I Am A Swede

Whatever they do I do not want her back with Marlon!    

I really, really, really hope they're not thinking about putting Laurel and Marlon back together..... 

2 hours ago, Fevuh said:

I wonder what people's thoughts are about Serena returning after the baby?  I've actually wondered if she will be able to do it with any success.  Evonne Goolagong was one...and Kim Clijsters I believe returned but I don't know if she won anything.  I don't remember.

Quote

Clijsters won at least one major title, U.S. Open, after returning from maternity leave/retirement. She was also in her twenties.  If anyone can defy the odds, it would be Serena.

Margaret Court, who's been mentioned recently for less flattering reasons, had her first child in 1972, and came back to win another 9 Grand Slam titles after that. 3 in singles, 4 in doubles and 2 in mixed doubles. She even won two of them (one mixed doubles and one doubles) after having her second child in 1974.

With all the controversy surrounding her now, it's perhaps easy to overlook her remarkable achievements, but one cannot deny that she was/is one of the greatest tennis players ever.

On 2017-06-01 at 9:22 AM, SnCCorinthos4ever said:

I hope that Serena Williams does come back and smashes Margaret Court's grand slam record.

 

And I hope Tennis Australia changes the name of the arena.

 

I for one will boycott it until they do.

On 2017-06-01 at 3:22 PM, Soapsuds said:

I saw what she said...so sad.....I am surprised TC has not even mentioned it on their broadcast.

It's really a sad situation all around. Margaret Court was obviously a great tennis player, but the things she has said are horrific.

I agree with what Martina Navratilova said:

Navratilova described Court's actions as "bullying" and said sporting venues are named after athletes for "who they are as human beings" and "not just for what this person did on the field".

"The platform people like Margaret Court use needs to be made smaller, not bigger," she said.

Navratilova believes the Margaret Court Arena should be renamed after Evonne Goolagong, a 14-time Grand Slam winner of Australian Aboriginal descent.

"I think the Evonne Goolagong Arena has a great ring to it," she added. "Now there is a person we can all celebrate. On every level."

Actor Roy Barraclough, who played Alec Gilroy, has passed away, aged 81.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40119752

20 minutes ago, TimWil said:

Oh, yes, Nicky's current wife would be Kim. She would be dragged kicking and screaming back to Home Farm with them and ultimately reclaiming the throne as Queen Bee. She is deeply in love with her husband. There's a lot of tension between her and Gaia, though. They assimilate into village life well enough but then their place in Emmerdale reaches a melting point by the time the passenger jet explosion approaches its 30th anniversary in December 2018. Nicky's first wife was on that plane. And Nicky (or his family back in Moscow) might have had something to do with it...

Wouldn't the 30th anniversary take place in 2023 since the Emmerdale plane crash happened in December 1993?

2018 will be the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie crash, which took place on December 21st 1988.