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Tennis Pro Swaps Racket for Railgun
kleptonin writes "David Kinnaird, a young professional tennis player from Scotland, has given up the world of tennis for the world of competitive online gaming. His reason? He believes that it will be far easier for him to make a living shooting virtual people in the face rather than smacking some balls around." From the article: "The worlds of pro-tennis and pro-gaming are close, said Mr Kinnaird, because both require players to live and breathe their discipline. The excellent hand-eye co-ordination that helped him to become a good tennis player would make him a better gamer too, he said." Here's hoping he knows what he's getting into. Just a little bit more smack talk in online gaming than in tennis.
Just a little bit more smack talk in online gaming than in tennis.
You've never seen John McEnroe play.
Trolling is a art,
Being a pro tennis player has way better fringe benefits than being a pro video game player.
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I think the final of international pong championships is now a foregone conclusion.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can leave until the day after.
And somewhere in the world, a gamer is realizing his folly and picking up a tennis racket for some much-needed exercise.
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From the 60 minutes article:
"Fatal1ty is the first superstar of video games."
Bah. Thresh, for one, predates Fatal1ty.
Anyone remember the Crack Whores clan? They were quite popular (not necessarily for talent, though...)
120 characters for a sig? That's bloody useless.
As everyone knows, Scotland is the World's worst tennis-playing nation.. This can only mean...
Aliens mean to win Quakecon!
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
Do you know who Hedy Lamarr was? If you were alive when Blazing Saddles was released, you were expected to. Not anymore, though. She's been lost to history.
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I know! She co-invented spread-spectrum radio communications during the second world war!
Oh, and she was an actress too. And to point this back towards computer games, the pet headcrab in Half-Life 2 was called Lamarr. As in Hedy. Geddit?
As for this Scottish guy - something tells me he may not have as much success with the ladies after his change in careers. Before: "I'm a professional tennis player" - good! After: "I'm a professional computer-game player" - you must be joking...
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?