tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post863737237066787631..comments2024-03-29T05:14:33.223-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Roger FedererUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-29267329962925980312013-08-28T00:49:21.984-07:002013-08-28T00:49:21.984-07:00Anonymous said:
obviously steroids are being mass...Anonymous said:<br /><br /><i>obviously steroids are being massively used by a lot of tennis players. especially the williams sisters.<br /><br />let's not deny that.</i> <br /><br />Tennis has the one of the most intrusive drug-testing regimes in sports. Players are required to advise where they are at all times, the "knock" can come at any time at all hours and players must submit. <br /><br />And, like all other zero-intelligence drug policies, players can be suspended for pleasure drug residues - few of which enhance performance. <br /><br />Some relevant articles:<br /><br />http://www.tennis.com/players/2010/04/faq-drug-testing-and-doping-in-tennis/21954/#.Uh2qFn_xJAA<br /><br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2009-01-25-tennis-testingpolicy_N.htm<br /><br />And one, which indicates that the drug-testing zealotry may may tapered off of late: <br /><br /><br /><br />http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9397854/tennis-lackluster-drug-testing-next<br /><br />I did find a recent EPSN Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13756759007285463302013-08-28T00:31:46.291-07:002013-08-28T00:31:46.291-07:00Alexander Irwin said...
Of course, Agassi'...<i>Alexander Irwin said...<br /><br /> Of course, Agassi's fabulous growth in musculature was accompanied by a simultaneous loss of hair</i><br /><br />No, he discarded his hair piece well before his "second career".Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1614591978081053542013-08-27T07:48:37.999-07:002013-08-27T07:48:37.999-07:00I just remembered Ken Rosewall. He was one of the ...I just remembered Ken Rosewall. He was one of the most dominant players of his time. Yet he was tiny and frail looking. He was always called by the announcers 'Muscles'. <br /><br />Federer looks like a husky giant compared with Rosewall.<br /><br />AlbertosaurusPat Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477950851915567863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-56987316035097937812013-08-26T15:02:47.664-07:002013-08-26T15:02:47.664-07:00The Aussie, Rocket Rod Laver is still the greatest...The Aussie, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Laver#Place_among_the_all-time_great_tennis_players" rel="nofollow">Rocket Rod Laver </a>is still the greatest ever and a little known fact about Jack is that he finished second at majors a record 19 times.D. Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-49688979069283374702013-08-26T14:32:06.874-07:002013-08-26T14:32:06.874-07:00"but pharmacology crosses the line of fair co...<i>"but pharmacology crosses the line of fair competition."</i><br /><br />Does it in all cases? I think most sports governing bodies are okay with diabetics using insulin, for example, but not non-diabetics using it for its anabolic effects. Seems a reasonable distinction. I don't know if they apply the same logic to other aspects of pharmacology, but it would make sense (e.g., allowing an athlete with low testosterone to take enough supplementation to get him up to normal levels, but not beyond that). Dave Pinsenhttp://twitter.com/dpinsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59050652582422796892013-08-26T11:55:15.936-07:002013-08-26T11:55:15.936-07:00With recovery from disabling injury of players lik...With recovery from disabling injury of players like Stephen Strassburg and Robert Griffin, it becomes a bit of a puzzle that getting a doctor to drill holes in your elbow or knee and rearrange the tendons is legitimate, but pharmacology crosses the line of fair competition.John Mansfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-28815255561399831072013-08-25T21:05:14.927-07:002013-08-25T21:05:14.927-07:00Most are probably average height, but there have b...Most are probably average height, but there have been taller top-level players than Zlatan (6'7"+).<br /><br />- Dave PinsenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-3695494302492107172013-08-25T20:46:46.809-07:002013-08-25T20:46:46.809-07:00Soccer seems to be the sport with the widest varia...<i>Soccer seems to be the sport with the widest variation of body types at similar positions. Consider that two of the top strikers in the world are 5'7" Messi and the 6'5" Ibrahimović. </i><br /><br />Ibrahimovic is an outlier, no? I think most are relatively short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-11687094321202960392013-08-25T19:43:49.935-07:002013-08-25T19:43:49.935-07:00Soccer seems to be the sport with the widest varia...Soccer seems to be the sport with the widest variation of body types at similar positions. Consider that two of the top strikers in the world are 5'7" Messi and the 6'5" Ibrahimović. <br /><br />- Dave Pinsen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-55350996827072448312013-08-25T15:36:40.036-07:002013-08-25T15:36:40.036-07:00I think you're wrong about him not looking ath...I think you're wrong about him not looking athletic. What is your concept of an ideal tennis physique?