[Banditoo]

Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid questions."

"First of all I have to give credit to her...I've lost before so I know how to deal with it...Simple as that."
"I'm tough, let me tell you. Tough as nails."
"I don't have time to be negative. It doesn't feel good."
"I absolutely love this sport, and I feel like I can play well. I’m not going to give up on it."
Venus Williams, subdued yet quick to laugh, is giving a very classy press conference right now. Asked whether we can expect to see her next year at Wimbledon. She smiles. "I'm planning on it." We have our fingers crossed, Venus.

I love her! :lol:

 

[Quest for Infamy]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

Now imagine if Vuvurenka said something like that

 

[RenaSlam.]

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[GrandMartha]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

Now imagine if Vuvurenka said something like that

Extremely Injured has history of being a bitch while Venus is a champion with class who is always gracious in defeat. You can't compare.

 

[Sammo]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

In what context did she say that?

 

[Banditoo]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

In what context did she say that?

Another question for retiring.

 

[supergrunt]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

The questions were stupid :shrug: . What's the point in asking "how she feels"? How the fuck do you think she feels :haha: ?!

 

[Oyster]

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Extremely Injured has history of being a bitch while Venus is a champion with class who is always gracious in defeat. You can't compare.

Exactly.

 

[Shivank17]

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I am glad she's positive as she should be. :yeah:

 

[Mary Cherry.]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

The questions were stupid :shrug: . What's the point in asking "how she feels"? How the fuck do you think she feels :haha: ?!

That's not a stupid question. Journos need quotes like that from Venus herself.

Why can't people ever grasp this concept?

 

[supergrunt]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

That's not a stupid question. Journos need quotes like that from Venus herself.

Why can't people ever grasp this concept?

It's kind of self-explanatory though and if I were a player, it would anger me to have to answer it.

There are other ways of gaging her thoughts on the match without having to ask such a generic and obvious question .

 

[hankqq]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

I don't understand why anyone would ever have a problem with answers like these. She didn't insult the "journalists" but she let them know she's not in the mood for their BS :lol:

 

[Mary Cherry.]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

It's kind of self-explanatory though and if I were a player, it would anger me to have to answer it.

There are other ways of gaging her thoughts on the match without having to ask such a generic and obvious question .

Well you're not going to see "How the fuck do you think she felt?" in a newspaper article, are you?

 

[supergrunt]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

Well you're not going to see "How the fuck do you think she felt?" in a newspaper article, are you?

No, you're not. But questions such as "What gave you trouble today?" or "How do you feel you played" -- even if generic-- are at least more indicative of how a player felt about the match than "How do you feel?" .

Do you think any player feels "good" after a loss? The mood of the player becomes evident through the answers to other questions.

 

[NashaMasha]

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What's the point in asking "how she feels"? How the fuck do you think she feels

Andy Roddick likes such questions )))))

 

[missvarsha]

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I thought, as always, Venus handled her press conference with grace and was well spoken as always.
However, lets get real. 32 is expiration age for ANY tennis player. Not just ones suffering from systemic diseases. It may get irritating, it may get repetitive. But as the losses keep piling up, so will the questions asking basically "Why haven't you retired yet ? When is it happening ?"
I feel that Venus addresses these as best as can be expected but to throw up your hands and act like they are unreasonable questions, when you bomb out in straight sets in the first round of your supposedly favorite major is silly.

 

[Beat]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

The questions were stupid :shrug: . What's the point in asking "how she feels"? How the fuck do you think she feels :haha: ?!

well, in that case, why hold press conferences at all?

 

[Northstar]

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Andy Roddick likes such questions )))))

No they asked him when are you going to retire?

 

[jameshazza]

Re: Venus at post match interview: "I like challenges, like answering stupid question

:lol: @ people trying to say she was being a Bitch. She dismissed retirement suggestions in epic style. It was as simple as that.

 

[Sapeod.]

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Someone is cranky they are losing to scrubs