Tennis Channel Live: Rock Star, Loyal Friend: Remembering Vitas Gerulaitis

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

Комментарии • 24

  • @andreascala2663
    @andreascala2663 4 года назад +28

    a man who was a good friend of Connors Borg and McEnroe.....and also a good opponent.....unique

  • @bsoz9759
    @bsoz9759 2 года назад +6

    I had always admired Vitas for his tenacity. He never gave up in a match, even when he was about to lose. I recall several times he would battle back and win. His never give up attitude was something I embraced as a player, even though I was just a high school player.

  • @danielemartinelli2397
    @danielemartinelli2397 2 года назад +6

    Great great talent ! For me a legend .
    Daniele Martinelli

  • @jeffstell9146
    @jeffstell9146 5 месяцев назад +3

    One thing McEnroe/Borg/Connors had in common outside of being tennis legends is they loved Vitas

  • @iconicetiquette4546
    @iconicetiquette4546 2 года назад +4

    I got to meet him in hyde park London he was jogging, what a gentleman 😀

  • @rootdoc1997
    @rootdoc1997 Год назад +3

    Love Vitas Gerulaitis, was fun to watch play and he was fun and had Charisma. Played at the 1982 US Open and he was walking around the grounds and took a pic with me. Was just a great friendly guy

  • @Radnally
    @Radnally 4 года назад +13

    I remember watching vitas playing Wimbledon with a tennis ball in his left hand.

    • @kennethstokes5102
      @kennethstokes5102 3 года назад +5

      Back in the old days, some players would serve while having two balls in their left hand, in case they had to hit a second serve. Vitas was one of them.

    • @samcolbeck
      @samcolbeck 2 года назад +1

      @@kennethstokes5102 Most players did, including the women. I'm still playing in my 60s and it never occurs to me to do anything else. I don't want a lump in my pocket.

    • @kennethstokes5102
      @kennethstokes5102 2 года назад +1

      @@samcolbeck I'm doing the same thing in my 60s, so high five!

  • @thomashumphrey7395
    @thomashumphrey7395 3 года назад +1

    I still have my framed VG poster from 1978 or so on my wall of him hitting a backhand on a grass court with perfect form of knees bent and follow-through. One thing you don't hear anything about that was important to my tennis generation was beautiful strokes, technique, and form. And Vitas had beautiful, orthodox strokes to study and watch. His game was perfectly suited for a tennis textbook or instructional guide on perfect stroke production.

  • @mariobrandsma9830
    @mariobrandsma9830 4 года назад +6

    Vitas the best !

  • @michaelbarlow6610
    @michaelbarlow6610 4 года назад +6

    Vitas Gerulaitis had enormous tennis talent and sadly, because of his personal problems, wasted that talent. Plus he lacked the passionate desire to dominate tennis like Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl, Sampras and other all-time greats!

  • @alessandroosandrini7090
    @alessandroosandrini7090 2 года назад +3

    R.I.P. Vital

  • @ramonsanchez5411
    @ramonsanchez5411 3 года назад +6

    It's such his destiny. Nevertheless, he was once and amongst the greatest in LawnTennis. I was an avid of his skill and most particularly his court/playing attitude.

  • @thebiofile17
    @thebiofile17 9 месяцев назад +2

    Vitas Gerulaitis Portrait of a Champion amazon books $8.99!!

  • @binkyxz3
    @binkyxz3 5 месяцев назад

    This was the same era as Broadway Joe Namath. Athletes partying in NY was quite common.

  • @theoriginalthinker9199
    @theoriginalthinker9199 2 года назад

    The interesting thing I'll always remember about Vitas, is in his prime he played with a Stan Smith autograph wood racket, while Stan Smith was still a touring pro, and had switched to another rackets!

    • @melvinlew6624
      @melvinlew6624 Год назад

      Quite ironic. Smith switched to a Fischer because it was easier on his arm and elbow the the wooden Wilson Stan Smith Autograph.

  • @normadesmond6017
    @normadesmond6017 4 года назад +8

    Vitas like partying and coke a bit more then he liked tennis.... But these were the great days a tennis. Today it....is.....boring......

  • @ianrodd9232
    @ianrodd9232 3 года назад +2

    All the best people are taken too soon.

  • @normadesmond6017
    @normadesmond6017 3 года назад +2

    and he was major into coke. And introduced it to best friend Borg as well...

    • @MrBjorn6
      @MrBjorn6 2 года назад +4

      I thought he was into Pepsi 🤣

  • @Billy-Box
    @Billy-Box Год назад

    BJÖRN BORG