Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

+1
And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

[Anonymous]

It's all so fake. Professional victim and race-baiting bull****. My guess is cooked up by her agents and/or Nike because she's such a bore.

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Nobody would miss her if she simply retired. These egomaniac primadonna athletes really think the world revolves around them. The show goes on with or without one athlete. Even golf without Tiger Woods is having a record-breaking year--which "experts" claimed would never happen.

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Anonymous wrote:It's all so fake. Professional victim and race-baiting bull****. My guess is cooked up by her agents and/or Nike because she's such a bore.

+1. I wonder how different the reaction would be if she were white.

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The highest paid female athlete in the world is a VICTIM of racism and sexism. You peasants must bow and give her empathy. Give me a freaking break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's all so fake. Professional victim and race-baiting bull****. My guess is cooked up by her agents and/or Nike because she's such a bore.

+1. I wonder how different the reaction would be if she were white.

You can't be privileged if you're not white. Isn't that a rule somewhere?

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This is not organic in any way. This is Nike astroturfing some privileged filthy rich Japanese bore into the new race-centric lean-in version of Serena. She's not boring, aloof and entitled...she's a VICTIM, she's depressed, she's anxious and a victim of the white man's establishment. Yeah!

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Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

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Anonymous wrote:Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

Who are “Grand Slam Leaders”? Include a link or something next time.

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Anonymous wrote:Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

Great. Cancel all press conferences and interviews. Just have them show up and play their mediocre tennis. Hopefully the ratings and social media engagement tank, then the tournaments will be justified in paying them less. That'd be okay, right? But let me guess, they want fewer demands and obligations, potentially lower ratings, but don't dare think about paying then a nickel less, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

Great. Cancel all press conferences and interviews. Just have them show up and play their mediocre tennis. Hopefully the ratings and social media engagement tank, then the tournaments will be justified in paying them less. That'd be okay, right? But let me guess, they want fewer demands and obligations, potentially lower ratings, but don't dare think about paying then a nickel less, right?

Well, obviously that would be racist and sexist if the payouts are less. We need to respect everyone's MENTAL ILLNESS so as not to interfere with their game.

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Anonymous wrote:It's all so fake. Professional victim and race-baiting bull****. My guess is cooked up by her agents and/or Nike because she's such a bore.

Exactly. And according to her, her depression started AFTER SHE WON her first grand slam. BECAUSE she won. Lady, you've made $55 frickin' million. She is literally a professional victim.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

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And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The highest paid female athlete in the world is a VICTIM of racism and sexism. You peasants must bow and give her empathy. Give me a freaking break.

Just like those cry baby gymnasts. No pain no gain.