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.
Who could say who’s
What is the significance of the break Doty chooses to make here? Why couldn't he have thought of something else and started with a new sentence?
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.
bunch o' ya
The specific dialogue Sullivan uses here helps readers get a better picture of Debbie from her dialect.
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.