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Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 26, 2014, 6:07 pm
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[move]WELCOME TO MASTERCLASS FIRESIDE TENNIS
WELCOME TO MASTERCLASS FIRESIDE TENNIS
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Emma Date: January 26, 2014, 6:56 pm
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I think it's very good idea. masterclass will smoke his cigars
by that fireplace and write his assessments of matches. :)
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 26, 2014, 7:14 pm
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agreed.
and folks will come from the far corners of the galaxy to relax
with him and to share with him cool stories about tennis.
they will also get a chance to read his incredible tennis blogs
and his superb analysis while they sip Remy Martin cognac by the
fireplace.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 27, 2014, 1:08 am
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here it is lady TT.
this is "Masterclass Fireside".
post away and have fun.
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 27, 2014, 2:00 am
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general masterclass that "desk" theme sounded a little too
formal once I started thinking about.
this whole place is based on total and complete relaxation and
chillaxation. we want to be the most at ease and the most
relaxed bunch on the planet. this way we will never ever meet a
stranger. the whole world is our friend and they are all
welcome here at Camelot.
so this "Masterclass Fireside" theme came to mind.
we can create a separate board as well. all you have to do is
say the word and its done.
anyway this will send out a relaxing vibe to people. they can
pull up by the fireplace and just chillax and relax while they
sip remi martin cognac.
so while you are doing your thing and coming up with ideas and
stuff for "Masterclass Fireside", here is the first question:
can Federer win another Wimbledon? what will it take? do you
believe he is moving in the right direction. i thought he did
well in Melbourne considering he is trying out a new racquet and
he has a brand new coach.
there were a lot of positives from my own vantage point. i
believe he is going to have a great year in 2014.
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: masterclass Date: January 27, 2014, 2:14 am
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Thanks for starting the Masterclass Fireside General!
Lady Emma and General Hercules, sorry to spoil your image :),
but I've never smoked anything in my life... :), but I do take a
sip or two occasionally.
I was in an enclosed area watching the sport of kings when I was
about 10 years old and ventilation was poor. So many people
were smoking, that it made one big noxious cloud of smoke. I
started coughing and coughing and had to rush to the bathroom
for my body to expel the poison. After that unsettling
experience as a child, I never desired to breath in smoke in any
form again. The benefit? I avoided the whole drug scene and
had very good lung power that no doubt helped me perform at a
high level in my many sporting activities.
Anyway, thanks again and I'm glad the fireside is open!
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: thetruth Date: January 27, 2014, 2:31 am
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Ding dong!
You have a new visitor.
Your place looks wonderful.
I am settling in and waiting to be wowed!
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 27, 2014, 2:43 am
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lady TT at "masterclass fireside".
vamossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
.
"Masterclass Fireside".
or short for simply "Fireside".
it has one hell of a ring to it. I think if you give this place
2 years, you will have 75,000-100,000 posts here.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: masterclass Date: January 27, 2014, 3:06 am
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[quote] can Federer win another Wimbledon? what will it take? do
you believe he is moving in the right direction. i thought he
did well in Melbourne considering he is trying out a new racquet
and he has a brand new coach.
there were a lot of positives from my own vantage point. i
believe he is going to have a great year in 2014.[/quote]
The short answer is yes he can if things go right for him, such
as health and luck and confidence. Will he? I don't know.
Too many things can happen. It's a tougher ask these days for
him to be consistent enough throughout a long tournament to make
it to a final, but I would never be foolish enough to count out
the co-record holder at Wimbledon Championships with 7 titles,
who is obviously motivated to stand alone in history.
He played well enough to make it to the semifinal at the 2014
Australian Open, so it appears he has recovered a good portion
of his form and fitness, and I believe him when he says he won't
be 100% until April or May. I think he needs at least one title
somewhere along the way to help his confidence, as anyone else
does. But so much can happen between now and then, who can
tell? There are many other top players also gunning for titles,
so he is not playing in a vacuum.
It wouldn't hurt him to also listen to his compatriot's coach,
Magnus Norman, who appears to be a superb coach in instilling
confidence and playing in the moment, rather than playing
according to the scoreboard, as Federer admittedly does. From
my observations, Norman is probably the best coach at getting a
player to perform at his maximum level in the toughest matches.
What he did for Wawrinka is almost unbelievable. He took a top
20 player last year who had won only 3 250 titles, was #17 in
the world, but with a lot of talent, and he helped make him
into a slam winner and #3 in the world as of today. He not only
helped him with the mental side, but with fitness. Stan has
also improved the consistency of his shot-making, which may also
have come from his increased belief and fitness. Who was Robin
Soderling's coach when he beat Rafa at Roland Garros? Magnus
Norman. Coming into 2014, Wawrinka's combined record against
Djokovic and Nadal was 2 wins (to Nole), 27 losses. Things
obviously turned around for him last year, challenging Djokovic
in very close 5 set matches in the AO and USO. Now he just beat
both of them in the 2014 Australian Open. Just incredible.
In comparison, and not to minimize the achievement, but I
believe Ivan Lendl's job was far easier with the already 4 time
slam finalist Andrew Murray, as he only had to nudge him a
little higher to help get him to the slam winning level.
Getting back to Roger Federer, I have learned to listen to what
he says to us. When he said last year would be "transition"
year, I interpreted that to be that he would ease off his
schedule a bit, try some different things, and not to expect him
to win much. When Roger said in 2012 after losing to Tommy Haas
in the final at Halle, that he would be very difficult to beat
at Wimbledon (click on Watch it Now), I was one of the few who
believed him, while others were dismissing him because of his
losses in Rome and Roland Garros to Novak Djokovic. Tommy Haas
lost in the first round at Wimbledon to his compatriot,
Kohlschreiber, while Roger Federer came through to beat Djokovic
in the semifinal and beat Andy Murray in the final to win it
all.
I will be difficult to beat
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So just listen to what he has to say as this year goes on...
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Masterclass Fireside
By: Clay Death Date: January 27, 2014, 10:20 am
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awesome post general. I could not agree more.
he needs a couple of more months to gather some momentum and to
get a little more work done on the physical fitness front.
I believe he could have won the title had he been able to get
into the final in Melbourne.
he should be ready for Wimbledon. with the luck of the draw and
an upset or two he may find himself in the final there.
do you know if he is playing Rotterdam and Dubai events?
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