters, periods, innings, sets etc.). Certainly the level of atheleticism required to excel at sport/game is more relevant than the difference you are pointing out? The fact that people talk about playing a round of golf is completely irrelevant as to whether golf is sport or not. What exactly distinguishes a sport from a game for you? I'm particularly interested to hear why you don't think tennis is a sport.

 

[Buckle-meister]

The fact that people talk about playing a round of golf is completely irrelevant as to whether golf is sport or not.

Negative.

What exactly distinguishes a sport from a game for you? I'm particularly interested to hear why you don't think tennis is a sport.

Well, perhaps it's because since time immemorial, tennis and golf have been classed as games. My own countrymen came up with the game of golf. You'll excuse me if I adopt their definition over yours.

 

[Sleestack]

Negative.



Well, perhaps it's because since time immemorial, tennis and golf have been classed as games. My own countrymen came up with the game of golf. You'll excuse me if I adopt their definition over yours.

Have been classed as games? By who? They also talk about playing a fooball/soccer match (like tennis). Is soccer/football not a sport? You can adopt the early definition of golf... but they certainly call it a sport now. Just watch any coverage of European golf.

In the end it doesn't really matter because all we're talking about is semantics. The reality is, that professional tennis players and golfers are doing something that requires and extraordinary amount of athletic ability and mental focus... and getting paid tremendous amounts of money to do so.

 

[Buckle-meister]

Is soccer/football not a sport?

Football = game

You can adopt the early definition of golf... but they certainly call it a sport now. Just watch any coverage of European golf.

People can call it anything they wish. That does not change the fact that tennis/golf/football are games. If it aint broke, don't try to fix it.

Of course, fouling in any of these games would be considered very unsportsmanlike.

In the end it doesn't really matter because all we're talking about is semantics.

Agreed.

The reality is, that professional tennis players and golfers are doing something that requires and extraordinary amount of athletic ability and mental focus... and getting paid tremendous amounts of money to do so.

They aren't getting paid 'tremendous amounts of money' because they're super fit and mentally focused. They're getting paid 'tremendous amounts of money' because they're in the entertainment business.

 

[chas_w]

http://www.stanford.edu/~sehealey/sport.html