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TIM RUFFIN joined April 2009

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About TIM »

.*Played, and coached tennis for 14 years.
*Favorite surface is clay, second is moderate paced hardcourt, hate carpet
*Try to make it our to the U.S. Open every year.
*All-time Favorite Player is Andre Agassi
*Having played tournament, I have tremendous respect for the athletes on the ATP and WTA tours, they are some the best athletes in the world.
*Also love football (Go Eagles!), Basketball (Go Sixers!) and Boxing

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Andre Agassi, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Donovan McNabb, Joe Montana, Barry Sanders, Floyd Mayweather, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Chris Evert, Arthus Ashe, Gustavo Kuerten, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, David Nalbandian, JamesBlake,Manny Paquiao, Bernard Hopkins,
Favorite Sports Teams

Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco 49ers
Favorite Coaches

Mack (my old tennis coach) George Walsh
All Time Sports Moment

1999 French Open Final, Agassi def. Medvedev...2008 Wimbledon Final Nadal def. Federer...2008 U.S. Open Tiger Woods wins on a hurt knee
Most Memorable Game Attended

2002 U.S. Open Super Saturday, Agassi def. Hewitt in the Semis. Sampras def. Schalken in the Semis, Serena def. Venus in the Final
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Records are made to be broken.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Don't care
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

In basketball: ACC In football: Big 10

Latest Articles »

Serena Williams Is Making Life Difficult For Me!

10/08/2009

546 reads 5 comments 1 likes

Grinding To The Top: Too Steep a Price?

09/30/2009

314 reads 31 comments 3 likes

Looking Through Jaded Lenses: The Williams Sisters

09/24/2009

60 reads 11 comments 0 likes

Justine Returns...Really?

09/21/2009

41 reads 6 comments 0 likes

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Hot Comment: Rajat Jain and 1 other person liked this comment from TIM RUFFIN.

Fed looked to be in excellent form, but Del Potro just looked like an unstoppable force. The scary thing was how composed and within himself he...

commented on: Creature vs. Creature: Roger Federer Simply the Best, Again

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TIM RUFFIN commented on The Fan Child's Two Cents: Soderling Keeps Nadal Under His Thumb

I think that we need to be really honest and really clear about Soderling. He very good talent, not an athlete at the level of the...

10 replies – here are the latest…
antiMatter replied…

If you are going by the rule "Anything can happen", then definitely yes Nole. He can...
antiMatter replied…

Sod might just not be able to improve much on his running. Athleticism is more like...

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TIM RUFFIN commented on The "Son Of God" Defeats Mikkel Kessler To Win WBA Middleweight Crown

Good win for Ward against a really good opponent. I think that he's the next big thing in boxing.

1 replies – here are the latest…
Colin Linneweber replied…

Hope you're right, Tim....Boxing needs another superstar.

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Hot Comment: Rajat Jain and 1 other person liked this comment from TIM RUFFIN.

I think that we need to be really honest and really clear about Soderling. He very good talent, not an athlete at the level of the...

commented on: The Fan Child's Two Cents: Soderling Keeps Nadal Under His Thumb

reredeF0regoR said...

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Your DP hurts my eyes..
It's there next to your name when you leave a comment on someone's article, so.. inescapable-having to look at it!

It hurts.

13 days ago

Rajat Jain said...

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I hope you have read the Open. If not, I'd strongly recommend it to a long time Agassi fan.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289575-open-by-andre-agassi-far-from-perfect-but-a-clean-winner

14 days ago

Rob York said...

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I don't normally do polemics, but enough is enough: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285190-how-andre-agassi-should-respond-to-his-critics

21 days ago

JW Nix said...

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you may like this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282844-the-almost-all-time-tennessee-titans-offense

25 days ago

antiMatter said...

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Inaugural piece of a new series

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280559-so-close-yet-so-far-roger-federer-rome-2006

Hope you can take part :)

29 days ago

Rob York said...

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Interesting. Where did you see that?

51 days ago

Goutham Chakravarthi said...

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Not a problem Tim.

57 days ago

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TIM's Achievements & Awards (10) »

Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Grinding To The Top: Too Steep a Price?

Received 25 comments • September 30, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Who Has a Real Shot at Winning the U.S. Open?

Received 25 comments • September 02, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Simply The Best?: Tim Ruffin's New Take…

Received 25 comments • August 24, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Roger Federer Falling to the Back of Ra…

Received 25 comments • August 18, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

The 10 Greatest Grand Slam Tournament P…

Received 25 comments • August 03, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Is The WTA Worth The Money? A Look at E…

Received 25 comments • July 20, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Creating a Monster: The Ultimate Tennis…

Received 25 comments • June 25, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

What If It Ended Today?

Received 25 comments • June 10, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

What If It Ended Today?

Received 1,000 Reads • June 10, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

A Match I'd Pay to See...Food For Thoug…

Received 1,000 Reads • May 14, 2009

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