Archive for October 2012
I did this interview with Brad Gilbert a few years ago at the U.S. Open and then the boxing magazine that ran the feature discontinued it. Check it out, there are some interesting insights about Agassi, Butterbean and the 1988 Olympics...
Introduction to boxing: My grandfather who drove a cab in San Francisco for 50 years loved boxing. And when I was a kid, boxing was huge. It wasn't huge, it was Wide World Of Sports and it was Ali and it seemed like it was a very visible sport. Continue to read full article...
Status: ATP #45.
First Tennis Memory: "I was six years old when I played my first tournament and I was so excited to play my first official tournament in Belgium. I did not do so good but it was my first official tournament. I didn't have a ranking when I was six. But I loved that day, I played a lot of tournaments after."
Tennis Inspirations: "My father (Michael) was a professor. I got in tennis because of him. And my brother (Simon) was also playing good. And I was watching a lot of Pete Sampras when I was young. That's why I began to play tennis."
Current Car: "Alfa Romeo MiTo (gray)."
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Oct/12
20
Words About Marcelo Rios From A Fan From The Philippines
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Cristy M., an Asian chemistry teacher now in Thailand, found my Rios article and mentioned it in her blog. She made some very nice comments about Rios and she appreciates his unique character.
Tennis great, Marcelo Rios
Posted 1 week ago He was one of the reasons why I started watching professional tennis sometime in the 1990’s. I love his game and I love the way he carries himself: like a rebel, like someone who doesn’t really give a damn about what others think. He was a joy to watch.
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Oct/12
17
Match Tips: Save Your Best Stuff For When It Counts Most
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Justin Verlander is probably the best pitcher in Major League Baseball this year. He has lead the Detroit Tigers to one game from a sweep of the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. In the newspaper yesterday, there was an article that showed the former Cy Young Award winner averaged 91.4 mph on his pitches in the first three innings, 93.5 mph in the fourth thru sixth innings and 97.9 to get the final outs.
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Oct/12
15
Jack Sock Silences His Critics, For A Week Anyway
18 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Jack Sock, who is already a Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, gets a lot of criticism for his up and down results around these parts.
But the "Young American" had a stellar week at the Tiburon Challenger last week. Sock got a default win over #1 seed Ben Becker, then socked Rhyne Williams in three sets, Steve Johnson 64 76 in the semi. Continue to read full article...
Oct/12
13
Has Murray Figured Out Federer?
44 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Andy Murray posted an impressive win over Roger Federer 64 64 today at the Shanghai Masters Series semifinal. It was almost a dominating performance by Murray who seemed to return the Federer serve more effectively than usual, similar to how the Djokovic return has so often stymied Federer when it is ooperating a full precision.
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Oct/12
9
Players Talk About Their Favorite TV Tennis Commentators
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Vince Spadea: "I like Patrick McEnroe and Luke Jensen. I like the former players. The guys who are young and hungry and excited about doing it. And they know the information and they know the players. And they get the inside scoop much easier than someone from a computer. I'm not trying to knock anyone who is doing that. I like to listen to people putting enthusiasm and personality into talking about tennis, not just about the exact match. Continue to read full article...
Oct/12
7
Random Stuff: Seles’ Lambourghini, Sampras’ Donation, BG’s Career Highlight & More
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I found this quote the late artist LeRoy Neiman told me a few years ago when we were talking tennis...
"I read a Pete Sampras interview, they asked Pete what have you learned in particular during this successful career? He said, 'There's a lot of dishonest people.' How do you like that? Ain't that a helluvan answer?"
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Tennis Heroes: "McEnroe, Connors - both lefties. And Lendl."
Nickname: "Woody."
Early Tennis Memory: "Goes way back to '71 or '72 when I started. I remember I was playing with some friends on the back court and they want to make a picture on the court with my dad. And he had to pull the net down because the net was higher than I was [smiles]."
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Oct/12
1
Funny Moments On Court With Bjorn Borg and Mark Cox
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Brian Parrott recalls on Facebook when he played Bjorn Borg in a doubles exhibition... "Mark Cox and I versus Borg and the player in Salem, Oregon. On a basketball surface which was lightning fast. Some funny moments...one was I hit a serve - crushed it and I guess at that point I was in the 125 mph range. Borg's racquet broke in half. Continue to read full article...
