Talk About Tennis 2.0

This is sad news indeed. I love Fleetwood Mac. Christine McVie is one of my favorite singers. I got to see the classic Fleetwood Mac Line-up in Boston back in 2016. It was one great concert. Fleetwood Mac had so many great songs, it's hard for me to choose one. Say You Love Me and Over My Head might be my two favorite songs that Christine sang lead on. RIP Ms. McVie

Probably the most influential coach in tennis in the last half-century. May he RIP

mmmm8 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:57 pm Probably the most influential coach in tennis in the last half-century. May he RIP

For sure. The basic architect of the modern "Big Forehand and little else" game. He was there developing Arias, Krickstein and many others.
I never liked that approach, but it was his and he had success with it. Indeed, RIP.

For anyone who grew up on Sesame Street like I did...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/b ... -1.6674274

His influence over US tennis can't be denied. He created the big forehand approach and while that tactic is beginning to weaken it will affect at least another generation of US players.

May he RIP

Waiting to hear what his students like Agassi and McEnroe have to say...

On the plus side-:he transformed tennis into a game of global scale and scope..on the minus side, he tried to create clones of Arias and Krickstein..and destroyed an entire generation of US players ...

Agassi has posted condolences and a short message of how much he was a friend.
I don't recall Mac being a student of him. When Bolletieri's first "big" player came around (Arias) mac was already an established player.
About him destroying a full generation of US players. I am not sure I would go that far. But he stunted a few; his reliance on only forehands was not good for everybody.

I was not/am not a fan of his 'assembly line' way of trying to turn every player into essentially a clone of the type of player he wanted to see.
As others have noted, his approach was far too one-dimensional for my liking, as well.

He obviously had a major impact/influence on the game. But, honestly, I liked the game better before his input.

That said, here's Leylah's little tribute - a photo of her and younger sister Bianca (and an unidentified boy) with Nick from it seems about 10 or 12 years ago...

Kirstie Alley has died of cancer. She was 71. RIP.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:52 am Agassi has posted condolences and a short message of how much he was a friend.
I don't recall Mac being a student of him. When Bolletieri's first "big" player came around (Arias) mac was already an established player.
About him destroying a full generation of US players. I am not sure I would go that far. But he stunted a few; his reliance on only forehands was not good for everybody.

If you read Agassi's Open...as for McEnroe, he did briefly attend the academy but left soon..later, I remember him saying Nick doesn't know a xxx thing about tennis!

Kirstie Alley, arguably best known for her role on Cheers, has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 71.

https://people.com/tv/kirstie-alley-dead/

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:14 am Kirstie Alley, arguably best known for her role on Cheers, has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 71.

https://people.com/tv/kirstie-alley-dead/

She sure got rolled around in the media.