Did anyone else think it was terrible and embarrassing
It was but more for the crowd: they were embarassed- it was an impossible speech to deliver and accept graciously.
Everyone was rooting for Henin and she lost- and it's not like you can get over that in 5-10 minutes. All they could do was be polite and it made the whole thing awkward.
Tennis fans to me are the most fickle in all of sports for a number of reasons.
Serena had just won a prestigious tournament and a Serena-sized ass load of money- they could have chucked stuff at her and she wouldn't have cared.
It's what I've come to expect from the Williams Sisters. She insulted the crowd: "All y'all was pulling for her." And gave a shout-out to her G ? ? ? ? I take it she meant gang.
I've posted it before and I'll post it again: I, Objective Danny, have yet to see how the Williams Sisters are good for tennis.
Most pathological racists would not, so your comment is less than a surprise.
You just played your card
It's what I've come to expect from the Williams Sisters. She insulted the crowd: "All y'all was pulling for her." And gave a shout-out to her G ? ? ? ? I take it she meant gang.
I've posted it before and I'll post it again: I, Objective Danny, have yet to see how the Williams Sisters are good for tennis.
I've posted it before and I'll post it again: I, Objective Danny, have yet to see how the Williams Sisters are good for tennis.
They're American, and they win.
Did i say that simple enough for someone with dubya as their avatar?
USA#1 WOOO
They inspire tons of melanin-folk back in America to watch and play the game of Tennis.
Since When?
They just dropped out of the Fed Cup.
I've never heard the Williams Sisters make one positive comment about this Nation in which we live. . . . not one!
In the words of Harry Reid; Are they light-skin or dark-skin? And what type dialect do they speak with?
Most pathological racists would not, so your comment is less than a surprise.
In the words of Harry Reid; Are they light-skin or dark-skin? And what type dialect do they speak with?
Danny I hope you are joking.
You just played your card
My gosh, you people on this board are all hopeless. She can never do any right in your eyes no matter what. If she loses, you have negative comments, if she wins, you have negative comments. When she's injured, you have something to say, when she's fit, you have something to say. She owns a part of the Miami Dolphins & I'm sure people have criticism to say about that. I notice when the commentator mentioned that, Mary Carrillo kept her stupid trap shut about that.
The Williams sisters could do a ton of good stuff, but there will always be something negative to say about it.
I say a big congrats to her for winning because she probably didn't feel the best (but knowing certain people, they probably think she had her thigh wrapped up to gain pity or something) & a big congrats to her & Venus for winning the doubles.
Danny I hope you are joking.
Oh man! You guys will never drop it! I watched the speech, what is all the fuss about.
She was trying to be funny and lighthearted, she pointed to a section of the crowd behind her when she made the comment about rooting for Henin - clearly where Henin fans congregated. CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT?????
Oh gosh, there I go again, feeding the trolls!
oh and lest i forget, i agree that serena can be tacky but i must say the williams sisters have made tennis more popular that it ever was and have made so much money for the industry, advertisers and themselves. so they actually have helped the sport. a whole generation of kids have embraced the sport because of them, and that turns into billions of dollars in revenue for the industry as tennis is truly a sport of a lifetime.
well stated indeed!!
My gosh, you people on this board are all hopeless. She can never do any right in your eyes no matter what. If she loses, you have negative comments, if she wins, you have negative comments. When she's injured, you have something to say, when she's fit, you have something to say. She owns a part of the Miami Dolphins & I'm sure people have criticism to say about that. I notice when the commentator mentioned that, Mary Carrillo kept her stupid trap shut about that.
The Williams sisters could do a ton of good stuff, but there will always be something negative to say about it.
I say a big congrats to her for winning because she probably didn't feel the best (but knowing certain people, they probably think she had her thigh wrapped up to gain pity or something) & a big congrats to her & Venus for winning the doubles.
I agree she wouldnt even have given a damn about the crowd,as long they're not getting physical.
My gosh, you people on this board are all hopeless. She can never do any right in your eyes no matter what. If she loses, you have negative comments, if she wins, you have negative comments. When she's injured, you have something to say, when she's fit, you have something to say. She owns a part of the Miami Dolphins & I'm sure people have criticism to say about that. I notice when the commentator mentioned that, Mary Carrillo kept her stupid trap shut about that.
The Williams sisters could do a ton of good stuff, but there will always be something negative to say about it.
I say a big congrats to her for winning because she probably didn't feel the best (but knowing certain people, they probably think she had her thigh wrapped up to gain pity or something) & a big congrats to her & Venus for winning the doubles.
I just heard it. I didn't hear anything wrong. She sounds like she just wants to make sure to thank everyone.
Oh man! You guys will never drop it! I watched the speech, what is all the fuss about.
She was trying to be funny and lighthearted, she pointed to a section of the crowd behind her when she made the comment about rooting for Henin - clearly where Henin fans congregated. CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT?????
Oh gosh, there I go again, feeding the trolls!
I beg to differ. She does in fact care very much as evidenced by the fact she refuses to play a tourney out in California for being booed years ago. This includes her sister.
That said, I thought the speach was OK.
My gosh, you people on this board are all hopeless. She can never do any right in your eyes no matter what. If she loses, you have negative comments, if she wins, you have negative comments. When she's injured, you have something to say, when she's fit, you have something to say. She owns a part of the Miami Dolphins & I'm sure people have criticism to say about that. I notice when the commentator mentioned that, Mary Carrillo kept her stupid trap shut about that.
The Williams sisters could do a ton of good stuff, but there will always be something negative to say about it.
I say a big congrats to her for winning because she probably didn't feel the best (but knowing certain people, they probably think she had her thigh wrapped up to gain pity or something) & a big congrats to her & Venus for winning the doubles.
Most pathological racists would not, so your comment is less than a surprise.
She doesn't play there because the crowd made racist remarks to her and her sister. It was a little more than a simple "booing".