I asked if james blake was underrated...i didn't mean as a tennis player necessarily.?

Question

I think james blake is underrated as a person in general. He has accomplished more than most people in his life but people seem to only look at his tennis accomplishments. I worded my last question badly. I didn't mean, "Is James blake underrated as a tennis player?". I meant "is james blake underrated as a person in general"

i think james blake should be given more credit than he is getting.

he's been through so much in his life but people seem to only see his tennis accomplishes. I'm talking about his Harvard Graduation and his broken neck. I think he's a good role model for a lot of people and should be given so much more credit than he's given.

oh yeah, here's my last question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylc=X3oDMTE1MmI4N2IyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAxMTgEc2VjA2Fuc19ub3QEc2xrA3N1YmplY3Q-;_ylv=3?qid=20080626114700AAO2zG1

Answer 1

Well he didn't actually graduate from Harvard. He came in on tennis scholarship and dropped out 2nd year to turn pro, but anyways.

I think most players and commentators are aware of what he's been through and are very respectful of that. It's rare that professional athletes can come back from having a broken neck, shingles and ocular paralysis.

Answer 2

james deserves a lot of credit. he suffered a severe injury when he crashed into a net post a while back. he was able to come back to the tour and win again. he is very inspirational. U should read his book "Breaking Back". I own it and have read it. It is a great book. I give a lot of credit to blake for his hardwork and determination off and on the court.

Answer 3

He is underrated

Answer 4

Most of the people don't know that, and so they judge him by his performance on court ( which I have to say is not great atm) which is normal. People who know that do admire Blake for all that he has been through and the fact he did graduate on Harvard, well I do and most of my friends, I just don't think he is next best thing in tennis, which at the end is most important to tennis fans,since he is a tennis player.

Answer 5

Not really. He seems like a very nice guy.