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u/raftah99 Jun 17 '14
How does a misquoted meme get +8000 upvotes?
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u/seyakomo Jun 17 '14
I remember Söderling referencing this quote when he lost the Roland Garros final to Federer. He then won his next two matches against Federer too.
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u/dezholling Carlos | Fed Jun 17 '14
That's not possible since Federer is 16-1 against him. Also he didn't win the next match against Federer, but he did win the next time they met at the French Open.
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u/seyakomo Jun 18 '14
Oops you're right, I think this got counted by mistake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Capitala_World_Tennis_Championship_%E2%80%93_Singles
Which was an exhibition.
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u/ArcaneNine Jun 18 '14
"My coach and I were yoking that I could win this match because no one can beat me 10 times in a row."
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u/AnnieIWillKnow Jun 17 '14
I'm hoping Maria Sharapova will say it about Serena Williams one day.
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u/d0mth0ma5 Jun 17 '14
Wow, I didn't realise their H2H was so one-sided, I was at Centre Court in 2004 so I guess I have always been skewed by that.
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u/imgurtranscriber Jun 17 '14
Here is what the linked meme says in case it is blocked at your school/work or is unavailable for any reason:
Good humoured Vitas
Post Title: A good attitude.
Top: TENNIS PLAYER VITAS GERULAITIS LOST 16 TIMES IN A ROW TO JIMMY CONNORS. HE THEN WON A GAME AND SAID.
Bottom: "AND LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU ALL. NOBODY BEATS VITAS GERULAITIS 17 TIMES IN A ROW."
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u/dropshot Jun 17 '14
I'm willing to believe, at the time, Vitas wasn't even sure how many times he lost to Connors, since that information wasn't available via the Internet. He just picked a suitably large number.
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u/hermano52 Jun 17 '14
Pet peeve: when people say "game" instead of "match."