One clown @ Rogers Cup was so freaking fat that when he bent over to do his job the gut was so close to the freaking court that he could very well have 'stood' on his tummy.
I mean, there's a reason you have a Royal box @ Wimbledon with good looking fit celebrities invited to 'appear'. Since the whole freaking world is watching, you want your best to show up thereby adding prestige and 'weight' to your event.
Ever seen country contingent @ Olympics headed by out of shape clowns?
Shouldn't the same freaking rationale apply here? Think hiring models as ball girls @ Paris Masters or Madrid(?) makes a difference? Sure it does. And that's when the regular kids are not bad at all.
Imagine how great it would be to replace REAL bad with REAL good. If you can pay those model girls you CAN pay regular fit people - forget models. And if that's where you think you are saving money because fat people demand less, you are surely missing marbles - and money.
And that's just the starting point. Next up? Fat freaking players - specially @ WTA. Think that could help the sport's image - somewhat?
Seconded!
Posted by: Super Mario | 08/11/2014 at 08:44 PM
I'm against discrimination because of a person's size, age or look. Obviously tourney directors have to employ a judge with good sight. I'm sure the players couldn't care less as long as line judges give a good clear. accurate call, likewise I'm the same. I will concede large people wearing shorts is not a good look. To be honest, I don't really look at line judges or the celebs in the Royal Box.
Posted by: Jenny | 08/12/2014 at 05:34 AM
I agree Jenny. Being overweight does not mean he cannot do the job he was assigned.
Posted by: Bonnie | 08/12/2014 at 08:15 AM
he probably was good at what he was hired to do--- saying if a bullet serve is in or out takes a skill and I'm pretty sure a model won't have that. Jenny is right about the shorts though --- when I was in montreal they were wearing long pants.
Posted by: Stella | 08/12/2014 at 11:19 AM
But these people are just not 'regular fat', they are enormous.
They must have gone out of their way to find these people.
There's no evidence that being fat relates to good eyesight, so they must be positively discriminating for this to 'randomly' occur.
Posted by: pablo | 07/09/2019 at 10:29 AM
Looks like you would want to keep the image of being healthy eating less and more exercise. These lines people seem to get as big as they possibly can until the next tourney. I prefer electronic calling for accuracy and what’s pleasant to the eyesight. I’m looking at Wimbledon 2022 and it’s still going on. They have no shame!
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Posted by: T Waters | 07/03/2022 at 09:58 AM
2023 and still going strong. Every single match at least 2
Posted by: Me | 07/14/2023 at 07:37 AM