Angelus Errare
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It's just a homage to what she does on the court...slayin'
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Sports Illustrated names Serena Williams as "Sportsperson of the Year"
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It's just a homage to what she does on the court...slayin'
ANd folks were mad the horse lost, then mad she dare look sexy on the cover.
Werk it gurl!!
She's lounging on a throne because she's the queen of tennis.
Omegasquash
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Heard about the uproar. People want to look at that and focus on skin showing rather than being seated comfy cozy on a throne.
She's an athlete. A top tier athlete. Of course she's going to be fit.
I don't even follow tennis and I know her name. And when I look at that picture I don't just see "sexy", I see "comfortable being at the top."
PhantomZone
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Legendary athlete
No one ever called out anna kournikovam and unlike Anna, Serena can be sexy and rack up wins
What planet do you live on?
TheLostBigBoss
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Omegasquash
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Truth. I think/thought SI caught some heat for the fact that Anna didn't actually win anything, but I don't recall it being as broadcasted as this.
Some dude wrote an article about how it is not a good look for Serena to be sexy, that it sends the wrong image. Motherfuckers stay concern trolling.
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Kournikova was such a sad case. People pooh-pooh her now, but she had phenomenal tennis talent, her performances in her youth were stand-out and her career trajectory looked so promising, but I think when she realized how much money she could make just by being a pretty face, the drive ran out, and she just tanked away her career.
Skellig Gra
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Malcolm Butler won that not Brady.
Serena deserves this. Her domination is a sight to behold. I remember watching her win Wimbledon a couple years ago. The final was like an hour and 5 minutes long.
BertramCooper
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Knowing how into fashion the Williams sisters are, Serena probably insisted on wearing something sexy as fuck.
Omegasquash
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Concern trolling for clicks. I found the article, but don't want to link it since it doesn't deserve the traffic.
Because clearly it's not OK for a fit, successful, talented, confident black woman to be highlighted and celebrated as such. SMH.
entremet
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Drug testing is a joke in all sports.
IISANDERII
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Not even counting doubles and not to mention that the tennis season is much longer with many more matches, she has to play every single point, gets zero coaching help during matches, doesn't get to alter balls to her liking etc etc
You are bound to find people who will argue the "sexy" cover diminishes her achievements in some way or another. I'd ignore them, too. Let the gams free!
massivekettle
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No. She was good, but Novak was better.
Put simply, Novak Djokovic got robbed. He dominated tennis even more than she did, and we are talking about Men's tennis which is orders of magnitude more competitive than Women's tennis.
And the horse, American Pharoah, won the fan's poll, in which Serena finished 11th out of 12th.
Skellig Gra
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Well it is an American publication after all. Not surprising they would want one for their person of the year.
Silver Arrows
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Alligatorjandro
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The correct term is sportshuman
massivekettle
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lol
Oh wait, this is from ksharp?
Is that all you have to say? Posting a gif?
Serena took her ball and went home as soon as she lost to Roberta Vinci (lol) in the USO Semis. Novak went to all 4 finals, won 3 of them, and won the Masters Final in dominant fashion. Dude is just unbeatable at the moment, and playing against greats like Federer, Nadal and a red-hot Wawrinka.
Women's tennis has not recovered since the downfall of Venus, Sharapova due to injuries and early retirement of Henin, Clijsters, etc.
IMO, if we are talking about Americans only, American Pharoah deserved it more. Did something nobody was achieved in 35+ years and won even more hardware than anyone else in a single year.
All of Serenas wins are legit.
She is not a cheater and she is not a Trump supporter.
Brady can go and eat an extra large bag of dicks.
I never liked the aesthetics of Serenas game (I always prefer precision to power in tennis), but she always behaved with class on the court. No fake injury timeouts, no 4 minute bounce to try and get the other player off their game, no screaming, etc. She just focused on the ball in between the lines, the way you are taught to do. She could get a little testy after a loss when she was younger, but man people treated her so much more harshly than all the other teenagers who did the same thing.
perfectchaos007
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Serena is an empowering woman and a much better role model than Rousey as far as empowered women go. Winning 3 out of 4 slams is very difficult and yes Novak Djokovic did the same this year but he's not American so the tiebreaker goes to Serena.
Silver Arrows
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Gee, I wonder why.
And yet they still treat her more harshly then others, it just takes different forms.
massivekettle
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This is factually incorrect. She is probably the most disrespectful and unsportsmanlike when things don't go her way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTi21rl_4J0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcUIj5JdYZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd1FlBcdi1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06BF9ff92QE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUp_ouNWpI
John Mcenroe
massivekettle
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We're talking about women's tennis here. Serena is disliked pretty much everywhere (even in the US!) because she is arrogant, brash, disrespectful of her peers and unsportsmanlike.
Federer has achieved much more than she has and is loved universally. Difference is the man is graceful both in victory and defeat.
Gentleman Jack
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Goddamn at the ceaseless takedown attempts when Serena gets some shine on her.
Spiritreaver
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Serena and Novak, my two faves of tennis wrecking it. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Coffee Dog
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I'm sure that's why. Come on man.
perfectchaos007
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At least we haven't had any posters in this Serena thread claim she's a man ( so far )
An improvement!
Yep, sounds about right
The Patriot Way
Really? Wow...
Same, what Curry has done not only last year, but this year while it's still happening, I'd have given it to him, but Serena, even despite not winning the calendar grand slam, has been sooooo dominant, so I'm okay with this.
massivekettle
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Compare Federer and Serena. Two of the best in their sports. Compare their demeanor in and out of the courts. You'll see why.
And result of the fan vote:
I was rooting for her to get the slam, too bad she cracked under the pressure against a nobody. I guess that's the problem with the WTA, the players are often widely inconsistent.
I don't watch all that much sports but I have no issues with her getting this. She dominated.
Well I guess it would've been funny to see a horse on the cover.
I don't watch all that much sports but I have no issues with her getting this. She dominated.
Well I guess it would've been funny to see a horse on the cover.
New England Cheatriots shouldn't be uttered in this discussion tbh....
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How did I do NFL Gaf?
OT: Very well deserved! On a related note, and this could most definitely just be me, I feel like her legs are slimmer in the cover photo than they should be. Could be a mistake on my part tho
perfectchaos007
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If I remember correctly, a jockey has won sportsman of the year before. I don't know why American pharoe's jockey wasn't nominated because he would have probably wonWell I guess it would've been funny to see a horse on the cover.
NoctisVsStar
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The Queen well deserved.
DontBeThatGuy
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Oh boy, that fan voting is miserable.
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