05-14-2008, 09:11 AM
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Henin's agent says she's retiring immediately
Updated: May 14, 2008, 9:44 AM ET
By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com
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Justine Henin is retiring, effective immediately, her agent Ken Meyerson confirmed Wednesday morning.
Meyerson said the world No. 1 player called him Sunday evening and, in what he described as a "warm" conversation, said, "I've won everything I need to win, I have more money than I can use in three lifetimes, and I don't have the will to play one day more."
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=3395373
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05-14-2008, 09:13 AM
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Who?
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05-14-2008, 09:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flacolaco
Who?
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Justine Henin?? Tennis player?
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05-14-2008, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by horse900703
Justine Henin??
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Who? wat
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05-14-2008, 01:24 PM
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when? Why? and where?
I have not once heard of this lady...seriously...
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ok, we've talked about the problem of evil, and the extent of the atonement's application, but my real question to you is, "Could Jesus dunk?"
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05-14-2008, 01:27 PM
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Does this have anything to do with Wii Tennis?
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05-14-2008, 01:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flacolaco
Does this have anything to do with Wii Tennis?
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Got it..... So horse has a Mii called Justine Henin and he's going to have her retire? No longer play Tennis, only Bowling, Baseball, Boxing, Golf.....
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05-14-2008, 02:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flacolaco
Does this have anything to do with Wii Tennis?
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are you serious?
that would be so strange.
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ok, we've talked about the problem of evil, and the extent of the atonement's application, but my real question to you is, "Could Jesus dunk?"
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05-14-2008, 02:02 PM
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It's just that, Wii Tennis is the only kind of tennis that I find even the tiniest bit interesting.
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05-14-2008, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Flacolaco
It's just that, Wii Tennis is the only kind of tennis that I find even the tiniest bit interesting.
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Just saw it on ESPN...I had never seen that woman's face in my life...she has won the French Open 3 times in a row...she is only 25
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ok, we've talked about the problem of evil, and the extent of the atonement's application, but my real question to you is, "Could Jesus dunk?"
Last edited by sike; 05-14-2008 at 02:39 PM.
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05-14-2008, 02:41 PM
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horse you can expect negative reputation from me for starting this worthless thread.
you need to stop dude.
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05-14-2008, 02:47 PM
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Is "tennis" the game that's like shuffle-board, or ping-pong?
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05-14-2008, 02:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Underdog
Is "tennis" the game that's like shuffle-board or ping-pong?
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foosball, I think.
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ok, we've talked about the problem of evil, and the extent of the atonement's application, but my real question to you is, "Could Jesus dunk?"
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05-14-2008, 02:53 PM
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Quote:
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foosball, I think.
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Oh - I have no idea what "tennis" is then!
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These days being a fan is a competition to see who can be the most upset when
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05-14-2008, 02:58 PM
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Don't front to be hating on tennis. This is a shocking development. The best backhand on tour maybe ever. Also the smallest non peas on an ironing board ever.
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05-14-2008, 03:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Underdog
Is "tennis" the game that's like shuffle-board, or ping-pong?
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Oh, I thought it was the game with the ball and the cup, except the ball is on a string and attached to the cup.
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05-14-2008, 03:05 PM
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this is pretty big news. For women's tennis, probably something like Jordan's 1st retirement.
In other news, this board has tanked.
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05-14-2008, 03:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flacolaco
Oh, I thought it was the game with the ball and the cup, except the ball is on a string and attached to the cup.
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These days being a fan is a competition to see who can be the most upset when
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05-14-2008, 06:38 PM
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lol~ i guess u people dont like tennis~~
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05-14-2008, 06:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by horse900703
lol~ i guess u people dont like tennis~~
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I actually like Tennis.... It's the only Wii Play game I can consistently beat my daughter at.
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05-14-2008, 06:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by u2sarajevo
I actually like Tennis.... It's the only Wii Play game I can consistently beat my daughter at.
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lol, cool~~ im a pro tennis player in my Wii game
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05-14-2008, 06:57 PM
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25 in women's tennis like 35 in men's basketball
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05-15-2008, 07:13 AM
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Quote:
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25 in women's tennis like 35 in men's basketball
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Yeah - their career really starts to backslide when they get cottage cheese thighs in those tennis skirts!
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05-15-2008, 09:21 AM
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I hate to see her go. I always marveled at her ability to not only compete but exel playing against players that had far superior power.
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05-15-2008, 11:18 AM
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I think Jelena Jankovic is hot.
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05-15-2008, 11:26 AM
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Quote:
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I think Jelena Jankovic is hot.
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HELL NO!!!
MARIA IS HOT!
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05-15-2008, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Murphy3
I hate to see her go. I always marveled at her ability to not only compete but exel playing against players that had far superior power.
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Agreed. She looks like she is 5'5 and 100 lbs and playing against MEN like Serena Williams...beating them consistently.
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05-15-2008, 11:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alby
25 in women's tennis like 35 in men's basketball
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It's not over the hill, though.
Ages of the new top 10
21; 20; 23; 22; 26; 26; 21; 27; 25; 23
at 11 is a 29 year old.
She hit a slump this year that might be age/injury related, but just last year won at a historical rate, and was ranked #1 at retirement.
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05-15-2008, 12:09 PM
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Agreed, it's not over the hill--it's definitely the last 25% of a woman tennis player's career.
16-18 - 25%
19-21 - 25%
22-24 - 25%
25-27 - 25%
it is extremely rare women over the age of 27 do anything.
plus, it'll just be weird if you're 27 and you're playing against a 16 year old girl
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06-04-2008, 08:05 AM
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why wont you die
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