OK.. I normally couldn’t give a crap about tennis.. but. But.
I was skimming this article when THIS caught my attention-
Julia Elbaba, a sports journalist and former WTA player, said she was disappointed in Osaka’s withdrawal but not surprised. She said if Osaka was struggling with her mental health, she shouldn’t have played in the tournament at all so that another tennis player could have competed.
Being a professional tennis player is “a lonely, cruel journey,” she told VICE World News.
“There is no question they have some social anxiety,” said Elbaba, who competed against Osaka and her sister Mari in local New York tournaments when they were 10 to 12 years old.
YOU. YOU are part of the problem. How fuckin DARE you judge someone like you’re an authority on them personally because you played against them when they were a child? And for what? A quote, a soundbite? Was it worth it?
OK, taking a breath here… look, folks and particularly ladies. Each and every one of us has the ability to lift someone up or slam them down. And we make that decision every single damn day. This world is hard enough for all of us that we don’t need to be putting folk down.
Most of us have nothing but contempt for those that choose to kick someone when they are down. I wonder what the world would look like if we refused to engage with the people we see behaving this way?
I bet it would be a lot quieter. And we might, MIGHT learn something about how our words impact others.
Curiouser and Curiouser 