As many of you know, I was previously known as "The Serve", a name chosen for me by Matt Humphrey. Anyway, my serve went massively downhill under the pressure of being "The Serve" and I found that renaming myself "No Thumbs" took the pressure off.
The name "No Thumbs" came from this nickname generator, sent to me by Dave "The Blossom" Knight, aka David "Frankenberry" Knight. However, given that I have some thumbs I'm keen to change again, so please add any suggestions to the comments section.
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'The Slapper' is now available again...
I'm glad you raised this issue, The Serve, because it is something I feel quite strongly about. The best nick-names/table-names are those that are developed over time by the subject's peers, not those that are randomly churned out by an over-rated website. "The Serve" is an eternal homage to the moment when, after lulling everyone with your gentle counter-attacking groundstrokes, you first pulled out that awesome cross-court backhand weapon which, despite having to bounce twice, seemed to have more power than anyone else's regular shots! OK, so after a while people learnt how to deal with it but it is still your trademark shot and more to the point... it's your name!
Maybe...and also with reference to the most, in my opinion, malign element of the devastating Serve, you could adopt the monniker of the Swerve, which I think may even be a bit cooler too.
The point is though that, once a nick-name has been established, it is for life, not for christmas. You didn't see Bret "The Hitman" Hart saying, "I'm bored of that name and feel it doesn't reflect my style since I don't actually kill anybody..." or Richard "The Lionheart" saying, "that name puts too much pressure on my courage; from now on I shall be called 'Toe-nails'..."
So I say take your god-given name and embrace it!
I have to agree with Topspin here. Nicknames in their purest and strongest form are generated by memorable, potentially career defining moments that live long in the memory. The Serve signified the heroic weapon that in the first few weeks of TT (oh what days) spread fear through fellow players. It defined you as a player and forever will in my eyes. Now if we are to believe the fantastic Beagle, your best shot has changed and opponents now fear other shots. Yet where are the stories/anecdotes to be found in future years? Tight games yes, heroice wins, possibly, but they will always go back to who won them, not No Thumbs, but The Serve...what a shot.
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