Sports Personality of the Year 2012

[MK Shrimper]

If tennis isn't a sport, what is it then? A fruit? A candle? A collection of short stories?

Ha! A poor football player moans about two 90 games every four or five days but tennis players (at a Slam) can play for 3 hours + every other day. To call tennis "not a sport" is utter bolleaux - it's possibly the best and most perfect sport. It's the only sport (maybe bar other racquet sports) where you can be totally out of it and still come back and win.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Ha! A poor football player moans about two 90 games every four or five days but tennis players (at a Slam) can play for 3 hours + every other day. To call tennis "not a sport" is utter bolleaux - it's possibly the best and most perfect sport. It's the only sport (maybe bar other racquet sports) where you can be totally out of it and still come back and win.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63291.html

Now that's a perfect sport.

 

[MK Shrimper]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63291.html

Now that's a perfect sport.

Haha, comes a very close second :winking:

 

[BrettieAngell]

Ha! A poor football player moans about two 90 games every four or five days but tennis players (at a Slam) can play for 3 hours + every other day. To call tennis "not a sport" is utter bolleaux - it's possibly the best and most perfect sport. It's the only sport (maybe bar other racquet sports) where you can be totally out of it and still come back and win.

Its really not.

Also Arsenal were 4-0 down a couple of weeks ago and still won.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Its really not.

Also Arsenal were 4-0 down a couple of weeks ago and still won.

Being 0-6 0-6 0-5 (0-40) and still coming back to win is like being 19-0 down :raspberry:

However I doubt it's ever happened!

 

[TrueBlue]

If tennis isn't a sport, what is it then? A fruit? A candle? A collection of short stories?

Candle within your heart

 

[TrueBlue]

but he has no PERSONALITY so how can he win a PERSONALITY award???

 

[BrettieAngell]

Because its never actually been about personality.

 

[MrB]

It's called Sports Personality as that's more concise than 'Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Year' and less stupid than 'Sportsperson of the Year'. It's for sporting achivement not personality.

Though I'm not surprised that Murray reins in his personality in after his throwaway 'anyone but England' comment. Scotsman in disliking England shocker! Was it really that much to make such a fuss over?

 

[C C Csiders]

And many who have had a Charisma Bypass Operation have won SPOTY in the past - Steve Davis, Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs, Nigel Mansell (twice), Zara Philiips and her mum - to name just a few.

 

[TrueBlue]

Because its never actually been about personality.

Rename it then

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

And many who have had a Charisma Bypass Operation have won SPOTY in the past - Steve Davis, Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs, Nigel Mansell (twice), Zara Philiips and her mum - to name just a few.

Steve Davis, despite his Spitting Image persona, is actually quite interesting. He's got quite a wry sense of humour and although he plays up to the "interesting" caricature I reckon he'd be good value down the boozer. Bit harsh to therefore tar him with the same brush as Owen, Giggs, Mansell, Zara and Princess Anne.

 

[Mr Plow]

personality

— n , pl -ties
1. psychol the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique
2. the distinctive character of a person that makes him socially attractive: a salesman needs a lot of personality
3. a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment
4. a remarkable person: the old fellow is a real personality
5. the quality of being a unique person
6. the distinctive atmosphere of a place or situation
7. ( often plural ) a personal remark

 

[BrettieAngell]

Rename it then

Ok I'll tell them to change it, I'm sure they will listen to me!

 

[TrueBlue]

Ok I'll tell them to change it, I'm sure they will listen to me!

Give me there number I will sort it

 

[TrueBlue]

personality

— n , pl -ties
1. psychol the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique
2. the distinctive character of a person that makes him socially attractive: a salesman needs a lot of personality
3. a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment
4. a remarkable person: the old fellow is a real personality
5. the quality of being a unique person
6. the distinctive atmosphere of a place or situation
7. ( often plural ) a personal remark

I dont know him that well so no hes not a personality