Why does every basketball fan react to his team winning the championship by smashing a police car or looting the neighborhood Korean grocer? What the hell is so different about tennis that makes me want to turn to the man, woman, animal, or object immediately to my left and kiss it after seeing Nadal win anything at all, be it Wimbledon final or Memphis Fritos Exhibition. No rioting, not even a little, just ebullience and good will. Granted, every now and then a Serbian, Cypriot, or Argentine loses control at a match and starts trouble, but the disturbance almost always happens during the match, not after, and the requisite paramilitary escort promptly bounces said foreigner from the arena. What's with you baseball, football, basketball, and soccer thumpers? Haven't you read The Sun Also Rises? Aficionados behave themselves or they exit in disgrace.End tirade.
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