A1 tennis academy wrote:

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I have Never been interested in being no1 in the popularity stakes , or worried about swimming against the current . In my world  theres only two types of people friends & foes there's  no sitting on the fence . Commitment is 100% or 0% all or nothing . Marcus and is very different he is a nice guy i guess i am not a nice guy but i am Loyal to the end but so are terrorists 

 

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Not being interested in popularity - great, nor am I - being too obsessed with being popular at all costs is nearly always a bad thing

Not worried about swimming against the current - great too, if there are good reasons for doing so and it's not just for the sake of being contrary

100% commitment - totally agree, as long as it means 100% commitment in energy, etc - not if it means blindly following someone or something (there are quite a few nasty examples from history of where that can lead)

... but ...

"friends & foes there's no sitting on the fence" - a terrible attitude to life in my opinion - there's good and bad in all people, and everyone has some good and some bad ideas - backing your own judgement is a strength, but listening, making informed choices and being prepared to admit it if you get things wrong needs to go hand in hand with that

As for attempting to turn friends (*) into foes for no apparent benefit, that's just baffling (and not a little sad)

(*) or at least, people who might naturally be on your side in terms of supporting some of the guys who are doing it the hard way

 

Sadly the LTA Could not afford me 

 

Look guys what you have to remember everybody has different personality there is no need to slug people off, you have to admit that Gary has invested a lot of time and effort and his own money to help Marcus and Lewis achieve their goals and also helps other players as well. Just look at the results he has achieved with Marcus he was in the 1000s when Gary decided to help him. I spoke to Marcus tonight and he is so gratefully that Gary and his a1 tennis academy has helped him. Without the sponsorship he wouldn't be able to have played in these tournaments it would be nice if he could get some help from the LTA, he will finish the season inside the top ten best players in Britain and he's not being funded by the LTA. So from my point of view they must think that he's not worthy of their time and effort. I really think if they helped him by giving him coaching with a top coach you are looking at a top 200 players within the next 18 months. All Gary is asking for is a little help from other organisations.

It proves that the methods he is using are working and the LTA should meet with him as think they could learn something from him. All I have read on this thread is A1 is this and that. He is making a difference and trying to change and make a difference to British tennis he has to break down walls to get anywhere. There is not many people in industry that will put their money were his mouth is, I do understand what he means by friends and foes.

Steven answer me this, Marcus weren't be were he is without Gary, but why does it take a person outside the LTA to show them how you can achieve results, because that is the most important thing winning tennis matches.

I don't think anybody on this site could do what he has achieved and put their hard earned cash and invest and believe in somebody it's about winning and making sure that you are the best in whatever your field is. Winner will create solutions to problems, losers will be losers as all they do is make excuses. There is a child out there's now if some guides could be the next Andy Murray for example if the LTA keep running things like Noah ark they will go back wards they have to change and fast.

Take Andy Murray out if the equation there is more chance that A1 tennis academy produces a champion before the LTA do.

They need to build a good structure and a ethos.

Marcus could say be no 3 in Britain and the ZlTA wouldn't lift a finger to help him.

I am not here to make friends I am here to try and change the way things are done, you can all have a dig at Gary as most of you have done in this thread, but at the end if it all his team produce the results.

Saying you wish Marcus and Lewis lose that us childish and you need to grow up we in Britain have a funny mentality, he need to get behind have British player and make show that they reach their full portention.

So lets all work with each other as there are a lot of intelligent people on here and make British tennis great and put them back on the map. Lets find out how Spain and France have do many players in the top 300 for example etc and improve it so one day we can have lots if British players up there and competing with the best. We might lose a few battles sking the way but we will never lose a war, why because we are British.

Apologises for some spelling mistakes.

tennis gossip wrote:

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Troubleshooter wrote:

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steven wrote:

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Salmon wrote:

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A1, I'm going to pose a fairly uncomfortable question, but I've been thinking about it for a while. Feel free to ignore it if you want. 


Willis is ranked inside the top 350 now and Burton is a good distance away. It's still fine, they can target the same 10Ks, where Marcus will be one of the top seeds and Lewis will get in directly. But very soon, Marcus will have to move on to Challenger qualifiers and I think it'll be ideal for Lewis's singles career that he stays back in Futures for another year, because he's not ready for Challenger qualies. But if that happens, playing doubles together will be a problem, so how are you going to tackle this issue?

