Very much the way tennis was.
I started playing in 69 or 70, the days of Laver and Newcombe.
Then comes this smart know it all called Serena, who threw a fit and made the whole thing look bad.
But she can blame McEnroe for that...
;-)
An that really is what they tell us about sports - it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game, and try to play the game better. Are they lying through the teeth by rewarding winners with huge endorsement contracts?
So I will offer a 4:19 AM simile:
It’s not if you are drunk or sober, it’s how you drink the beer!
What if it no longer is about ‘sport’ and ‘competition?’ What if it even is no longer about ‘how you play the game’ and only now about ‘entertainment?’ Sort of like professional wrestling.
Witness the current issue with NBA referee Tim Donaghy and his assertions of how badly the game is rigged.
Do the TV viewers even care?
Williams threatened the life of a human being.
BIG difference.