as they go through life
There's some sort of connection here between screaming in the pool and screaming through life. Why does the author choose to make this comparison? What's interesting is that the author then describes this "screaming through life" as silent, which is similar to how a person may scream in the pool- unheard to people above water level.
he has been screaming for yearsinto the blue chlorinated water of the community poolwhere she does laps every other day.
shows how sports offer an outlet that can be more emotinoal than physical. she can express an emotion that she might not even understand in words when she swims.
Then as quick as that he went.
sports give a new outlet for someone who cant do anything else a chance to succeed. sports provide an oppurtunity for success that requires skills completely different than all others that society requires.
lay down their heads,
usually laying down is for sleep/relaxation but he uses words with this common connotation in completely different context-->laying down to work
Federer now hits a very hard, deep topspin backhand, the kind that hisses, to a point just slightly on the ad side of Nadal’s baseline, which Nadal gets to and forehands cross-court
The author describes this match with excruciating detail in a way that allows readers to understand what is going on, even if they have no experience with professional tennis. He uses terms of common knowledge like "backhand" and focuses on describing the location of the tennis ball so the reader understands some aspects of what is happening.
It’s the passionate machismo of southern Europe versus the intricate clinical artistry of the north.
The author makes the match up between these two player seem more than just a game. A lot of times people who love a sport view it more than just a game and the author does a good job of making the game seem larger and more important than what non-sport watchers see.
So the basic formula here is that composite rackets enable topspin,
after providing a lot of detail, he summarizes in one sentence- in case reader is confused or zoned out
it’s all just a Google search away. Knock yourself out.
I have never seen an author simply leave out distracting information and just tell the reader to look it up if he or she really cares. I think this is really smart because if he added all the details he would distract from his main point.
They looked like people anywhere, only gladder, more selfcontained. Or maybe they just looked like people anywhere. I don't know
Here, the author conveys the a conversational tone when he contradicts himself. He easily could have edited out the first sentence, but then he would deprive the thought of the same sense of authenticity.
men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved by all and are very generous by nature, men whose hands are kissed as they walk from village to village, men who would personally go out of their way to redress a wrong
Gay Telese uses the same structure by beginning with "men who" repetitively in order to emphasize his point and provide examples of men who are respected.
NOW SINATRA SAID A FEW words to the blondes.
At this point, the narrative returns to the present. By splicing the ongoing story with descriptions of past events, the author gives dimension to his story and Sinatra simultaneously.