<br /><br />NBA centers must be around 7 feet tall. NFL interior linemen over 300 lbs. As so on for all mature competitive sports. The optimum Ninja Warrior for example is about 5'3" and 130 lbs. It think only jockeys are smaller.<br /><br />McEnroe once commented that he was too small for almost any other sport. In fact he was better sized for doubles where he really dominated.<br /><br />My first memory of tennis on TV was watching 'Big' Pancho and 'Little' Pancho. They had very different games but tennis seemed to have fewer size benefits and requirements than almost any other active sport. <br /><br />A slimmer body means that you have less mass to reverse directions with. Schwarzenegger might be able to really murder the ball - but could he get to it? How nimble would he be in the fifth set?<br /><br />Federer looks like a middle distance runner to me. In any case it seems to work for him. <br /><br />Albertosaurus Pat Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477950851915567863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-66091026989564416532013-08-25T13:53:16.718-07:002013-08-25T13:53:16.718-07:00The Williams sisters are built like men.The Williams sisters are built like men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54585796692745821022013-08-25T11:43:00.496-07:002013-08-25T11:43:00.496-07:00Me: I find it very hard to think of anything at al...Me: I find it very hard to think of anything at all on this earth I care less about then tennis.<br /><br />Anonymous: <i> You're more of a show tunes kind of guy, aren't you? </i><br /><br />As a matter of fact, yes! I'd much rather watch a Sondheim musical than two people smacking a ball back and forth in endless micro variations on the exact same thing. Some people just have a higher tolerance for boredom I suppose. peterikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-18110774161962641992013-08-25T10:09:40.102-07:002013-08-25T10:09:40.102-07:00Steve doesn't understand how essential it is ...Steve doesn't understand how essential it is to take steroids ect to win at anything nowadays. He is stuck in the pre-juice era.<br /><br />The interesting question: does everyone that juices up get the same improvements. My impression is that the tall rather skinny heavyweight boxers are the ones who get the most boosted by steroids ect. Without steroids Lummox Lewis and Klitschko (who was caught juicing as amateur) would have never have been world champs. Tyson would have lost out, relatively speaking, with universal juicing.<br /><br />Andy Murray's transformed physique parallels the change in Lummox Lewis, though Lewis was about 25 when he started juicing. The naturally very muscular in tennis probably lose a relative advantage if they and everybody else take steroids . <br /><br />There are some people who are very sensitive to steroids and get more from them, so even 'if' (though) everybody at the topmost level is taking them, the winners are probably somewhat different that we would get drug free. <br /><br /> Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88572218255338750722013-08-25T09:47:24.976-07:002013-08-25T09:47:24.976-07:00"I find it very hard to think of anything at ..."I find it very hard to think of anything at all on this earth I care less about then tennis."<br /><br />Possibly you should find a blog for people who aren't curious about the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-51557972087735647322013-08-25T04:53:33.045-07:002013-08-25T04:53:33.045-07:00The contrast not only with the Popeye-like Nadal b...<i>The contrast not only with the Popeye-like Nadal but also with Djokovic and Murray is striking.</i><br /><br />Actually, Djokovic is just as thin.<br /><br /><i>If I recall correctly, Federer's playing started to decline when his twins were born.</i><br /><br />He's won four majors and a lot of smaller tournaments since then despite being older than all of the other top players. The only sport where having children seems to lead to immediate decline is Formula One. Matranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-50183318112954443532013-08-25T01:02:34.668-07:002013-08-25T01:02:34.668-07:00I find it very hard to think of anything at all on...<i>I find it very hard to think of anything at all on this earth I care less about then tennis. </i><br /><br />You're more of a show tunes kind of guy, aren't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-78418839563294779092013-08-25T00:08:30.133-07:002013-08-25T00:08:30.133-07:00obviously steroids are being massively used by a l...obviously steroids are being massively used by a lot of tennis players. especially the williams sisters.