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Frosty-Shower-7601 t1_iz4pg9c wrote

Reply to comment by mermicide in Tennis icon Bollettieri, coach for 10 No. 1s, dies. by PrincessBananas85

Hmmmm, where are you getting that? He was at the very least "controversial" as a coach. He self-admittedly knows very little about tennis. He was mostly about branding the academy. He did something no one else did. I'll give him that. Great tennis coach? I don't think so.

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Former-Ad-9223 t1_iz6kw1k wrote

It is a well known fact (if you follow tennis) that Bolletieri didn't know much about tennis. The downvotes tell me that most people are at most casual tennis fans

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Frosty-Shower-7601 t1_iz6nwzn wrote

Agreed. His name is associated with a lot of great players. Not really the same as being a great coach. He had an innovative idea, and had a mass pool of talent. He gets some credit, but he's not Paula Anacone, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill, or a host of other coaches.

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