Re: Wertheim: "The day women's tennis changed forever"

On Apr 30, 3:52*pm, "KNIFE!" <KNI...@one.net> wrote:
> "KNIFE!" <KNI...@one.net> wrote innews:Xns9A8EEF4A76ED8KNIFE@208.49.80.124:
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> >[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/apr/06/tennis.features[/url]
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> > "It is considered bad form to bring up Parche's name in tennis
> > circles. In the wake of Seles's retirement, the WTA's website
> > contained a lengthy 'career obit', which conspicuously avoided any
> > reference to the stabbing. But in the end, Parche, the deranged
> > German, had more of an impact on tennis than any racket innovation or
> > rule change. He skewed the dynamic of the relationship between the
> > athletes and the ticket-buying public. Players, who once signed
> > autographs never imagining the fan might be armed with a boning knife,
> > grew understandably wary of the crowd.
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> > But more than that, Parche was thoroughly successful in his goal of
> > altering tennis history. After the incident, Graf would go on to win
> > 11 more grand slam titles, her place in the sport's pantheon assured.
> > Assessing Seles's career, meanwhile, was reduced to a counterfactual
> > exercise. If she had never been savagely assaulted, might she have
> > ..."
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> Today is the anniversary of that horrible day.- Hide quoted text -
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Everyday is an anniversary. Everyday millions of pigs get stuck.