24-06-2010, 07:19 AM
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Re: Wimbledon 2010
Whenever Wimbledon comes around my thoughts turn to a traumatic early evening in the 70's during which all my childhood illusions were turned upside down!.I'd always enjoyed playing and watching tennis (and indeed any sport). I grew up on The Wirral so at the age of 13 or so went to The West Kirby Open for the first time. The WK Open was a bit like Queens now, a grass court warm up (on, I think, Council courts!) just before Wimbledon.
Mostly for the the top women (Wade, King, Casals, Goolagong, Court etc) but I saw some of the top men (Newcombe and Roche) too.
At the age of 13 or so I had barely heard anyone swear or seen a 'grown up' throw a tantrum. It, in a very sexist way, simply didn't occur to me that women were capable of swearing! Well my illusions were soon shattered. The choice language and tantrums really did shock me at the time - obviously as I still recall now some 41 years later!
I never saw Virginia Wade et al in the same light again!
24-06-2010, 03:42 PM
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... that was the day after I brought my baby son home from hospital Mags. I remember lying out on the sofa watching Virginia. It was warm then tooNo news of the marathon mens singles match - guess they're happy to have a late start. I wonder how long they both slept - in fact I wonder if either of them were capable of even getting themselves to bed. I have a feeling they may have needed guiding through the ice bath and into their blessed sleep-pit.
24-06-2010, 03:45 PM
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Re: Wimbledon 2010
Originally Posted by dinahsmum
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... that was the day after I brought my baby son home from hospital Mags. I remember lying out on the sofa watching Virginia. It was warm then tooNo news of the marathon mens singles match - guess they're happy to have a late start. I wonder how long they both slept - in fact I wonder if either of them were capable of even getting themselves to bed. I have a feeling they may have needed guiding through the ice bath and into their blessed sleep-pit.
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