
I play a lot of tennis. I watch a lot of tennis. I read a lot about tennis. I even go to the US Open every summer to hang at the National Tennis Center. Basically, I dig the sport. Taking a nod from pros not named Marat Safin, I try to comport myself in a sportsmanlike way and, despite being a grumpy bastard, have gotten quite good about not going atomic if I'm playing poorly. Add to that one additional level of sportsmanship: I never engage in gamesmanship, especially celebrating, rooting myself on or pumping my fist when my opponent commits an unforced error.
Unfortunately, in the dregs of 3.0 league play, not everyone feels it necessary to adhere to this code. Every once in a while, I'll play some prick that will shout out "Yeah!" or pump his fist if I double-fault or dump a gimme forehand into the net. This annoys me to no end, and, even though it's designed to, it still means the individual engaging in such antics is a total ********** that deserves to have his tennis racket shoved up his a**.
Here's a note just for you Celebration Guy:
Outside of showing up on time for the match, you've done nothing to earn those points so keep your histrionics in your own mind or else you'll be on the receiving end of a sock full unboiled kidney beans!
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