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  1. Dragon Tyke

    Dragon Tyke Well-Known Member

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    its a bit marmite innit, love it or hate it.
     
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    Some of Federer's shots have been unreal.
     
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    I love watchin tennis whilst eating marmite on toast but I really dislike rhubarb and gooseberry
     
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    When does that lass from the 80's... Athena girl play? Where does she keep her balls?
     
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    Tennis is one of the hardest games I ever attempted to play. Nothing but admiration for the
    Men and Women slugging it out at Wimbledon. Majority are super fit and extremely skilful.
    Marmite game for me is squash. Only played it a couple of times and have to say, didn't
    enjoy the experience either time.
     
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    I think tennis is brilliant, better than football at times. Two sports that I find the biggest turnoff are motor racing (I'd rather watch the m1), and American Football, boring doesn't even begin to describe it.
     
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    Goooooooooooooo Bengal's

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    Just got back to the hotel from a day at Wimbledon, mostly on Court 2.
    Now i’m A brilliant player but when you see the professionals play, it really is a different game. Bit like footy. Lots of us think we can/could play a bit but we’re pretty deluded when you see the professionals and how they do it.
    Yours
    V Jones
     
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    Think for the early rounds at least it would certainly help.
     
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  10. Hooky feller

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    Some sports I find tedious. Tennis one of many. But if a Brit is involved in the last stages I'll watch. Even tiddlywinks. Love it when Brits win. One sport I hate above all others is basketball. Boring or what. But suppose if Brits were in final I'd watch. Re golf. Ryder cup fantastic viewing similar with Mosconi. ( Pool)
     
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    Spot on, rather visit the dentist .
     
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    Never got on with any games where you hit a ball wi summat, whilst I can appreciate the skill involved in golf,tennis,cricket I'd rather listen to fingernails on a blackboard for an hour than watch any of them.

    Give me a moto gp bike going at 200 mph any day of the week.
     
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    The noises being made by this Alison Riske are a disgrace. Gamesmanship as far as I'm concerned.
     
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    What about hitting a ball with your foot or head. o_O
     
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    Totally agree about Formula 1.

    I was at Chelmsford yesterday watching Yorkshire labouring to polish off a determined tail end. It was a bit tedious, but it held my attention, because of changes in field positions and bowlers.

    With tennis they seem to just do the same thing all the time and react to what the opponent does. You see an exciting rally and then see the reward us one point, same as the previous crappy one and they’ve then got hours of toil to get to an actual result.

    It wears them down and it wears me down even more. I have tried, but for me it’s formula 1 on grass. They all look the same, the same people always win it and this year is exactly the same as the last.

    If you love it I’m happy for you and I don’t mean to give offence, but I’ve tried to like it and I’ve failed. Bring on the start of the footy season.
     
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  16. Red

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    There's talk of the men and women playing 3 sets in the first rounds then both men and women playing 5 sets in the last 2/3 rounds.
     
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