Here's the thing... (Roger Federer)

[KineticChain]

Here's the thing. You said Federer is a GOAT “candidate."
Is he? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies tennis, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls Federer a candidate. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "candidate" you're referring to the pleb grouping of journey men, which includes names from Djokovic to Nadal to Sampras.
So your reasoning for calling Federer a GOAT “candidate” is because random people "call Nadal GOAT?" Let's get Ferrer and Istomin in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a GOAT or a BOAT? It's not one or the other, that's not how tennis works. They're both. Federer is the GOAT and a member of the All England Tennis Club. But that's not what you said. You said Federer is a candidate, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the candidate family GOATs, which means you'd call Benneteau, Robredo, and Berdych GOATs, too. Which you said you don't.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

 

[Supertegwyn]

Are you talking to someone?

 

[Russeljones]

Are you talking to someone?

I am similarly confused as to whether this is part of a conversation.

 

[jg153040]

See, that's why it's not a good idea to post drunk.

It should be illegal. Drunken posting.

 

[SpinToWin]

 

[100% Natural]

this is an online forum. did you mean to post this in your private journal?

 

[tennisbuck]

What???? Boat? Istomen?

 

[furryballs]

what are yo on about?

 

[Fedal4Ever]

Please give me some.

 

[JoelDali]

This is how Cortex destroys the mind. We have seen it over and over again in my country.

 

[gut wax]

Clearly, Dr. Moreau is speaking about putting Goats on a Benneteau Boat and performing Manchurian Candidate experiments at Wimbledon.

But I could be wrong.

 

[TennisLovaLova]

this thread deserves its own soundtrack.
There it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SMq37JJaps#t=18

 

[kOaMaster]

When I read the title I was like "PLEASE don't show me naked-selfies of Rogers thing":mrgreen:

 

[Carsomyr]

Is this a leak of Mamet's next screenplay?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

 

[Enga]

He certainly has a point though, especially in reference to how boats work.

 

[TheMusicLover]

See, that's why it's not a good idea to post drunk.

It should be illegal. Drunken posting.

:lol:

This thread's promising to become a TW classic.

 

[hawk eye]

Whatever floats your boat. Or goat.

 

[jg153040]

Whatever floats your boat. Or goat.

Fed fans have goat fetish.

 

[Maximagq]

That 2nd person point of view though.

 

[Radicalized]

It's part of the GOAT Manifesto.

 

[Fiji]

He is the GOAT.

 

[roundiesee]

Surely this is up there with the famous " where can I buy western grips" thread??
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=49259

 

[BeGreat]

Here's the thing. You said Federer is a GOAT “candidate."
Is he? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies tennis, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls Federer a candidate. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "candidate" you're referring to the pleb grouping of journey men, which includes names from Djokovic to Nadal to Sampras.
So your reasoning for calling Federer a GOAT “candidate” is because random people "call Nadal GOAT?" Let's get Ferrer and Istomin in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a GOAT or a BOAT? It's not one or the other, that's not how tennis works. They're both. Federer is the GOAT and a member of the All England Tennis Club. But that's not what you said. You said Federer is a candidate, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the candidate family GOATs, which means you'd call Benneteau, Robredo, and Berdych GOATs, too. Which you said you don't.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

I'm genuinely concerned about your mental health. You really do sound like someone who just had a stroke and is speaking gibberish, but believe he's making sense.
Call someone.

 

[sbengte]

OMG , I started reading the responses before reading the complete OP and I could hardly get past the first few responses as my eyes were watering and stomach hurting. Don't remember the last time something on this forum made me LOL so hard. Too many candidates in there for FPOAT.
thank you OP

 

[smoledman]

How can he be a GOAT candidate when he's 10-23 against his biggest rival? At best he's tier-2.

 

[Hood_Man]

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

 

[Agassifan]

Here's the thing. You said Federer is a GOAT “candidate."
Is he? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies tennis, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls Federer a candidate. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "candidate" you're referring to the pleb grouping of journey men, which includes names from Djokovic to Nadal to Sampras.
So your reasoning for calling Federer a GOAT “candidate” is because random people "call Nadal GOAT?" Let's get Ferrer and Istomin in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a GOAT or a BOAT? It's not one or the other, that's not how tennis works. They're both. Federer is the GOAT and a member of the All England Tennis Club. But that's not what you said. You said Federer is a candidate, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the candidate family GOATs, which means you'd call Benneteau, Robredo, and Berdych GOATs, too. Which you said you don't.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

Damn.. there are so many mediocre scientists these days

 

[kOaMaster]

Surely this is up there with the famous " where can I buy western grips" thread??
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=49259

jeez, I almost died laughing, please warn me!

 

[KineticChain]

I'm genuinely concerned about your mental health. You really do sound like someone who just had a stroke and is speaking gibberish, but believe he's making sense.
Call someone.

i'm calling pizza hut

 

[Carsomyr]

He's seen into the void. He's a divining rod, a veritable boombox with a voice from the future - just look at his sig!

 

[Raphael]

This is, without a doubt, the Greatest Thread Of All Time!!

I haven't stopped laughing since the first post.

 

[Polaris]

The solution to the OPs question resides either in a discussion about set theory or in unleashing upon him the unrelenting fountain of gibberish that is SoBad.

I vote for the latter.

 

[csmoove899]

this thread deserves its own soundtrack.
There it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SMq37JJaps#t=18

That guy looks a lot like Federer.

 

[smoledman]

Federer is so yesterday's news. We should be talking up Kyrgios or Jack Sock.

 

[Raphael]

I think I may have found a clip of what the OP was trying to say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kamxT-P7no

 

[JustBob]

How can he be a GOAT candidate when he's 10-23 against his biggest rival? At best he's tier-2.

This thread is hilarious. This one, in particular, had me rolling. Keep them coming guys.

 

[tennisbuck]

OP needs to get bumped up from "semi pro" to "legend" immediately.

 

[Captain Ron]

Clearly the GOAT candidate is either Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan. And yes, the GOAT is Federer.

 

[smoledman]

This thread is hilarious. This one, in particular, had me rolling. Keep them coming guys.

How can Federer be GOAT? Even all the tennis pundits are in agreement on this one.

 

[tennisbuck]

How can Federer be GOAT? Even all the tennis pundits are in agreement on this one.

Federer is GOAT and Istomen is BOAT. go figure. in reality there is no clear goat in our sport.

 

[Carsomyr]

If traveling on a winter's night, a goat beholds the anxiety and hardships of a forlorn boats man and coxswain, a swan song of the bygone junkball age.

 

[GoSurfBoy]

'1:01 AM'

That tell you something?

 

[Carsomyr]

'1:01 AM'

That tell you something?

That you live in the West Coast with ample surfing opportunities?

 

[Raphael]

'1:01 AM'

That tell you something?

Non-sequitur theater continues!

"The oxen may pull the cart up the hill, but the birds still nest in the trees."

 

[Carsomyr]

Jesus may have cursed the fig tree, but even the blind marmoset can find a truffle or two.

 

[Raphael]

Jesus may have cursed the fig tree, but even the blind marmoset can find a truffle or two.

The day that dawns is the sunset, my friend!

 

[Le Master]

As someone who is a scientist who studies tennis, I am telling you...

 

[SoBad]

The solution to the OPs question resides either in a discussion about set theory or in unleashing upon him the unrelenting fountain of gibberish that is SoBad.

I vote for the latter.

Respect your betters.

 

[Sentinel]

Watershed moment at TW.


Keep it up, Kinetic.