tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post880495562404224604..comments2024-01-12T15:30:29.411-05:00Comments on After Atalanta: Asian women's sport boom?kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975351996302093224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-31460100745970077002007-05-02T20:07:00.000-04:002007-05-02T20:07:00.000-04:00China likes to say it is supporting women's tennis...China likes to say it is supporting women's tennis, and to some degree, it is. But Li Na quit because she couldn't get decent coaching or any help at all. The only reason she came back was that her fiance (now her husband) told her if she didn't, she would always wonder whether she should have. So she came back after 3 years, started doing well, and apparently gained some leverage because of fear she would quit again.<BR/><BR/>Peng Shuai, arguably the Chinese player with the most raw talent, has gone through some of the same woes as Li did. She now has Michael Chang coaching her, which already appears to be helping this very inconsistent player.<BR/><BR/>The Chinese team recently put forth a much weaker Fed Cup roster than it could have had because Chinese officials misunderstood the rules (perhaps a language problem). At any rate, it's great to see all these Chinese players and other Asian players, but they don't have too easy a go of it. <BR/><BR/>I am personally sicked that after going door to door and killing people's pets to "prepare" for the Olympics, China is still permitted to host the event, but apparently this did not bother the IOC.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.com