Conference 7.286::sports_90

    Sorry I forgot to leave my name 
    Hoyta
    

   Well Jennifer Capriati Lost in the finals of the Virginia Slimms but I
don't think she truely lost because she gained so much respect by
having such a good showing in her first tournement at the young age of
13.  Could she be Chris Everett born again.

    She received a cool 28,000 dollars for making it to the semi-finals
and when asked about how she would spend the money she said first she was
going to buy the complete set of The New Kids On The Block Dolls.  Well
I guess she has her prioraties straight.

    For that type of money, she could buy the New Kids On the Block
    in the flesh ..... :-)

    Before teh coronation of this youngster, remember Tracey Austin?
    She was finished at what, 18?
    
    IMHO, 13 is too young to start a pro career.
    
    JD

the 28k for coming in second in the tourney in nuttin.

She's got a 5 million dollar contract for a tennis clothing line ready to be
signed.

She could buy Menudo for that much $$$$  :-)

If she isn't burnt out by 17 she could be the next graf. She could also 
become the next austin,shriver or numerous other tennis kids that started
too early and burnt out too soon.

Metz

    	Funny, my wife and I were discussing this last night.
    	We agree with JD and Metz. Thirteen is too young to
    	start a grueling pro career in tennis. My wife (a nurse)
    	felt that physically this young woman may do some serious
    	damage to a body that is not fully matured.
    
    	As was mentioned, remember Tracy Austin? I seem to remember
    	that back trouble ended her short career.
    
    	Scott (What next? Wimbledon finals at 10? Gimme a break!)

    If she is improperly managed, she'll be burnt out by the time she is
    16.
    
    Mike

    	A coupla years ago, I saw a TV spot about a driven young
    	woman tennis player. The inference was that she could
    	have been the next great American woman player. However,
    	she gave up tennis and decided to be a "normal" person.
    	The spot showed clips of some stormy sessions between
    	the young woman and her main driving force, her mother.
    
    	As a parent of two teenagers, I've often wondered about
    	pushing/not pushing them to do things. I imagine all
    	parents have to wrestle with this.
    
    	Scott

    Andrea Jeager, burnt by 18. Truly sad.
    		Rich
    

    
    Come on! 
    
    To play at that level they have to love it or they would never reach
    that level. I certainly am not going to shed any tears for someone that
    is filthy rich before they reach the age of 20 and got that way playing
    a game that they love. These kids and several generations of their
    families are financially set for life.
    
                                                   HOOT
    

Joe montana was pushed by his dad...Look how he turned out!!

    

I was pushed by my Dad...broke ma damn nose....;^)

    There is a pretty good article on this subject in the swimsuit issue
    of SI (yes fellows, there was really articles in that issue).
    
    In a weird irony, both Austin and Jager were seriously injured in
    auto accidents last year, and are now recovering.
    
    Jaeger can barely lift her arm to shoulder level, and Austin has
    bone grafts in her leg.                              
    
    Both said that they would advise her to not rush things, especially
    returning from injuries too soon. Both Austin and Jaeger blamed
    their woes on trying to play hurt, instead of taking time off to
    heal. Some also blame Jaeger's overbearing father.
    
    Anyhow, I hear that this kid's parents have learned from the past,
    and will not let her play in a lot of tournaments. In addition,
    her father has her doing preventative training.
    
    I hope they look past the $$$'s, and remember that their daughter
    for all of her physical development, is still a girl.

       Her father is not pushing her at all.  Staphano Capriati wanted
    his daughter to finish school like a normal child, but she begged
    to turn pro and be tutored for her entire education.
       I would like to see how well she would play against Stephi Graff
    if she plays well against her look-out because there's no telling
    how much she'll be worth before she's 20.
       I hope her parents are'nt letting her do what ever she want's
    with the money.  She should save like crazy now just incase that
    burn-out point does reach her before she's 20.
    
    Hoyta
    

         Well Capriati is in the round of 16 in only her second pro
    tournement.  Today she beat some lady by default neverless she is
    there and it looks like the second big paycheck in that many weeks.
         I hope she keeps it up it is going to be interesting to see
    her when she turns 18 I hope she does'nt get burnt out.

         Andre Aggasi today won the Lipton Invitational Chanpionship
    and picked up a nice paycheck for 172,000 dollars, not yet 20 that's
    pretty good.  Stephan Edberg finished second but still made 92,000
    dollars for his effort.
    
    Hoyta
    

    Oklahoma State captured their 29th NCAA Wrestling Championship
    and their 2nd title in two years.  They had 2 individual 
    Champions.
    
    The BIG-8 takes 4 of the top 9 spots and 5 of the top 27.
    
    
    Hope this helps
    
    Cowboy
    

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!11(tm)
    
    Cowboy, yer bustin' my sides!
    
    Happy, REK?  Should've left it alone instead of playing moderator!
    
    I wonder how many more notes I'll read this in......
    
    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!11(tm)   :-)
    
    Hawk

    Yeah, that's << TWENTY-NINE >> NCAA championships in Wrestling.
    
    Anyone wanna talk wrestling?

    IMO pro tennis has already peaked and is on the decline.  This
    as opposed to the pro golf game, which is growing in interest.
    
    Quite a switch from 10 years ago ..... when the reverse was true.
    
    Statistics on participation in the two sports also support this
    theory ....... golf equipment sales, rounds played on public
    courses (and the # of tournaments on t.v.) have increased each
    year over the past 4-5 ......
    
    As Eddie Andelman says " how good can a sport be when everyone
    is talking about a 13-year old ? "
    
    Hit .... hit ..... hit ..... hit .... boink ...... point (yawn)
    
    
    Greg

    
    
    	HEY!!
    
    	Saturday will be a USA battle at Wimbleton with 
    	Martina vs Zina.....GO ZINA!
    
    	Tracy

    damn!!!!!! i am gonna miss seeing steffis  legs..
    
    damn
    

    Anyone know who won the Davis Cup match today?