October 9th, 2009
Czabe captures the farce, particularly this insufferable SI piece which made excuses for their very bad behavior:
Strict moralists will look at the circumstances of their initial attraction—the messy entanglement of a wealthy sportsman with the wife of a good friend, Andy Mill; the Madison County–style longings of a hausfrau with three school-age children—and deliver a swift verdict of no. To bolster their case, the scolds need only point to the postseparation remarks of Laura Andrassy, who told an Australian newspaper that Evert had been “aggressive” in pursuit of her husband of 25 years (“In front of me, like I didn’t exist”) and that Norman’s quest for superstardom in both golf and business had left her feeling “like a single mom.”
Here, for example, we find Greg resting his bare feet on Chrissie’s knees while he reads the Financial Times. “We both have foot fetishes,” she explains, gently tugging on one little piggy while coyly eyeing another. “We rub each other’s feet all the time.” She tilts her head as she runs her thumbs up his calloused soles. “Boy, feet. I think all athletes know the importance of feet.”
“Chrissie likes to do things with me,” Norman says, kicking off his shoes as N1GN breaks through the clouds over Santo Domingo. “One of the greatest compliments a spouse can give you is to simply say, ‘Hey, can I come with you? Hey, let’s go for a hike in the Tibetan mountains.’ My ex-wife never gave me that.”
Listen to Norman: “She makes me feel alive again.” Listen to Evert: “We’re better people together.”
What will those scolding, strict moralists say now? The prigs!
Bryan October 11, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I once played a round of golf with a guy who worked as an ump for the pro tennis circuits. He said that the most foul-mouthed person he ever encountered was Chris Evert. Even beat McEnroe, apparently. Really shook my world, gotta tell ya'…