Obviously you can't read. I said you brought up about Chang's 5'9", no one else !
No. That's yet another lie. As I already mentioned twice, you brought up Chang's height, and I replied to another poster who addressed the issue. I did initiate either a 5'6 or 5'9 height claim.
Here is the correct sequence:
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Chang is a baseliner. He’s playing right in the hand of the players today that are built to play this style. How many player at 5’6” today that enjoy huge success? There isn’t. Had they did exist, then I wouldn’t doubt Chang. This is not to take anything away from Chang in his heyday, he deserve all of his accomplishments, but let be realistic here, the game today demands more...power, defense, offense, consistent, fitness, athleticism and size. You lack either one of those, you’re in trouble. Ask Davydenko, he’ll tell you !
He's not 5'6". Officially I think he's 5'9" tall but I would tend to think he's a bit shorter.
in direct, quoted reply to PC1]
He's was 5'8 at minimum when I stood next to him PC. 5'9 may be generous but it's reasonable. 5'6 just shows how truly ignorant TMF is. We both know he just didn't know, but if we pretend he did it on purpose, then it's a completely unwarranted derogatory lie about Chang, and it's as foolish as somebody saying Roger is only 5'10, he can't be a big server!
Note that the average height of players when Chang played was 6'2.
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Fortunately, you later admitted to me that you don't believe ANY of the players from Chang's generation could be as successful today, revealing that height really wasn't the issue. It was just an easy criticism of Chang you latched onto, which was quite disingenuous of you, and thus, trying to exaggerate Chang's height even further was in your benefit, though doing so insulted the knowledge and intelligence of all of us on this board.
ROFL!
Just b/c I joined 2009 you assumed I started watching that year. If a 90 yrs old elder fan join this thread this year you assumed he's just start watching tennis in 2011.
Incorrect. Many posters remember that you specifically admitted in an early post that you had just started watching tennis (and did not see 2008 Wimbledon because you had not started watching yet), and that you went back and edited the post to remove this information when you were called on it.
BTW, Bodo has written about tennis for years, and look at how many criticisms he gets from the fans.
The logic in this statement is child-like. It does not change that I was writing about height exaggerations 5+ years before you started watching tennis, and thus disproves your lie: that I did not know. Further, the validity of Peter Bodo's views bear no relationship to mine. Nor do the validity of his views hinge on how much criticism he gets from "fans".
However, I would note that Bodo has been watching tennis, and been very close to the tennis players for a very long time. I'll also mention that having seen Bodo in person, he is not 5'6 either, he is quite tall. So don't try that tactic again. LOL!
