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Brave Young Tennis Player

Lincsaddick
Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
in Other Football and Sports
This young lady is to be admired for her fortitude and bravery ..
Australian Open: Francesca Jones qualifies for first Grand Slam tournament - BBC Sport

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  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,105
    Wonderful.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,959
    100% Respect.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    why is she "brave"?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    Off_it said:
    why is she "brave"?
    Did you read the article?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    AddicksAddict said:
    Off_it said:
    why is she "brave"?
    Did you read the article?
    Yes
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,959
    May not answer your question but what I like about her is that she is taking on able bodied athletes instead of plying her trade in the para/disabled competitions. I admire her courage, will and determination.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    The use of the word brave is somewhat OTT wouldn’t you say.....’stoically overcame’ would perhaps be a better way to describe it.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    bolloxbolder said:
    May not answer your question but what I like about her is that she is taking on able bodied athletes instead of plying her trade in the para/disabled competitions. I admire her courage, will and determination.
    How could she compete in those with split fingers, it’s a short term injury.....that’s not being classed as disabled bb.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    bolloxbolder said:
    May not answer your question but what I like about her is that she is taking on able bodied athletes instead of plying her trade in the para/disabled competitions. I admire her courage, will and determination.
    Absolutely. She definitely sounds very determined and driven - and above all else talented - but the concept of her somehow being "brave" for playing the sport she loves and has a talent for is pretty outdated and not a little condescending, even though that may not have been the intention.

    In the article linked to the article above she says herself;

    "A lot of people would say it's a disadvantage, whereas I would beg to differ: I always feel like it's an advantage.

    "I feel it puts me a step ahead of them in many ways and I've learned to be independent and it's taught me a lot about myself and about life.

    "I have things that I have to work on maybe a little bit more physically than other players, but I'm OK with that. I was very aware what I was stepping into, and I enjoy a challenge.


    Good luck to her.

  • addix
    addix Posts: 1,183
    Well done to her.  A great achievement.

    SoundAsa£ said:
    bolloxbolder said:
    May not answer your question but what I like about her is that she is taking on able bodied athletes instead of plying her trade in the para/disabled competitions. I admire her courage, will and determination.
    How could she compete in those with split fingers, it’s a short term injury.....that’s not being classed as disabled bb.

    I'd imagine the missing digits on each limb would be more of a qualifying factor than the split fingers.

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    addix said:
    Well done to her.  A great achievement.

    SoundAsa£ said:
    bolloxbolder said:
    May not answer your question but what I like about her is that she is taking on able bodied athletes instead of plying her trade in the para/disabled competitions. I admire her courage, will and determination.
    How could she compete in those with split fingers, it’s a short term injury.....that’s not being classed as disabled bb.

    I'd imagine the missing digits on each limb would be more of a qualifying factor than the split fingers.

    Oh.....Has she got missing fingers......I hadn’t realised that....apologies if that’s the case.


  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    She has 3 fingers and 1 thumb on each hand and 4 toes on her left foot and 3 toes on her right foot .

    "Jones, who has ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, plays with a light racquet and very small grip, and in the gym works hard on balance and technique. Her feet do not always move the way other people's feet do, so she has to be precise to avoid injury"

    all in the article

    Full respect to her 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,558
    amazing achievement. Best of luck to her. More deserving of SPOTY than many.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Great good news and feel good story. Well done her. More power to her tennis elbow. See what I did there. 
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,161
    Take a trip over to the, 'Why is Mental Health still so difficult to talk about' thread and you'll find plenty of brave people on there but of course we're not celebrities or sports stars and therefore we don't have the obstacles that they do!
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    sillav nitram said:
    Take a trip over to the, 'Why is Mental Health still so difficult to talk about' thread and you'll find plenty of brave people on there but of course we're not celebrities or sports stars and therefore we don't have the obstacles that they do!
    Sorry but that’s a strange and quite ungracious post. No reason not to applaud the girl for overcoming actually unbelievable obstacles. 
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,161
    edited January 2021
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    sillav nitram said:
    Take a trip over to the, 'Why is Mental Health still so difficult to talk about' thread and you'll find plenty of brave people on there but of course we're not celebrities or sports stars and therefore we don't have the obstacles that they do!
    Sorry but that’s a strange and quite ungracious post. No reason not to applaud the girl for overcoming actually unbelievable obstacles. 
    No need not to recognise that 1000's of people who aren't celebrities or sports stars get totally ignored everyday and somehow manage to survive despite endless discrimination.

    Another indication with societies obsession with 'Stars'

    I'm not knocking her but 1000's of people go unnoticed everyday and some of them are on this site but let's just dismiss them.

    And of course you get the people who like your post, thinking look at us, we're the morally upright folks, while failing to recognise the point I'm making!

    I'm just really tired of this celebrity arse licking, as if they're the only ones who suffer, and perhaps you might be the same if you'd experienced the discrimination and ignorance that I have of our so called caring western society!

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