He was so biased, he said that he expected to see an all American finals in the US open, although I openly concede that some of the best players in the world are american, I don't really think his statement was warranted.
American USTA President Speech at US open finals - Biased
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I just think the american ego needs a good kick in the ass. Thank god us canadians are still better than you at hockey, if we lost the title we'd never hear the end of it. We just gave you the beating of a life time.
Living in a land of ice how can you not be good at hockey? When America was expanding it didn't progress any further north since the american forefathers froze their butts off in the Northeast as it was. Canadians got the wasteland by default.
I agree, I thought his speech was totally idiotic. Sport is one of the last thing that unites all countries, in the sad world we're living. And you have this moron standing there with his rippled turtle neck saying he always wanted all-american finals.
The speech was from the United States Tennis Association president speaking at the United States open stating that it was nice to see an All-American final. What is wrong with that? This is our tournament.
I don't think he said that he expected to see an all American finals. He said he "dreamed of one" in the days preceeding the event. I suppose he should have been dreaming of players from every country so as to not appear biased.
edit: Besides, his statement wasn't impugning the abilities of any of the other players. He wasn't saying that there would be an all American finals because American Mens Tennis is superior to that of every other country. He thought it would be nice, especially given the setting and the time of year.
edit: Besides, his statement wasn't impugning the abilities of any of the other players. He wasn't saying that there would be an all American finals because American Mens Tennis is superior to that of every other country. He thought it would be nice, especially given the setting and the time of year.
Ganryu, when you're the president of a tournament, you just can't take any sides for a country, even if it's your own. The president of the tournament organises everything, hires the referees, he can set up the matches like he wants, etc. He, just like a referee, just can't say "I was hoping for an all-american final". A player can say that. Not an official.
And every beauty pageant in between no lessOriginally posted by: BDawg
Well, Serena Williams is an American and she could probably win the men's and women's finals.
Sure he can.......he did.
And I don't really see how it was biased..........he was expressing a personal hope.........after IT WAS OVER!
Now, if he'd been posturing and puffing this statement BEFORE the tourney began, then you may have something to whine about...........but not this. This whine is for petty children.
If the referee of the semi-final Agassi VS Hewitt had said "I was hoping the american would win", would you have found it fair? what if Hewitt had won and the referee had said the opposite "I was hoping the australian would win"?
It's not the end of the world but I still think that his speech totally sucked and he could have said much more inspirational things than that (maybe that he's proud to be the president of a tournament of a sport that unites people from all around the world, etc).
It's not the end of the world but I still think that his speech totally sucked and he could have said much more inspirational things than that (maybe that he's proud to be the president of a tournament of a sport that unites people from all around the world, etc).
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heheh i just saw the best espn promo with the goalie for canada sitting next to an espn guy eating a sandwich and talking about how it belonged in canada and the guy looks at him and says, "what kinda cheese is that?" and the goalie looks at his sandwich and says, "american." and the espn guy says, "thats right, american."
'inspirational'? WTF? It's tennis ffs! You might be the only one on the earth who cares enough to disect and critique the mans speech.
What, was he supposed to deliver a momumental address along the lines of 'I have a dream...'?
Also, he prefaced his speech with "at the risk of sounding selfish...". He was speaking to an American crowd watching a game played by two Americans in NYC 3 days before Sept. 11. I'm the first to admit that we're going overboard with patriotism, but I think the pres of the USTA was warranted.
However, I really wanted to punch the dude (CEO?) from Ford in the face. I hate coorporations attaching themselves like barnacles to respected events/places/etc.
However, I really wanted to punch the dude (CEO?) from Ford in the face. I hate coorporations attaching themselves like barnacles to respected events/places/etc.
Frances, I am not the original poster of this thread and I wouldn't have created a new thread to complain about it, but that's still my opinion. I don't think the guy would have been able to speak half as well as Martin Luther King (nor was it warranted to attain that level), but he could've delivered a much more meaningful speech. I mean come on, even the pop stars have better speeches at the Grammy awards (or whatever award it is).
Think about it. If you had the chance to speak to millions of people, wouldn't you try to do your best? even if it's just for a tennis tournament?
Gopunk, all I see is "I'm american and I have 3 flags on my car, 5 on my house, 1 in my hair, and there's one on every lamp post on my street". Patriotism is good to a certain degree, but as davestar says, I think americans are going overboard with it. Excessive patriotism is very dangerous and leads to blind confidence in the governement and its actions.
Think about it. If you had the chance to speak to millions of people, wouldn't you try to do your best? even if it's just for a tennis tournament?
Gopunk, all I see is "I'm american and I have 3 flags on my car, 5 on my house, 1 in my hair, and there's one on every lamp post on my street". Patriotism is good to a certain degree, but as davestar says, I think americans are going overboard with it. Excessive patriotism is very dangerous and leads to blind confidence in the governement and its actions.
Originally posted by: Spoooon
I don't think he said that he expected to see an all American finals. He said he "dreamed of one" in the days preceeding the event. I suppose he should have been dreaming of players from every country so as to not appear biased.
edit: Besides, his statement wasn't impugning the abilities of any of the other players. He wasn't saying that there would be an all American finals because American Mens Tennis is superior to that of every other country. He thought it would be nice, especially given the setting and the time of year.
I concur.
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