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brush

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10. Quite a few factors contributing to our shallow talent pool.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 02:02 PM

Jun 2023

Lack of government financial support/healthcare have to be the major ones as building mental toughness to setbacks from injuries and of course no access to top coaching, which costs money.

Naomi Osaka's father followed Richard William's model in helping he get to top levels. Guess that's too tough a route to go though.

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Interesting post on why US athletes don't win as much [View all] spooky3 Jun 2023 OP

Tennis is boring jimfields33 Jun 2023 #1

and golf? hlthe2b Jun 2023 #3

Could not agree more. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #6

Silly ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #12

Not at all silly. The same things you said about golf apply to tennis. Most who watch, play. hlthe2b Jun 2023 #13

Still Silly ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #14

No, ProfessorGAC. To the contrary. It was the OP who said Tennis was boring. I brought up hlthe2b Jun 2023 #15

Takes me back to public school high school tennis team. Playing against the wealthy hlthe2b Jun 2023 #2

I'm 62 and when I was in grade school, all kinds of kids rode their bikes to school with their brewens Jun 2023 #4

I'm about the same age. CrispyQ Jun 2023 #7

My daughter played on travel soccer teams and later did travel volleyball. Kids in her school rainy Jun 2023 #5

I live in Iowa. I had a partner who's twelve year old son rsdsharp Jun 2023 #8

I call it the lowest common denominator syndrome. CrispyQ Jun 2023 #9

Excellent post moniss Jun 2023 #11

Quite a few factors contributing to our shallow talent pool. brush Jun 2023 #10