Would Federer be nearly as good without the talent and hard work?

kraggy

kraggy

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Would Federer be nearly as good without all the talent and hard work?

Watching Federer play, it became painfully obvious to me that his entire game is based on taking advantage of his tennis talent and the hard work he puts into the game.

As far as I'm concerned, Giles Simon is the only top player that has achieved what he has without hard work or talent. The rest are all cheaters.
 
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kishnabe

kishnabe

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Obvioulsy anyone without talent and hard work won't be good!

Talent comes with practice of the ability...you are never born with it..only slight genetic advantages...but a guy who puts hard work will usually achieve more.

Roddick isn't as talented as Berdych,Nalbandian, and Safin to some people, but defiently he worked harder.

Federer had to work for his talent...and he has a good body beacause of his training!

Federer
 
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TennisandMusic

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What's worse. The thread this is a parody of, or that most people don't realize this is a parody?
 
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OrangeOne

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If only he was made of wood, he'd be better. In fact, I hear that humans used to be made of different things, like wood.

These modern day materials that compose humans, they mean that Federer is, as you say, just the product of talent and training. If only he were wood, he'd be more, well, wooden, in a woody kind of way.

Oh - and despite there being less televisions in the past (though back then, they were often encased in wood), more people would watch the wooden Federer.

Rodger Federwood, it even sounds, well....woodier.
 
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TennisandMusic

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OrangeOne said:
If only he was made of wood, he'd be better. In fact, I hear that humans used to be made of different things, like wood.

These modern day materials that compose humans, they mean that Federer is, as you say, just the product of talent and training. If only he were wood, he'd be more, well, wooden, in a woody kind of way.

Oh - and despite there being less televisions in the past (though back then, they were often encased in wood), more people would watch the wooden Federer.

Rodger Federwood, it even sounds, well....woodier.
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Brilliance.
 
kraggy

kraggy

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OrangeOne said:
If only he was made of wood, he'd be better. In fact, I hear that humans used to be made of different things, like wood.

These modern day materials that compose humans, they mean that Federer is, as you say, just the product of talent and training. If only he were wood, he'd be more, well, wooden, in a woody kind of way.

Oh - and despite there being less televisions in the past (though back then, they were often encased in wood), more people would watch the wooden Federer.

Rodger Federwood, it even sounds, well....woodier.
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The first part of this post makes no sense at all. I'm sure that if in the past human beings were made of wood, there would have been something in our science books. Evolution typically takes thousands or millions of years, such drastic changes to body composition hardly make sense. I feel that you might be trolling.

The second part makes sense though. My grandma used to tell me how when they had wooden TV's picture quality would be much worse because wood is not a good conductor of light (or electricity).
 
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OrangeOne

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kraggy said:
The first part of this post makes no sense at all. I'm sure that if in the past human beings were made of wood, there would have been something in our science books. Evolution typically takes thousands or millions of years, such drastic changes to body composition hardly make sense. I feel that you might be trolling.

The second part makes sense though. My grandma used to tell me how when they had wooden TV's picture quality would be much worse because wood is not a good conductor of light (or electricity).
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Well firstly, you're wrong, because I must be right.

Secondly, the main point is, evolution isn't good. If only we'd stayed made of wood, all of our problems would be solved.

As per the interview after Federer's recent loss:

Pioline: Would wood help?
Federer: Would wood? Wood would.
 
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sh@de

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OrangeOne said:
Well firstly, you're wrong, because I must be right.

Secondly, the main point is, evolution isn't good. If only we'd stayed made of wood, all of our problems would be solved.

As per the interview after Federer's recent loss:

Pioline: Would wood help?
Federer: Would wood? Wood would.
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You know, I'd love it if they had a 'like' function so that I could 'like' your post (like in facebook).

:)
 
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Deleted member 21996

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Serena Williams on Roger Federer:

"he is a good framer"

hope grumptards get the joke within
 
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Deleted member 3771

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Once those daily 5 hour practice sessions end, so does Fed.
 
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Gemini

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Yes. This thread's just bait.

I'll state this and then leave it alone. Without talent OR hard work, he probably wouldn't be nearly as good. Without talent AND hard work, he wouldn't be any good at all.
 
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Deleted member 744633

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No, every tennis player working very hard. That how they on top of tennis.
 
Bender

Bender

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OP is hilarious.

Times like these I wish Ken M followed tennis and posted on these boards. I'd never leave!
 
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nowhereman

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Considering that talent and hard work are only the two most important things that make a player great, no he wouldn't be nearly as good without them.
 
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mattosgrant

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I think Federer relies on outrageous talent first and foremost, and talent is his strongest point of all as he is probably in the top few in history in raw talent, but he combines it with an outstanding work ethic, smart decision making and planning, delivery processing, and a pretty good mental game. Not the best mental game, I think guys like Nadal and even Djokovic (although Djokovic has some iffy spots here, along with some outstanding ones) are superior, but you cant have an excellent slam finals record and dominate for 4 years straight without considerable mental strength.
 
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djokerer

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kraggy said:
Would Federer be nearly as good without all the talent and hard work?

Watching Federer play, it became painfully obvious to me that his entire game is based on taking advantage of his tennis talent and the hard work he puts into the game.

As far as I'm concerned, Giles Simon is the only top player that has achieved what he has without hard work or talent. The rest are all cheaters.
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Question should: Federer without weak era
 
mbm0912

mbm0912

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Kind of a silly question. Isn't talent, and hard work, what comprises a professional tennis player? Take that away, and you've got an average, doubles-playing hack.
 
LinePainter

LinePainter

Professional
Thread is obviously a joke and people are getting all worked up...next thread should ask if Rafa would be nearly as good without steroids and perfectly placed water bottles.
 
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maxxy777

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Simon no work ,no talent-looool
Guy is physically weaker then 90% players and yet manages to get to top 6.
He is insane talented
9,5/10
 
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