Tennis

[Gnasher]

If she tries that excuse at her next Atos health check she's going to find herself dinning down her local food bank.

[Numero Veinticinco]

I think if she doesn’t want to speak to the press she shouldn’t have to. Mental health or not. 

[Rico1304]

It’s be good if some other athletes threatened to pull out too, but when one of your biggest rivals is out...

[Dr Nowt]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

If she tries that excuse at her next Atos health check she's going to find herself dinning down her local food bank.

Fair to say you haven’t been eating at the local foodbank, unless they provide free refills all day every day, you fucking sperm whale.

[Gnasher]

1 minute ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

I think if she doesn’t want to speak to the press she shouldn’t have to. Mental health or not. 

That's all well and good if she's prepared to forsake a large slice of her sponsorship money.

[Dr Nowt]

A man who knows all about large slices.

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

I think if she doesn’t want to speak to the press she shouldn’t have to. Mental health or not. 

 

Just now, Gnasher said:

That's all well and good if she's prepared to forsake a large slice of her sponsorship money.

Why do you think her sponsors would not support her?

 

[Gnasher]

Just now, Dr Nowt said:

Fair to say you haven’t been eating at the local foodbank, unless they provide free refills all day every day, you fucking sperm whale.

Shut up you silly little entitled cunt.

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

That's all well and good if she's prepared to forsake a large slice of her sponsorship money.

Do they sponsor her press conferences or her tennis playing? If it’s both, and you know about the details of her sponsorship, what’s the relative split between the money she gets for each? 

[Dr Nowt]

Just now, Gnasher said:

Shut up you silly little big entitled poor old young healthy ill cunt.

 

[TheHowieLama]

Not sure if there is any other sport where participation is contingent on the athlete doing pressers. Maybe, but can't think of one.

[Gnasher]

Just now, TheHowieLama said:

 

Why do you think her sponsors would not support her?

 

I was thinking more of the tournament sponsors to be honest. Not sure if her own sponsors would welcome her press boycott though, do you?

[Gnasher]

Just now, Dr Nowt said:

 

Ben bollock and his expensive education. Now fucking do one you cunt.

[TheHowieLama]

Just now, Gnasher said:

I was thinking more of the tournament sponsors to be honest. Not sure if her own sponsors would welcome her press boycott though, do you?

The fact you are talking about it and the tournament and media are shaping up to be the assholes makes me think they don't mind.

 

She is one of the most recognizable faces in world tennis.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

I was thinking more of the tournament sponsors to be honest. Not sure if her own sponsors would welcome her press boycott though, do you?

 

 

 

 

 

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s what I think… every tennis player has an opportunity to take back control. Every single player should refuse to do press conferences. Without the players there’s no event and no sport. 

[Dr Nowt]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

Ben bollock and his expensive education. Now fucking do one you cunt.

I went to one of the worst performing secondary schools in the country, Gnasher. I just know how to read and write you chip on the shoulder sack of phlegm.

[Gnasher]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

 

 

 

 

 

Let's be honest they would say that, she's gold. They are hardly going to openly throw her under the bus are they? 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, Gnasher said:

Let's be honest they would say that, she's gold. They are hardly going to openly throw her under the bus are they? 

No, nor do they seem to want their sponsorship money back. So… we are back to telling the media to fuck off. 

[Gnasher]

Just now, Dr Nowt said:

I went to one of the worst performing secondary schools in the country, Gnasher. I just know how to read and write you chip on the shoulder sack of phlegm.

Silly cunt.

[SasaS]

7 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I think education around mental health has come a long enough way in the last 5 years to merit an "Ok lets hope the girl gets the right help" rather than the ancient "Oh bollocks you're just pulling that card because it doesn't suit you". 

 

2 minutes ago, Dr Nowt said:

Imagine if it were possible for someone’s mental health and therefore what they feel capable of doing to fluctuate and not be the same one day/week/month as it was another.

I don't follow tennis any more and have never heard her speak before watching that video, I searched for it simply because the critical (of her) article in The Telegraph BBC News linked to mentioned she was doing fine at pressers in Melbourne and wanted to see if that was true.

 

It is certainly an interesting story, more so because it seems to be playing out in the open like some struggle over the shift in power balance, along the lines of the role of the media vs. player power, as mentioned in that Guardian column above.

 

Do you think she could have handled this differently, I don't know, seek help and than get in touch with the tournament with mental health expert recommendations she should not do media, rather than simply announcing, no media, sorry, mental health issues, end of discussion, as seems to be the case as presented in the media.

[Gnasher]

1 minute ago, Istvan Kuntstain said:

I suffer with social anxiety as part of my now diagnosed aspergers or AS if we want to be PC.. I can go to work and cope but ask me to do a speech and I'll likely twat you as it gives me fear (to be fair I have done so before to a ex colleage)

 

I don't know this girl or follow Tennis but don't really see what the issue is if she doesn't want to go in front of the cameras.. (presume it's a money thing form tornament sponsors etc)

Yeah I think it's all to do with TV bollocks and sponsorship issues. They want their pound of flesh.

[TheHowieLama]

Still trying to think of other sporting events where an individual athletes press conference is mandatory.

[Gnasher]

15 minutes ago, Dr Nowt said:

A man who knows all about large slices.

From a cunt who knows the inside of his own arse.

[Gnasher]

1 minute ago, Istvan Kuntstain said:

Cunts

They are but its where high level sport is, the other side of the coin is she probably doesn't call them cunts whilst receiving the large cheques.