<br /><br />let's not deny that.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42287504107001886742013-08-24T23:07:32.338-07:002013-08-24T23:07:32.338-07:00"Federer is great. Love watching him play. Pu..."Federer is great. Love watching him play. Pure skill and graceful, natural agility and finesse."<br /><br />Agree! I like that his body is normal-looking. I can't stand the "steroid look."<br /><br />If I recall correctly, Federer's playing started to decline when his twins were born. I don't know if this had anything to do with his playing, but having young children can be quite stressful, although enormously rewarding!<br /><br />- AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-16419140992569909992013-08-24T21:42:21.226-07:002013-08-24T21:42:21.226-07:00I find it very hard to think of anything at all on...I find it very hard to think of anything at all on this earth I care less about then tennis. <br /><br />And I'm tired of all the doping stuff. So what? It's sports. It's entertainment. Let them all dope. Just legalize it all, and then we'll have giant Hulk-like (aka Serena-like) freaks playing all the sports, and tennis balls will burst into flames when they are served and golf balls will bounce in the Sea of Tranquility.<br /><br />Who cares? peterikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57970369288330431302013-08-24T21:29:08.821-07:002013-08-24T21:29:08.821-07:00Of course, Agassi's fabulous growth in muscula...<i>Of course, Agassi's fabulous growth in musculature was accompanied by a simultaneous loss of hair . . . just sayin' . . .</i><br /><br />They say his nuts are the size of raisins now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43282915835367840632013-08-24T21:00:00.209-07:002013-08-24T21:00:00.209-07:00A couple of interesting links for you, Steve.
Gue...A couple of interesting links for you, Steve.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/booming/starting-out-us-against-the-world-but-still-together.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0" rel="nofollow">Guess who's black and who is white?</a> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-23/why-is-the-golden-age-of-television-so-dark-.html" rel="nofollow">The message of modern TV</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54989547408228721512013-08-24T20:39:42.699-07:002013-08-24T20:39:42.699-07:00Of course, Agassi's fabulous growth in muscula...Of course, Agassi's fabulous growth in musculature was accompanied by a simultaneous loss of hair . . . just sayin' . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683837553165491855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-90119999778016657812013-08-24T20:36:10.530-07:002013-08-24T20:36:10.530-07:00"NY AG sues Trump, 'Trump University,'..."NY AG sues Trump, 'Trump University,' claims fraud"<br /><br />http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ny-sues-trump-university-and-its-get-rich-claims<br /><br />"New York's attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony "Trump University" that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships.<br /><br />Trump shot back that the Democrat's lawsuit is false and politically motivated.<br /><br />Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says many of the 5,000 students who <b>paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump but instead all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of "The Apprentice" TV star.</b>"<br /><br />LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-25059497192113991872013-08-24T19:46:14.603-07:002013-08-24T19:46:14.603-07:00Effortlessly athletic, he could do things in his p...Effortlessly athletic, he could do things in his prime like no tennis player I have ever seen, but he made them look utterly routine, just another day at the office. Regarding his musculature, Federer has enormous shoulders and upper back muscles, but because he is tall and lanky you don't notice until you see him bend over awaiting a serve. Federer was also very fast in his prime but he didn't look the part because he had a atypical very long stride for a fast tennis player who usually move with short, quick steps. Federer had the gait of a long sprinter, like someone who runs only 200/400 meter races. I heard that Swiss television once estimated his 0-30 meter speed was comparable to Olympic sprinters, which of course is all the distance you need in tennis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57426307312411474862013-08-24T19:35:14.425-07:002013-08-24T19:35:14.425-07:00“When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when...“When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.”<br /><br />Is this true? A woman sexually assaulting a man is rare but the news media don't cover it. <br /><br />And if white on black violence were common and dog-bits-man, would the lib media ignore it? I doubt it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com