#Break Point

[madcat-world]

Breaking Point - Kirk Quilaquil

[n64retro]

Game Point - Break Point Motoi Sakuraba Mario Tennis (Camelot, Nintendo, 2000) Soundtrack

[responsivethoughts]

Water cowboy.

[thelegendofzeldabreakpoint]

The Legend Of Zelda: Break Point

Princess Zelda of New Hyrule

[kyuohki]

Been playing w/ avatar makers, and found one that gives me a decent amount of customization. So I of course had to make some headshots of my SoS OCs!

The Picrew is Fantasy Character Maker by MagicalPouchOfMagic!

From Scorched Earth, from left to right, Gabrielle, Liam, Sergeant Della, and Ewilda (threw her in bc this is how I imagine her):

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From Break Point / Wilted Flower for a Broken Pet, Anthea:

[mezzinow]

About Break Point on Netflix :

"I don't want to speak for all the players, but having a camera on my back all the time didn't bother me (...) It's a good promotion for the players and for the sport. " - (Holger Rune)

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"I couldn't find two extra hours in my day during Roland Garros to invite them for coffee (...). That's what you had to do to appear on the screen, to invite them. (...).

In general, I would have liked to see more focus on the real results, the real games and the stories behind the games" - (Casper Ruud)

They're so opposites 😂

[runnerwing]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60694264/chapters/162689146

CHAP 7 IS HERE!!!!!

FINALLY *SOMEONE* IS GETTING LAID

[hikarokk]

uhh..break.

[rockspider556]

some thoughts on sports docuseries eg. Drive To Survive

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the wave of Netflix-style docuseries sweeping through every major sport—Drive to Survive (F1), Break Point (Tennis), Full Swing (Golf), Full Speed (NASCAR), and so on. And honestly? I think they’re starting to ruin what makes sport… sport.

To be fair, these series have done a lot of good. They’ve expanded audiences, made niche sports more accessible, and offered fans a new, behind-the-scenes perspective. The editing is slick, the storytelling is compelling, and there’s undeniable entertainment value. But there's a side of this trend that no one seems to be talking about.

These docuseries are turning sports into reality TV.

Athletes—real people doing high-stakes, physically and mentally demanding jobs—are being reduced to characters. Their struggles and setbacks are edited into “redemption arcs.” A single glance between competitors becomes a manufactured rivalry. Before you know it, you’re no longer watching a sport—you’re watching a scripted narrative, complete with dramatic voiceovers and swelling music.

Even worse, many of these shows are starting to feel indistinguishable. Golf, Formula 1, tennis, NASCAR—they’re all edited with the same tone, structure, and pacing. They don’t reflect the unique rhythm or identity of the sports themselves. Instead, they feel like part of a sports-themed cinematic universe: Hot Guys With Commitment Issues But In Different Uniforms: Season 4.

Now, I want to be super clear: I have nothing against the fans who come into a sport through these series. That’s actually one of the best parts of them—getting more people to care, to pay attention, to fall in love with something they might never have discovered otherwise. Everyone starts somewhere, and new fans are a good thing.

The problem isn’t the fans. It’s the framing.

These series flatten nuance into narrative. They turn competitions into episodes and reduce complex performances into moments designed to go viral. And once you start seeing the sport through that lens, it becomes really easy to forget that these are real people. Athletes start getting treated like fictional characters. Fans speculate about their personal lives, assign them “roles,” take edited drama as truth, and start online wars over things that were literally just good editing.

As well as this, some athletes genuinely dislike being filmed for these shows. They’re not trying to be marketable or camera-ready every second—they’re trying to win. And the constant presence of film crews can mess with their prep, their focus, and their mental health. It’s invasive. It’s distracting. And sometimes, it actively hurts their performance.

It’s also created a weird kind of culture clash:

Longtime fans who care about the stats, the strategy, the ugly wins and quiet losses.

Newer fans who are sometimes more interested in storylines, aesthetics, and vibes.

