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Does this guy have issues?
Yes. He's a fruitcake. 9 (90%)
No. He has a logical point. 1 (10%)
Total Votes: 10
Is this guy crazy or what?; Read the article then vote
Topic Started: Jun 20 2005, 08:27 PM (460 Views)
8247
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&cl...19256560714S163


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London - Grunting noises made by female tennis players as they strike the ball are getting out of hand, and rules should be changed to crack down on the practice, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills has said, according to a report on Sunday.

Mills, Wimbledon's chief official for 22 years who retires after this week's tournament, which begins on Monday, told The Sunday Times he believed coaches were teaching young women players to grunt.

"I don't like it at all. Today there is probably more grunting than there has ever been," he said.

"If I was playing an opponent making so much noise, I think I'd just laugh. But it's what young players are being coached to do.

'It's what young players are being coached to do'
"Many of the non-grunting players are unhappy about the noise pollution and a kind of counter-grunt culture has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent's noises."

He added: "Officials can only act if the player is shown to be making the noise on purpose, which is virtually impossible to do.

"As far as I am concerned it is certainly a specific matter that the rule makers should address."

One of the loudest of the modern grunters is defending women's champion Maria Sharapova, who, according to the paper, makes a 100-decibel grunt, roughly the same volume as small aircraft landing nearby.

But the 18-year-old Russian insists she doesn't think about the noise, just her game on the court.

"I really don't think about it. It's an old story. It's really none of my business to control what people think." - Sapa-AFP
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8247
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I voted yes...Of course. :lol:
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Franko
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I have a funny feeling that Sigmund Freud could have a field day with this guy.... :lol:






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Tkeisha
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Yep, He's definately a fruit cake! :lol: I am sure he thinks they do that solely to annoy him! :rolleyes:
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Dr. Noah
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It's funny how people are still trying to define what female behavior "should" be like into the 21st century. I wonder if he ever considered the fact that people grunt in sports because it involves intensive physical activity. Maybe he should get up off his butt and try hitting some balls without grunting. Jerk.
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captain_proton_au
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It gets annoying when you're watching it though
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Dr. Noah
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Then don't watch it. ;)

Or turn down the volume. I don't like hearing commentators giving thier opinions during games either but what can you do? :shrug:
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One of the loudest of the modern grunters is defending women's champion Maria Sharapova, who, according to the paper, makes a 100-decibel grunt, roughly the same volume as small aircraft landing nearby.


Oh Give Me A Frellin' Break! :rotfl:
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captain_proton_au
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Well, I like watching the tennis especially Wimbledon, and I like hearing the commentators, so i have to put up with it
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Dr. Noah
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Do you play tennis proton?
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captain_proton_au
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I used to in high school.

Now, only a friendly game here and there, that is just with a friend who plays now and then, not in a club. But when i finish Uni I might join a club
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Dr. Noah
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Do you ever make any noise when you hit the ball?
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captain_proton_au
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No, but I make my sex face ;)
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He's a nutter!

And sexist - he didn't mention the blokes.

Stupid man.
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Dr. Noah
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I get really sick of guys talking about how they think women should be. Some men don't understand thta it is no longer up to them to dictate what is ladylike or womanly behavior.
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