How more provincial can it get?

Everybody in the entire world knows what RF has achieved. Everybody but the provincial US. Laughable!

Nobody in the entire world gives a hoot about football. Everybody but the provincial US. Laughable!

Not electing RF demonstrates the total disconnect of the American public with true greatness.

Andy shouldn’t use big words if he doesn’t know their meaning.

So it’s hardly surprising. While I would agree with suggestions that had, say, Andy Roddick or James Blake accomplished what Federer has they would surely have received the award, the fact is that the New England Patriots are in a position in American Football that is comparable to Federer’s position in tennis - they are right on the brink of being universally acknowledged as the greatest dynasty. Is Federer more deserving than Brady? Yes, of course, but it is closer than you might think. Football coaching legend John Madden called Brady the greatest he has ever seen, at any position.

Brady was right, he plays in a TEAM sport, so sad for his offensive line, wide receivers and protective backs to not get included. Maybe Roger should take up football to start getting recognized by the AP.

Not all Americans are morons or are happy with this decision. However, America is heavily slanted toward its “major” sports (Football, Baseball, Basketball and to a lesser extent, Hockey). Tennis and Golf are “country club sports” and take a back seat. Sharapova would win over Henin if it was on a ballot as most Americans do not understand tennis and would vote for the flashy tall blonde.. But there a lot of American tennis players who are not happy with this, and while they respect the NFL, understand what Roger has accomplished. As for Justine, how can you compare her athleticism with a golfer?

The Patriots are amazing.

Hilarious!

Tennis is a sport. Golf is a game.

Golf is what tennis players do to relax - it’s that easy. There is no physical effort compared to running on court swinging away.

About Ochoa winning. She doesn’t have to dodge Serena Williams on grass slamming a tennis ball at her neck ala poor Justine in the quarterfinal round. Golf has doesn’t have to do with 1-1 physical competition. There is no person trying to take he/she out of their comfort zone.

Let’s not even get into the sort of non-media pressure the likes of Roger, Justine etc… face for every loss or set loss. The golf media is not on a players case. Where’s the mental pressure compared to tennis players.

Congratulations to Mr. Brady. He’s definitely a great athlete, and deserves the honour for his personal prowess out on the football field, but like he himself said, he plays a team sport. That means that it’s not just him who has to decide what to do next in a tight situation. Federer on the other hand has no one but himself for the duration of the 5 sets. Hell, NFL even lets your coach get a word in, whereas in tennis if your coach as much as gestures as you then you’ll probably be fined. In a way its sad that people expect so much of Roger now that even something as incredible as winning 3 majors + the year end championships is not enough to get him the Athlete of the Year gong.

Roger is the undisputed KING WHO RULES THE COURT!! so sad that his unbelievable, sustained dominance in tennis does not merit the deserved accolades and recognition of true greatness by the provincial US.

yep

Of course Federer will be looked over again. Its become routine and laughable and its too the point that people know longer care for Si or any other silly award. They might as well call it… The American Biased award. At least then it would be the truth.

I wonder who would have won this honor, if Mr. Federer was an American. Thanks god he is not, and therefore one of the best gentlemen our sport has ever seen.
What he has done in the last 3 years has never been seen in the sport of tennis.
He has done this with class and respect for his opponents.

Go Roger.

i can understand Brady getting this with the patriots undefeated and breaking records. i am more bewildered by Justine coming in a distant second. she only lost 4 matches this year. the fact a golfer won for the ladies for the sixth time in a row shows that people just arent paying attention to womens sports at ap. correct me if i am wrong but didnt ochoa win her first and only major this year. justine won 2 and they were not her first two, plus the year end masters. this should have been a landslide for Henin.

Oh well, it makes sense because AP only does this for a hobby. Whats that you say? They get paid to make these kind of decisions? No way!!!

I think they should stop disgracing themselves and just stop nominating since they can’t bring themselves to recognize his accomplishments.

To hell with American mainstream viewership. It would probably come at the too-high cost of Federer dropping the high level and consistency of his game. I kind of prefer the relative remoteness of being a tennis fan in the U.S. It’s as if I’m in some secret society where the most astounding revelations are reserved for a select few (slight exaggeration). There’s just something more intellectually stimulating about watching high-level tennis, and football simply doesn’t do that. I suppose there needs to be an emotional bond via home-state/town excitement or some such condition. I even prefer alpine slalom skiing to football. The point is that it’s there for those who can appreciate it.
As long as the televised matches aren’t interrupted and the sport is accorded its proper airtime over various channels, it’s cool. If the powers that be decide to preempt, then they die!