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11-08-2006, 11:49 AM
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Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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the term "Stan the Man"
Stan is often called "Stan the Man", but where did this term come from?
I know I am one of the first who used this term in this forum, but I didn't create the term, and it appears that some other people used this term at the same time without looking at each other's posts. I used it, because I have heard this term before, and thought it suits to Stan, when he is playing good. I know someone whose nickname is also Stan, and he uses sort of "Stan the man" in his e-mail address. And, he is not related to tennis, and I doubt he knows who Stanislas Wawrinka is. And, he's got his e-mail address way longer than Stanislas has been around in ATP.
Does anyone have a clue??
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11-08-2006, 11:52 AM
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Re: the term "Stan the Man"
It's a term of appreciation.
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I definitely would have preferred Gaba winning as he needs the points much more, but Jan would have beaten him anyway. I expect Hajek to destroy Machado, like 6-1 6-2.
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Machado wins 6-2 6-1
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11-08-2006, 12:03 PM
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Re: the term "Stan the Man"
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Originally Posted by GeorgeWHitler
It's a term of appreciation.
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thanks for your answer. 
Ah, now I know where I have heard this term from. I just did a Wikipedia search, and "Stan the Man" is the nickname of the great baseball player Stan Musial.
I know some people who are great fans of St. Louis Cardinals, and being with them, I have heard much of Stan Musial ...
Last edited by Stevens Point : 11-08-2006 at 12:20 PM.
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