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**TeNuaTe** · 01-07-2008, 09:05 PM

That's why I referenced Natasha, MissinAndre. Who will probably always be the most respected tennis player, in my book.

She risked everything. Her career. Her family's , and her own safety. And she won. It might have been foolish, but the story is incredible.

Not to diminish Zvereva's courage, but the political climate in the Soviet Union in the late 80s was way more open to this kind of protest than in, say, the Soviet Union in the 60s. Or China now.

I'm with 4m8 on this one. I understand the journalistic angle, but I don't think it's worth risking what could happen to Jie Zheng if the journalist successfully managed to trip her into talking about what s/he wanted to talk about. Until she chooses to speak of it on her own volition, it's not fair to ask her to risk that for herself and her family.

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TeNuaTe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	That's why I referenced Natasha, MissinAndre. Who will probably always be the most respected tennis player, in my book. She risked everything. Her career. Her family's , and her own safety. And she won. It might have been foolish, but the story is incredible. Not to diminish Zvereva's courage, but the political climate in the Soviet Union in the late 80s was way more open to this kind of protest than in, say, the Soviet Union in the 60s. Or China now. I'm with 4m8 on this one. I understand the journalistic angle, but I don't think it's worth risking what could happen to Jie Zheng if the journalist successfully managed to trip her into talking about what s/he wanted to talk about. Until she chooses to speak of it on her own volition, it's not fair to ask her to risk that for herself and her family.
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