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From the context, I believe that she means that she is good at coming back from being behind in a match. Bear in mind that her native language is not English. What she said is not grammatical but it's understandable in context.
 

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It's actually grammatical, but it certainly wasn't what she intended to say. Unfortunately for her, what she said has a completely different meaning, much to the crowd's delight. She immediately realizes what she said and the reporter even tries to brush it aside, but the crowd is laughing.
 

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It's actually grammatical, but it certainly wasn't what she intended to say. Unfortunately for her, what she said has a completely different meaning, much to the crowd's delight. She immediately realizes what she said and the reporter even tries to brush it aside, but the crowd is laughing.

What did crowd understand by that? Is it the same that I understood, that mistakenly she spoke about her one of her body parts. Did I get it right?
 

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Yes, or the view of her entire figure from behind.
 

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What did crowd understand by that? Is it the same that I understood, that mistakenly she spoke about her one of her body parts. Did I get it right?

No. Read through [STRIKE]some[/STRIKE] most of the video comments to get an idea of what she accidentally suggested.
 

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No. Read through [STRIKE]some[/STRIKE] most of the video comments to get an idea of what she accidentally suggested.


I know what my interpretation was, but stating it would get me banned from most forums that I subscribe to.
 

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I know what my interpretation was, but stating it would get me banned from most forums that I subscribe to.

Oooh- you're coming over all William Wycherley. :-D
 

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