What is the reson behind calling "LOVE" in tennis,badminton,TT..etc???
442569
While watching the men's final at the French Open today, I noticed that the French scorekeeper used "zero" in place of "love" when announcing the score. This is interesting because "love" was originally derived from the French "l'oeuf" which means "egg", a reference to the egg-shaped numeral zero. The British then bastardized "l'oeuf" into "love". Apparently, the French no longer use "l'oeuf" or even "amour", the French translation of "love", but just plain old "zero".
310029
the term is not actually love.  it's oeuf.  Meaning egg in french.  Egg is shaped like a zero. So tecnically.  Love is zero.  Just easier for us english (normal) speaking people to say love instead of oeuf.
612089
Yes, I play badminton. It's my favorite sport to play. I don't like tennis nearly as much as badminton.
310490
I do believe each people has his own way of expressing his love , but generally when someone really love you, he will pay more attention to what you usually do, he will phone you or text everyday and he will prove to be very caring,and above all he will show respect. Not neccessarily he has to say "I Love you" everytime, and i do believe also that people who say "i love you" too often come to forget the true meaning of these words after a certain time.
227517
LOVE!!! Everyone's definition of love will be different. I think though, the one thing we would agree on is,"how great and powerful and beautiful" it makes us feel. You will know your in love because of all the crazy things you will be feeling and doing, just all of a sudden makes sense. You haven't by some chance built a wall around your heart have you? Unfortunately, as wonderful as love is, its just as terrible and ugly when it ends. Have you lost someone close to you for any reason, such as, death, parents splitting up, a good friends betrayal, and etc., etc.,. We don't seem to cauterize those as that special kind of love, like we want to believe love is, but non the less, it is. Love is a game of chance, and a sense of gambling. Sounds like poker some what, huh? Anyway, if you have built this wall to protect your heart, that wall is also keeping out the one thing that everyone wants which is to love and to be loved. Open your heart, and trust, and see what you find. "Its better to love and lost, than to never of loved at all." Now, get out there and experience love for yourself and ee what happens!
456480
Love is a connection on a deeper level than friendship. It has a component that is committed and loyal. You love usually when you share values and attitudes. You love when you can disagree and still be respectful of the other person's opinions. Though I use it in reference to my old cat too. He liked being around me and being cuddly. The current cat  I'm just friendly with heh.
259721
Why does anyone call other people anything?  For some, it's a term of endearment.  For others it's meant as an insult.  It all depends on the context and the tone of voice.
559103
Because LOVE is a strong powerful 4 letter word that is commonly misused and abused by too many people.\nUnfortunately, not too many people know what true love really is.\nTherefore without knowing what love is, it's impossible to give love & recieve love.
1161552
Becouse its a sign of affection and apreciation of each other.\nA friendly remark you might say. Its been going on for the last maybe 30 years. I think the tradition began in Mexico 1970's world cup.
1002457
tennis  \n1345, most likely from Anglo-Fr. tenetz "hold! receive! take!," from O.Fr. tenez, imperative of tenir "to hold, receive, take," which was used as a call from the server to his opponent. The original version of the game (a favorite sport of medieval Fr. knights) was played by striking the ball with the palm of the hand, and in O.Fr. was called la paulme, lit. "the palm," but to an onlooker the service cry would naturally seem to identify the game. The use of the word for the modern game is from 1874, short for lawn tennis, which originally was called sphairistike (1873), from Gk. sphairistike (tekhne) "(skill) in playing at ball," from the root of sphere. It was invented, and named, by Maj. Walter C. Wingfield and first played at a garden party in Wales, inspired by the popularity of badminton. \n"The name 'sphairistike,' however, was impossible (if only because people would pronounce it as a word of three syllables to rhyme with 'pike') and it was soon rechristened." ["Times" of London, June 10, 1927]
122511
Why not?! It's a good form of exercise and a good form of sportsmanship...all is fair in love and war :-)
1146654
l love you can be said without saying.it can be expressed and shown in the eyes. some words are less valueble when they are said repeatedly.
219611
Good question, 'love' is such an umbrella term for the whole gamut of human attraction feelings. I guess the only way you know you love someone is if you put them first before yourself all the time. Personally I think this is a crazy idea, which is why I won't fall in love, nor will I lie to someone either. I think people need to be more honest and not say things that their partner wants them to say but they don't feel. Love is what you make of it, everyone has their own set of rules for it. To ask others what it is, is like saying what is the definition of chocolate flavoured ice cream? You can bet it tastes different every place you have it. Chocolate is a good substitute for love anyway, so eat that!
998697
there's a difference between "hand ball" and "ball to hand". u cant help the latter. so maybe thats why.
242586
It's cyclical.  The current crop of tennis talent just happens to be more reserved and focused on the mechanics of the game.\n\n10 years from now, we'll have our next pool of extraverted players.
845388
Tennis: you stand behind the back line, you throw the ball in the air, and you hit it (normally over your head) toward the other side of the net. The ball must fall short of the service line on the diagonal side (right to left or left to right).  \n\nBadminton:  you stand behind the service line, and you let go of the shuttle, you must hit it below your waistline and direct it over the net.  The shuttle must land behind the service line on the diagonal side  (right to left or left to right).  \n\nProvided that you respect those rules it's possible to vary the way you serve up to a certain point.  Badminton serves vary much more than tennis serves.  In tennis you can add effect to the ball, while in badminton the way you hold your raquet can vary as the region you hit your bird to.
391967
The Davis Cup dates way back I believe just before the turn of the 20th cetury and is named after American tennis player Dwight Davis. And as I'm sure you know, early tennis balls were made entirely of rubber. I'm pretty sure that in those older days they only used one ball (or rubber) for each match they played. So, my guess is that these used tennis balls may have been a representation of the matches played in a tie. So, which ever nation has more "rubbers" won the tie between the nations. Just my guess though.