Fed's finger shake
Scott
winning match point and use it as a sign that he's an asshole. never
mind that he won an all-out war against the top player in the world.
the finger shake is pretty gratuitous when isolated.
Patrick Kehoe
> someone out there is gonna take that finger shaking Roger did after
> winning match point and use it as a sign that he's an asshole
No, only you did that...
P
Giovanna
TennisGuy
The finger shake is a modest mini celebration.
Like "whoopty doo". Nothing at all wrong with it, unless you are anal
retentive. :)
Contrast that to the over-the-top 'falling on knees' theatrics of
Nadal after his victory over Murray.
Court_1
That is completely ridiculous! Only an asshole would think that. ;)
Ali Asoag
He did it after his win in MAdrid 2009 and you know what happened after
that ...
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Ali Asoag
You will know it after the match if he lost.
Manco
Of course the FInger was arrogant, but if you want to be a great
champion you kind of have to have that in your makeup. Rafa, Djoker
are exactly the same.
bob
wrote:
the finger shake didn't bother me, he did it twice in match, and in
heat of game, i don't mind anything he does. he's a great competitor.
it's the excuse making after losses that runs weak.
bob
Superdave
i suspect he is now going to find a way to stick that finger way up rafa's ass.
Superdave
wrote:
Fed is singing to Rafa...
I'm gonna shove ah this thing right up ah your ass I'm gonna shove ah this thing
right up ah your ass and send you on your way.
TennisLady
you kind of have to have that in your makeup. Rafa, Djoker
> are exactly the same.
Yes Manco they all have that and it's OK. It's the Petko dance that is
outrageous.
steve jaros
yes, he's very much like sampras in that regard, at least sampras before
1999. like pete, he chokes on any words that indicate that the other guy
was just the better player that day. it's always about what he (fed)
failed to do.
--
like every crusader, she exulted in the opportunity
to be vicious in the name of virue.
- SL, Babbitt
Ali Asoag
> On 6/4/2011 7:54 PM, bob wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:30:32 -0700 (PDT), Scott<scot...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> someone out there is gonna take that finger shaking Roger did after
>>> winning match point and use it as a sign that he's an asshole. never
>>> mind that he won an all-out war against the top player in the world.
>>> the finger shake is pretty gratuitous when isolated.
>>
>> the finger shake didn't bother me, he did it twice in match, and in
>> heat of game, i don't mind anything he does. he's a great competitor.
>> it's the excuse making after losses that runs weak.
>
> yes, he's very much like sampras in that regard, at least sampras before
> 1999. like pete, he chokes on any words that indicate that the other guy
> was just the better player that day. it's always about what he (fed)
> failed to do.
And he is right. Only Fed can beat Fed. If Fed brings his A game, nobody
can beat him, as well as on clay!
bob
it's flagrantly antagonistic. a few more matches like the 1 VS
sharapova might cure her of it.
bob
bob
wrote:
>On 6/4/2011 7:54 PM, bob wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:30:32 -0700 (PDT), Scott<scot...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> someone out there is gonna take that finger shaking Roger did after
>>> winning match point and use it as a sign that he's an asshole. never
>>> mind that he won an all-out war against the top player in the world.
>>> the finger shake is pretty gratuitous when isolated.
>>
>> the finger shake didn't bother me, he did it twice in match, and in
>> heat of game, i don't mind anything he does. he's a great competitor.
>> it's the excuse making after losses that runs weak.
>
>yes, he's very much like sampras in that regard, at least sampras before
>1999. like pete, he chokes on any words that indicate that the other guy
>was just the better player that day. it's always about what he (fed)
>failed to do.
fed, like the williams, always take that route.
don't believe sampras did it to nearly that extent. can you quote or
show clips of such? i don't recall ever seeing it.
bob
bob
wrote:
you're one sick sonovagun.
bob
steve jaros
pete did it so much that in 97-98 other players started calling him on
it, after which he adopted a much more humble posture and adopted an
"all credit to my opponent" script in the post-match interviews.
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Katya
Always thought the finger wave is directed to Fed's own box: 'I told
you I can do it'.
Minimalistic, it respects a worthy opponent, a close match or the home
crowd.
(Soccer used to have something similar wayback, with the goal scorer
running)