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Tennis Pro Swaps Racket for Railgun

Posted by Zonk on from the best-headline-ever dept.

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.

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  1. Smacktalk by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    Just a little bit more smack talk in online gaming than in tennis.

    You've never seen John McEnroe play.

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  2. Fringe benefits? by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being a pro tennis player has way better fringe benefits than being a pro video game player.

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  3. Anyone for tennis? by slushbat · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think the final of international pong championships is now a foregone conclusion.

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  4. Scotland, as everyone knows... by aapold · · Score: 4, Funny

    As everyone knows, Scotland is the World's worst tennis-playing nation.. This can only mean...

    Aliens mean to win Quakecon!

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