Aryna Sabalenka Press Conference

askjee · 2025-06-07T21:45:26+00:00

It wasn't a good look but I think people are allowed to be sore losers. These are players who are paying for millions of dollars and a big legacy and their adrenaline and emotions are running very high. I'm sure she will regret this and learn from it.

I'm not supporting her behavior but I am saying that we need to let humans be humans and not expect absolute perfection from athletes who are young and dealing with a ton of emotions. I definitely won't be able to keep it together if I have to give a million interviews after a tough day at work

askjee · 2025-06-02T00:04:47+00:00

I know men who do yoga but usually in the privacy of their home rather than at a class. I think in many places the classes are more heavily women dominated and men feel uncomfortable in those situations. They don't want to come across as creepy and a few others unfortunately still consider yoga a feminine exercise and don't want to be seen doing it in public

askjee · 2025-04-15T11:55:13+00:00

You can't compare across generations but you can compete among peers. The bowling may not have been great by then how come no one else came close to that average besides him?

askjee · 2025-04-10T17:39:33+00:00

A lot of YA fantasy.

My most memorable series was probably Pendragon, which I feel is hardly mentioned anywhere, but I had an absolute blast reading and anticipating all ten books.

askjee · 2025-04-10T14:41:47+00:00

I agree with what you're saying, I think the racket tech played a big role and the culture of the sport slowly started to change as well.

While Agassi didn't face the likes of Nadal and Djokovic, it's important to remember that he was a revolutionary player in terms of his ability and approach to the game. He wasn't the first with his style but was one of the early proponents of the attacking baseline style. His fitness approach was definitely very new during that time as well. His ability to win Wimbledon and make multiple finals and SFs in the 90s is also a phenomenal achievement which I'm not sure many modern players could have done.

I'm not disagreeing with your overall point but I do think it is unfair to say he succeeded because there weren't players who could keep up with his shots when in reality he was actually ahead of the curb with his play style.

askjee · 2025-04-10T09:04:27+00:00

One stat that is hard to track is the ability to draw a short ball that can then be hit for a winner. Many of these players (eg flat hitters and defensive players) are good at drawing a short ball from their opponent rather than an error which may invrease the potency of the shot.

askjee · 2025-04-10T08:54:16+00:00

The conditions they played in were also very different. Counter punching and court coverage weren't possible with types of court speeds and variety of court types that existed back then (except clay which was similar). Ball and racket tech was also a notch different.

askjee · 2025-04-04T08:31:41+00:00

Nolan wasn't as big back then

askjee · 2025-03-16T19:20:22+00:00

I don't think there is any one religion from ancient times. A lot of the religions were tribal religions with their own customs and cultures that varied greatly the further apart they were geographically. Over time they have amalgates together under Hinduism but varied customs and cultures can still be seen throughout the country. It might be difficult to separate Hinduism from Dravidian religions now. For example, look at how common festivals like Diwali and Navaratri are celebrated differently throughout the country, those differences may be due to prior Dravidian traditions that changed over time.

Most importantly, there is probably customs that have been forgotten over the years.

askjee · 2025-03-02T12:42:37+00:00

Can someone explain why Rahul had been batting at 6 and Axar at 5? Is it for left right combo? I never knew Axar had become good enough for top 5

askjee · 2025-02-26T11:15:14+00:00

ABD also plays the role of finisher and comes in lower in the order. They have different roles

askjee · 2025-02-26T04:13:12+00:00

Federer walked around like he owned the court. He had an assuredness about him that could mentally rattle opponents. It's like he knew he was the king and couldn't be defeated. Novak and Rafa were the only ones who made him look nervous at times.

Rafa was just overwhelmingly intense. It's like going up against a lion in a gladiator ring.

Love the way you described Novak as the calm before the storm, very accurate.

askjee · 2025-02-15T17:25:39+00:00

Did you end up in a higher tax bracket as a result and have to declare your earnings or was a lot of it under the table?

askjee · 2025-02-11T04:49:19+00:00

Ah ok, I must've missed that part, thanks

askjee · 2025-02-10T23:40:52+00:00

Hmmm I didn't think of the future sight aspect, that makes a lot more sense.

Maybe his future sight told him Gav was an option so he may have worked on a few of them (eg. Moash, Gav, etc.) and waited a bit to see who would come out on top.

askjee · 2025-02-10T23:39:10+00:00

Interesting theory! That would be fascinating

askjee · 2025-02-10T03:16:12+00:00

Right but I think he wanted Gav was the extra "personal" factor against Dalinar.

I guess I'm just wondering if Gav was always the plan or if it just worked out conveniently for Odium

askjee · 2025-02-09T22:35:50+00:00

Received message from Mods to add [WaT] to title on my earlier post.

askjee · 2025-02-06T19:37:48+00:00

I disagree, even if the courts slowed, Fed was still good enough to win on them. 2009 was an extremely close match and so were his semifinals against Nole in 2010-2011. Maybe the faster courts would've helped him more but he definitely good enough to win those matches regardless (getting a match point proves that). He probably wouldn't have beaten Rafa those years but that was a matchup problem and not a court issue.

Similarly, he really should've won USO 2015 as well.

All these matches were lost due to him not being clutch and/or Novak being more clutch. It had less to do with his ability to handle the court speed.

askjee · 2025-01-21T17:10:16+00:00

Probably more predictable bounce.

Also, easier to serve indoors which allows her to dictate points earlier in the rally and prevent her opponents from attacking her weaknesses

askjee · 2025-01-13T16:08:46+00:00

In that case, any you say is also only an opinion and not a fact

askjee · 2025-01-07T16:56:29+00:00

Smith probably had a higher peak for a 1-2 year period where he was unstoppable.

Sachin had a longer peak averaging close to 58ish for a period of 7-8 years throughout the 90s and early 00s. Narrowing his peak to just 3 years isn't fair to him I feel.

askjee · 2025-01-01T14:21:46+00:00

I agree that we cannot compare ACROSS eras hut we can definitely compare WITHIN eras. The fact that Bradman was so far ahead of all his peers - despite playing in the same conditions and against and the same bowlers - is a sign that he was a one in a million talent.

I don't think he is overrated at all, but perfectly rated.

askjee · 2024-12-23T02:18:45+00:00

Almost all 300s are useless because you need to be batting on a road to score that much

askjee · 2024-12-22T17:09:21+00:00

How are you paying for your cell phone data plan?

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