Grass is for cows

[PrinceMoron]

Well, it is now

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[King No1e]

Cow won 8 titles there, so you have a point

 

[BackhandDTL]

Vamos.

Cancel Wimbledon. Replace with second clay slam in Roma

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

Marat Safin I think coined this phrase.

 

[King No1e]

Marat Safin I think coined this phrase.

I thought it was Manolo Santana or someone in the 60's

 

[MichaelNadal]

I thought it was Manolo Santana or someone in the 60's

Safin (before beating Djokovic at Wimby) which makes it even better lol

 

[RiverRat]

I thought it was Vilas. A quick google confirmed Santana as the originator, but many have used it since.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Safin learning to love grass

Marat Safin, who rates Wimbledon as his least favourite surface, moved onto the second round with an easy win over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[BackhandDTL]

I thought it was Manolo Santana or someone in the 60's

It was Santana and then SAFIN echoed it. Along with Lendl and Vilas

PETE disagrees however

 

[MeatTornado]

Cow won 8 titles there, so you have a point

What a random bump

 

[BackhandDTL]

What a random bump

The best bump

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Cow almost won his 9th Wimbledon.

 

[DSH]

Cow almost won his 9th Wimbledon.

 

[Deleted member 777746]

Username checks out

 

[Deleted member 777746]

Cow won 8 titles there, so you have a point

Goat got 7 (real ones) tho

 

[Deleted member 777746]

Cow almost won his 9th Wimbledon.

Almosterer, Nintherer...Almost-Nintherer

 

[BeatlesFan]

Marat Safin I think coined this phrase.

No he didn't, Ivan Lendl did in 1982 when Safin was barely two years old:

When Ivan Lendl missed Wimbledon in 1982, he uttered what has since become a cliché: "Grass is for the cows."

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/grass-is-for-the-cows-clay-for-specialists-12407.html#:~:text=When Ivan Lendl missed Wimbledon,three times during his prime.

 

[BackhandDTL]

No he didn't, Ivan Lendl did in 1982, which made big news at the time.

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/grass-is-for-the-cows-clay-for-specialists-12407.html#:~:text=When Ivan Lendl missed Wimbledon,three times during his prime.

Wrong it was Santana

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

No he didn't, Ivan Lendl did in 1982 when Safin was barely two years old:

When Ivan Lendl missed Wimbledon in 1982, he uttered what has since become a cliché: "Grass is for the cows."

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/grass-is-for-the-cows-clay-for-specialists-12407.html#:~:text=When Ivan Lendl missed Wimbledon,three times during his prime.

Well I grew up as Lendl fan, so probably should have known this.
Ironically Ivan skipped the French late in his career, in a last ditched attempt to win at SW19.
Ultimately it was all in vain.