Etienne de Villers - genius or ...?

sureshs said:

In the latest Inside Tennis mag, the Bryans praise him a whole lot. They say he is a genius who is trying to turn around the game. They give him a 10 out of 10, and go on to say they met him in London, he is independently wealthy, and is not doing this for money. If he sold one of his paintings, he could buy their house, according to them.

Could it be they are just happy he partially agreed to their doubles demands? Or is he really a genius who we love to hate because he is powerful and visible?

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slice bh compliment said:

I think the Bryans and their dad are smart. Etienne deVilliers is the right guy to brown-nose.

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CyBorg said:

Of course the Bryans are happy. They are like subsidized farmers. They exist because whoever's in charge pays them more than they're worth.

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sureshs said:

That is too insulting to farmers. They feed us, you know. We can live without this Internet connection, but not food. Just because the nature of agriculture is different, as well as the life surrounding it, it is not fair to criticize the farmers, many of whom are not doing well at atll.

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Aykhan Mammadov said:

Who is Etienne de Villers ?

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sureshs said:

That is too insulting to farmers. They feed us, you know. We can live without this Internet connection, but not food. Just because the nature of agriculture is different, as well as the life surrounding it, it is not fair to criticize the farmers, many of whom are not doing well at atll.

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ufgatorkid said:

Are you serious? Subsidies to farmers help no one (except the farmers who should have gone out of business years ago). Because of subsidies, food prices have been kept artificially higher, and have all but stagnated the growth of agriculture in developing nations. There's a reason there's so much animosity when it comes to the hypocrisy of the Western World. We believe in "democracy" and "free trade" because they will help these developing nations become prosperous and join us in modernity. BS. Those are nice things to say, but when we do **** like subsidize our own farmers so they can compete, we do nothing but hurt ourselves, our image, and more importantly, the farmer in asia/africa just trying to feed his family.

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slice bh compliment said:

He is also fanatic of tennis. Vanilla-face South African executive who lives in England. Works with ATP. Very close friend with Azmat Bagatov. Well-paid, very niiice, great success! High Five!

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sureshs said:

Farmers are subsidized worldwide by many methods - exemption from income taxes, free electricity and water, cheap fertilizers, etc. There are some extreme cases, like subsidizing wealthy sugar farmers in Florida. But, by and large, countries consider food self-sufficiency as extremely important. The other poster said Canada could import foodgrain instead of subsidizing farmers. What about if the country is at war? Hostile nations could cut off food supply. It is crucial not to depend on others for food and water as much as possible (and also oil).

Agriculture is also deeply connected to tradition and values. Unfortunately, it does not "scale" to employ large numbers of people. Only so many farmers and laborers are needed to sow, grow and harvest the crops, and there is only so much yield that a piece of land can produce. Unlike industries, they cannot employ thousands of people, and cannot do value-added services or produces millions of widgets. That is why millions have left their native rural areas and moved to cities for employment when agriculture cannot sustain them any more.

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sureshs said:

Farmers are subsidized worldwide by many methods - exemption from income taxes, free electricity and water, cheap fertilizers, etc. There are some extreme cases, like subsidizing wealthy sugar farmers in Florida. But, by and large, countries consider food self-sufficiency as extremely important. The other poster said Canada could import foodgrain instead of subsidizing farmers. What about if the country is at war? Hostile nations could cut off food supply. It is crucial not to depend on others for food and water as much as possible (and also oil).

Agriculture is also deeply connected to tradition and values. Unfortunately, it does not "scale" to employ large numbers of people. Only so many farmers and laborers are needed to sow, grow and harvest the crops, and there is only so much yield that a piece of land can produce. Unlike industries, they cannot employ thousands of people, and cannot do value-added services or produces millions of widgets. That is why millions have left their native rural areas and moved to cities for employment when agriculture cannot sustain them any more.

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slice bh compliment said:

He is also fanatic of tennis. Vanilla-face South African executive who lives in England. Works with ATP. Very close friend with Azmat Bagatov. Well-paid, very niiice, great success! High Five!

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PrinceO3TourOS said:

Definitely he isn't a genius :lol:

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Aykhan Mammadov said:

Who is Etienne de Villers ?

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PrinceO3TourOS said:

I'll quote myself :lol: he can be a genius only if he:

1.- Create a Grass Masters Series before Wimbledon
2.- Create a Masters Series in Latin America
3.- Fix the clay and grass seasons, Roland Garros and Wimbledon are too near each other

If he can do only one of this things I'll consider him a true genius of tennis

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Baghdatis72 said:

I am not sure if he is a fanatic of tennis because he would know who Blake is. Anyway he will have to go through a lot of lawsuits from tournaments that he is trying to downgrade before his plans become true.

Hi 5!!!

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slice bh compliment said:

... South African executive who lives in England. Works with ATP. ...

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