And look, I get it. Storylines are fun. Vibes are fun. Watching with emotional investment is part of being a fan. But when athletes are only celebrated when they fit a narrative—or worse, villainized when they don’t—it stops being about the sport and starts becoming something a little… toxic.

Sports are already full of drama, heartbreak, triumph, and tension. That’s the beauty of them. They don’t need to be edited into TV shows—they are the story. Just let the athletes compete. Let the sport speak for itself. And let the people on the field, track, or court be human, not content.

So let the sport breathe. Let the athletes be human. And let us remember we’re not watching a script—we’re watching real life, in motion.

[winlessfights]

I want to write about perfect days

warmness in your veins,

a smile on your face

but I’m still trying to figure out how to stay awake,

how to be okay

the sun that softly welcomes you, burns my skin

you made me regret wanting to let you in

I’ve been homesick for two months now

there’s a strange feeling that seems familiar somehow

I want to call my mom,

it reminds me of how I called her when I was falling apart

crying on the phone,

wondering why I always do something wrong

she didn’t know the reason

I lost a friend last night

her words became a knife

and mine too

she is making me blue

[u-make-me-cry]

There’s no place left in this house where I haven’t broken down thinking about you.

[stateofsport211]

📸 Eurosport LV

Before the epic Men's Singles finals commenced, the twilight kicked off with the Women's Doubles final between Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic, who notably stunned first seeds Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals before defeating Ulrikke Eikeri/Eri Hozumi 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 in another epic semifinal, and second seeds Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini, who knocked out fourth seeds Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider 6-0, 6-1 in a rapid duel version of the 2024 Summer Olympics gold medal rematch. This match turned out to deliver the point construction goods, but everything also came down to their shot execution at the end.

The match just begun, but A. Danilina's working volley finish put her and A. Krunic a point ahead before a net exchange that ended with S. Errani's failed volley forced the deuce. Another different volley finish from the Kazakh set up their initial break point, but it was foiled before the Italian second seeds held massively to 1-0. The net play continued in the next game as S. Errani passed A. Danilina at the net for a prior lead before the latter missed the volley to J. Paolini's preceding forehand to set up their one-point lead, but the unseeded pair remained solid and held their serves to 1-1 after winning the next few points. Two games later, S. Errani's volley struck back, scoring a crucial equalizer even if A. Danilina/A. Krunic held their serves to 2-2 thanks to A. Danilina's successful volley after surviving a deuce happening due to an unforced error.

The net game still played a significant role in the next game as A. Krunic fired a working volley for an equalizer to 2-2* 30-30, but S. Errani's volley also helped them to hold their serves to 3-2. Subsequently, J. Paolini's return forehand winners not only did set up the second seeds' one-point lead to 3-2* 15-30, but also generated their break point before an unforced error converted it to 4-2. Their defense that ended with A. Danilina's failed volley closed the gap before they faced a break point over a failed lob attempt, but they saved the third break point over J. Paolini's forehand error as A. Krunic slipped. The Serb then fired a forehand winner to create their fourth break point, but they only converted their fifth break opportunity due to the second seeds' third-shot error to 4-3.

The eighth game then kicked off with a backhand return winner from J. Paolini before A. Krunic concluded the out-smashing contest with her final smash, but a long exchange that ended with J. Paolini's forehand down-the-line winner, which turned out to be in, set up the second seeds' latest break point, but the unseeded pair finished a different exchange with a functional volley to secure their gigantic hold to 4-4. After J. Paolini held her serve with a forehand winner, S. Errani's equalizing smash to 5-4* 15-15 paved the way for a possible scoreboard pressure response before J. Paolini's forehand winner created their set point. Ultimately, the Italian second seeds broke for the first set 6-4 due to the unseeded pairs' failed smash, finding their balance through trusting their strokes and net-play combination to technically put themselves a set away from the title.

[ashy-315]

[thelegendofzeldabreakpoint]

Zelda's little brother (adopted)

[sauerland-2001]

Somewhere a Netflix/Break Point exec is wondering why none of the past week‘s drama ever happened while they were filming

[murphycooper]

dasha the way i love you