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Nadal @ French Open
Oct 11, 2020, 10:15 AM
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Guy sounds like he’s passing loaves of bread, french artisan loaves.
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Still quieter than many ##### #### in the gym.
Oct 11, 2020, 10:20 AM
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At some point, tennis players bought into the absurd notion
Oct 11, 2020, 10:27 AM
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that grunting and making ridiculous noises helped their game. Then it simply became fashionable, as one moron copied another moron by grunting and screaming like a fool with every shot. I had already lost interest in tennis by the time that silly nonsense took hold anyway, but that alone is enough to drive me away every time I think about tuning in to watch.
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Re: At some point, tennis players bought into the absurd notion
Oct 11, 2020, 11:02 AM
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I believe it was Monica Seles who started the trend.
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I think you are correct. What on God's green earth made
Oct 11, 2020, 11:15 AM
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somebody else think, "Hey, I'll try that!", or worse yet, "This is really helping my game!"? The masses will fall for just about anything.
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What if we all did this at work? An orgasmic gasp with
Oct 11, 2020, 11:24 AM
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every strike of the keyboard. A constipated hemoarraghic grunt with every document opened? A blood curdling scream with every email sent?
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I have no idea why this bothers non tennis fans so much
Oct 11, 2020, 11:36 AM
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If you watched other sports without outside noise during play, you would hear grunts/yells and sounds during physical exertion. Ever heard when they put the pic close up to a football line? It’s a cacophony of grunting.
Or when a basketball player drives to the hole?
Do some players go over the top? Of course and for many it’s just a rhythm thing. But it doesn’t detract from the points for me. Playing every point in utter silence would be a bit odd.
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Re: I have no idea why this bothers non tennis fans so much
Oct 11, 2020, 12:41 PM
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So because I didn’t mention wonderbread I’m a non fan?
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Re: I have no idea why this bothers non tennis fans so much
Oct 11, 2020, 2:33 PM
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It seems like the same thing as throwing a kick or a punch. They grunt in combat sports all the time. Not sure why people think it is for no reason. It improves your striking. That could be blocking in football, kicking/punching in combat, striking the ball in tennis, striking in soccer, I hear them in golf sometimes as well. It is scientifically proven to improve performance.
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