goldenhawktennis
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Does anybody have any pics of any professional tennis players when they were younger say elementary school, middle school, or highschool? It would be fun to see how much they've changed.
Pro Tennis Players when they were younger...
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goldenhawktennis
Rookie
brunette looks like gimelstob, is that right? kind quite figure out who the blonde is...
goldenhawktennis
Rookie
wow these are great! keep them comin guys, the fed one is awesome, maybe he was destined to play rugby as well ha
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
Nalby and Coria
Wilander and Edberg
Mario and Roddick
Little Roger
Amazing! Great find. I can't believe how little they've changed. The only one I didn't see the resemblance on was Wilander and Edberg. That was so cool!
goldenhawktennis
Rookie
aww nole in his velcros ha, gasquet and all his trophies, gotta love the baby andy pic too haha, keep this thread going!
Fee
Legend
Yep, the blonde is Jan-Michael. They sort of retook that photo for me, 17 years later (my current avatar, taken in July).
Oranges, thanks for the Mario Andy pic, I'd never seen that before and it's adorable.
I agree, many of them still look almost the same today!
Very nice, keep the coming. I really like that Djoko pic! Haha.
Clydey2times
Hall of Fame
Nalby and Coria
Little Roger
Oh man, Roger Federer is wearing an 1980s Scotland football (soccer) strip! As a proud Scotsman, that's enough to turn me into a *******...
I know. Usually it's hard to tell who people are from baby pics, but one look and that's Andy!
goldenhawktennis
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TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
Yep, the blonde is Jan-Michael. They sort of retook that photo for me, 17 years later (my current avatar, taken in July).
Oranges, thanks for the Mario Andy pic, I'd never seen that before and it's adorable.
I finally do recognize Gimelstob, but I still don't recognize Jan-Michael. Is he the one standing next to him. BTW, Fee, where is Jan-Michael, did he retire?
Fee
Legend
No, I am not Justin and I'm not Jan-Michael.
He's somewhere in New York City today, I believe. He'll be playing an exo with Justin in Sparta, New Jersey this weekend (why do I know all this trivia?). He has not retired, he's still trying to heal assorted injuries and play more tennis. Very frustrating situation for him (and me in some ways).
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goldenhawktennis
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I probably wouldn't have guessed Marat in that pic either, but it's not the greatest pic. It doesn't look like him exactly but the kid in the pic does look like his mother.
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
I am blind to this. Which one is Wilander, right or left?
maximo
Banned
nadal pic, i wish i could drive a boat at that age.
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6353/petitnadalgg1.jpg
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6353/petitnadalgg1.jpg
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
That same grin, or way of holding his mouth. That's hilarious. I guess you can't call it a ****-eating grin and attach a motive behind it. Lol!
TheTruth
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Glad I'm not the only one. Cute kid, but I just wasn't seeing it.
edberg505
Legend
I actually probably would have gotten Edberg, I recognized him. Wilander I might not have gotten because well I just haven't seen his face that often. Roddick is easy and Gasquet is unmistakable. Marat, no way I would have gotten that one.
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Heres the King before he was king:
Fee
Legend
No worries, it happens.
He's 31. If you have a myspace page you can tell him yourself, and if not I will pass on the message next time I talk to him.
That picture of Nadal is too cute, he's all ears and big grin.
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
Heres the King before he was king:
Too funny! That last one cracks me up. A kid being a warrior! Gotta love it.
oranges
Hall of Fame
Left, LOL (....)
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
Two of Goran in his young age
Goran gets more handsome with age. I didn't remember him being so cute until he played Wimbledon against Rafter. He is really cute!
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
Guess who?
Andy, Roger, Rafa, and Djokovic?
TheTruth
G.O.A.T.
No worries, it happens.
He's 31. If you have a myspace page you can tell him yourself, and if not I will pass on the message next time I talk to him.
That picture of Nadal is too cute, he's all ears and big grin.
I will go on MySpace and tell him. Thanks for the information. He always pops up in my mind at random times.
MEAC_ALLAMERICAN
Legend
Guess who?
Look at the little picture of Novak Djokovic, how could you hate cheeks like those?
And even at a young age he had a healthy head of hair
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goldenhawktennis
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you mean: andy, roger, novak, and then rafa
and this thread is great lets keep the pics coming!
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veroniquem
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goldenhawktennis
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anyone got any pics of WTA players when they were younger?
LeftyServe
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Wilander's a couple of years older than Edberg, and had probably just hit puberty. Edberg's only 11 there. Incredibly, Wilander would become a Grand Slam winner within just 5 years of the taking of that picture.
The balls in your court.
Banned
guess who?
Clydey2times
Hall of Fame
Kournikova
goldenhawktennis
Rookie
guess who?
kournikova??