 

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You're not the only one who has been wondering about this. Given that Dave and Sean appear to be facing exactly the same situation as Marcus and Lewis, there is an obvious solution that would keep all four of them in all-GB pairs, with Marcus and Dave playing Challengers and Lewis and Sean continuing with Futures for a bit longer and potentially dominating in doubles at that level.

Of course, that's easy to suggest - whether it is actually a realistic option (or even whether the players feel that there is a problem that needs to be solved in the first place) is just about impossible for an outsider to know. I have no idea how well the four of them get on or whether the swapped pairs would complement each other anywhere near as well as the existing pairs. However, if it did work out, it could be a very amicable way to find a solution that might be good for all of them in both singles and doubles.

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 Steven that is a really good suggestion thinkong about that could work Marcus and dave playing doubles think it worth a try at the very least. If you don't give it a go you will never know.

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 Think it's pretty obvious that Troubleshooter & A1 are one in the same, given that Gary has slipped up a few times & replied as 'Gary Lewis' while logged in as Troubleshooter.

With that in mind, look at Troubleshooters 1st response to the Salmon's question of doubles partnership switching!  It seems to me that Gary initially thought it was a pretty good idea... that is, until he put it to Marcus & Lewis, and then after they sent him on his way, he started with the 'LMAO' nonsense.

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 I can assure you my friend that Troubleshooter is not A1, I am willing to bet you so if you want to put your money were your mouth is I am game for that, because if you keep making that remark Tennis Gossip I will sue you for deprivation and slander do i make myself clear I am a normal guy giving my opinion what I see fit. So please stop bringing my name into disrepute.  

-- Edited by Troubleshooter on Thursday 17th of October 2013 11:57:33 AM

Troubleshooter wrote:

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korriban wrote:

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"Deprivation". Classic.

Since we're all suing each other these days for very little, is it also a crime to be galactically stupid.

Idle threats on a public forum promoting free speech to an anonymous poster who has an unblemished record of being constructive, objective, informative, amusing and knowledgable. And has made a completely reasonable comment once again. Great stuff.

If you aren't A1, you just happen to be demonstrating the same character traits as A1, the same thin-skinned demeanour as A1, the same opinions as A1, the same command of grammar and spelling as A1, the same access to these players as A1, the same aggressive bullying tone as A1 and the same one-way traffic communication approach.

Awful. Unnecessary. Rude.

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I am dyslexic thats why my grammar is bad I have problems with my spelling I can talk ie say the words correctly but have great difficulty in spelling me and am very soory about that.

 

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I was about to mention dyslexia in my post but thought better of it, as I assumed it would come out at some point. Apparently (and I recall this genuinely being reported from research studies) there's a disproportionately high percentage of entrepreneurs who suffer from dyslexia. But since you aren't Gary Lewis, that point isn't relevant in this case.

-- Edited by korriban on Thursday 17th of October 2013 12:12:30 PM

indiana wrote:

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OK, troubleshooter, you need to read better :

1) People on here have almost universally said that they thought Gary was very good for Marcus and Lewis, and just generally good having someone like him on the GB tennis scene.

2) Folk's problems with Gary are mainly some of his behaviors on here eg. spamming, not being ****ed to try and post in the right section, being very repetitive, not properly reading stuff and then insulting decent folk. Being a bit up his own ****.

3) It is a very small minority on here that have suggested they maybe wish ill on Marcus and / or Lewis, and it is clear that some of us have said that we think feelings about Gary should not effect our support for Marcus and Lewis. And I am sure the great majority here will remain very supportive of them, as with other GB players. But it is Gary himself that has caused such issues as there are.

Really, you seem just about as bad at properly reading things, taking them in context and properly interpreting them as Gary !

I imagine that a few folk from the tennis world that look in here ( maybe more than many folk realise ) will have noted some of Gary's bizarre behavior.

 

 

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  Thank you Indiana 

i understand and know what you are saying I apologise if I spoken out of turn but all I was trying to say was we should be all writing on the same page, in future I will read all the threads I value your posts and Salmons as you both are intelligent people and know what you are on about. cheers.