jon_j_rambo Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yoda studies Eastern Russian supplies lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Connors was training on the level of a 1960s and 1970s player in the 80s and 90s. He was over the hill and a groundstroker, he was not in condition because his tennis wasn't built around coniditioning. He was overdo after 3 decades of pro tennis to retire... It wouldn't really had made him a better player. Though he still won five set matches quite often... He did retire from many matches due to heat exhaustion. Though I believe all of those were after the age of 30... Men's tennis by Sampras era, you spent 12 hours a day working out. Connors conditioned himself by just "hitting balls," and for his era: he had the hardest serve, saw the ball better than any other.. by our era, I served harder LOL, a Amatuer! Agassa was supposedly his succesor and did not fulfill that till later in his 20s.. Mostly due to dedication. Which Connors had mentally throughout his career, I do not recall him throwing a match due to a lack of mental toughness. Sampras had mental issues early, but soon overcame them. Just as Federer, then he Dominated for much of the 90s... He was Men's tennis for that era. Since 2000 the Gears have shifted... Now Federer dominates. I watch his tennis, noone has his talent. Woman are not comparable.. They are not required to play five setters and they are not working as the Men do! They are more than ever in history getting closer. Men's tennis is highly competitive, women's tennis leaves gaps for Dominatryx's like Steffi. I was a big fan of hers, she was very powerful hitter for her day. She dethroned Martina, however she quit rather early in my opinion due to wanting a Life.. You do no have one when so dedicated to "one thing," why perhaps Sampras starting laying up. After wife and a decision probably to want to live... Agassi was more so dedicated in my opinion as he lacks the talent that Sampras possesses and he lacks the Build to be a #1 Player. However with work and dedication achieved it for as long as Sampras if not longer... However as I said of Federer Sampras was a perfectionist Hitter, his talent outweighed his weaknesses.. Federer has both that's what will make him deadly. He was in the final's of the French Open took a GREAT claycourter to a five setter. Few Can boast such who're more hard and grass specialists.. he will set the records for our era Strategic Command 2 is Mental Sport. Much like Chess, Poker, etc... You can be 230 lbs 5ft3 and still be great. Terif could be 85 and the best He's good with Math, he's good with tactics, and he's good with predicting his opponents moves.. He watches, takes notes.. he's as close as we have you're right to a Perfectionist of our Sport but ummmm, he has been beaten. DH and Avatar. Even Rambo has beat him. Not consistently Originally posted by Blashy: I'm not wrong, Connors had drive, but training discipline, no. He was not the complete package. And later on in his career Sampras was not giving 100%, I never said he did, I just said that for a good length of his career he did, much longer overall than Agassi did. I would say Pete was 100% on and off the court dedicate for 7 years and even so he never won anything big on clay. I think one day a player like Navratilova or Graff will happen in the mens game and then we'll be blown away and have no doubt about who is the greatest of all time. And injuries are injuries, the best treatment in the world can't fix everything. Athletes today don't listen to their bodies, they go to the doc and say "fix me" well they can't fix you, the body degrades and can take so much punishment especiall after being injected with drug after drug to keep going beyond the bodies capabilities. As for Terif, what puts him in the league of "Tiger" of SC2. Even if you copy EVERYTHING he does, he'll still beat you 9 out of 10 times. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0kn0k Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Lol those Yoda pics popping up all over the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Originally posted by n0kn0k: Lol those Yoda pics popping up all over the place Do not knock the Little Green Man, Rambo preparing his stance for combat with Yoda and the Bunta Siths: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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