McEnroe Serena Sally

[heyabbott]

Perspective | McEnroe vs. Serena: 44 years after ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ the same dumb debate

The can Serena beat a male player debate is old, useless and has been decided on this board many many times.

I just call attention to this sentence by Ms Jenkins

"Williams is not interested in one woman’s physical superiority over a middle-aged man — a point proved by Billie Jean King back in 1973 when she whipped 55-year-old Bobby Riggs in straight sets."

DearMs. Jenkins,

Please review the tennis matches played:
May 13, 1973. Bobby Riggs aged 55 beat Margaret Court age 30 6-2 6-1.
September 25, 1992 Jimmy Connors aged 40 beat Martina Navratilova aged 35 7-6 6-2
1998 Karsten Braasch beat Serena 6-1 and Venus 6-2.

Nothing detracts from Serena's greatness as probably the greatest women's player ever (Mt Rushmore of Women's Tennis is a certainty).
But women play a different sport than men. Same game, different sport. This applies to basketball, golf, swimming, weight lifting and hockey.

Nothing is added by calling McEnroe names or even apt descriptions, no new ground is tilled.

But ignoring facts is not your job, Ms. Jenkins, leave that to the amateurs in the White House and FoxNews.

Sincerely,

An actual subscriber to a newspaper.

 

[lcjjdnh]

What about that sentence is false?

 

[LongTimeListener]

What about that sentence is false?

She doesn't have physical superiority over him.

 

[QYFW]

I guarantee you John McEnroe never won any of his majors pregnant.

 

[heyabbott]

What about that sentence is false?

It's not a point proven And infers that the one match settles a question that need not be asked.

 

[lcjjdnh]

She doesn't have physical superiority over him.

She's not talking about Serena.

 

[lcjjdnh]

It's not a point proven And infers that the one match settles a question that need not be asked.

Try reading again.

 

[CD Boogie]

It's not a debate, Sally. It's an open and shut case.

 

[lcjjdnh]

It's not a point proven And infers that the one match settles a question that need not be asked.

Indeed, none of the evidence cited in your post has anything to do with the sentence you quote.

 

[User 11148]

When Sorenstam was doing her thing at Colonial, I had co-workers saying "She could win, you know." And when I said no ****ing way, they got way the hell bent out of shape.

 

[qtlaw]

Here's my question, how little confidence does one have that one needs to try to point out that a man is physically superior to a woman? Really? You need affirmation? I'm certainly not saying its universal, that every man is superior to a woman, but at the highest levels, there's no doubt so why ask?

IMHO its like throwing out racial slurs, when someone has nothing intelligent left to add, they go to race. Here, its gender.

 

[User 11148]

Here's my question, how little confidence does one have that one needs to try to point out that a man is physically superior to a woman? Really? You need affirmation? I'm certainly not saying its universal, that every man is superior to a woman, but at the highest levels, there's no doubt so why ask?

IMHO its like throwing out racial slurs, when someone has nothing intelligent left to add, they go to race. Here, its gender.

Would you care to explain/clarify? Because like Eddie Murphy said about James Brown, I don't know what the **** you're talkin' 'bout.

 

[qtlaw]

Would you care to explain/clarify? Because like Eddie Murphy said about James Brown, I don't know what the **** you're talkin' 'bout.

Why even talk about comparison between men v. women?

Why did McEnroe even raise this topic?

 

[Oggiedoggie]

He has a book to sell.

 

[Gator]

Why even talk about comparison between men v. women?

Why did McEnroe even raise this topic?

Because he was asked a question:

Garcia-Navarro: We're talking about male players but there is of course wonderful female players. Let's talk about Serena Williams. You say she is the best female player in the world in the book.

McEnroe: Best female player ever — no question.

Garcia-Navarro: Some wouldn't qualify it, some would say she's the best player in the world. Why qualify it?

McEnroe: Oh! Uh, she's not, you mean, the best player in the world, period?

Garcia-Navarro: Yeah, the best tennis player in the world. You know, why say female player?

McEnroe: Well because if she was in, if she played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world.

 

[User 11148]

Why even talk about comparison between men v. women?

Why did McEnroe even raise this topic?

Ok ... I can see your point ... Gator answered though (I wasn't aware of the question having been asked by Garcia-Navarro)

 

[CD Boogie]

Because he was asked a question:

Garcia-Navarro: We're talking about male players but there is of course wonderful female players. Let's talk about Serena Williams. You say she is the best female player in the world in the book.

McEnroe: Best female player ever — no question.

Garcia-Navarro: Some wouldn't qualify it, some would say she's the best player in the world. Why qualify it?

McEnroe: Oh! Uh, she's not, you mean, the best player in the world, period?

Garcia-Navarro: Yeah, the best tennis player in the world. You know, why say female player?

McEnroe: Well because if she was in, if she played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world.

Why qualify it....What a stupid ****ing question.

 

[Gator]

Uh ... respect your privacy?

 

[Jake_Taylor]

So essentially McEnroe gave her a tremendous compliment, but it couldn't just be left at that and now it's a whole thing.

 

[User 11148]

There's a lot of collateral damage in the social justice wars ...