As a player I heard those comments, not necessarilly directed towards me, but it didn't matter. I was humiliated wearing them. I would leave my shorts on over them until the very last minute and put them back on as soon as the match was over. I felt like I was indecent and jumping around in front of a bunch of gawking guys, it was aweful. It actually took away from my game because It was hard for me to forget about the shorts and concentrate on the game.
I'll admit, I was probably a little overly sensative, much more than others. The problem was, I didn't like them to begin with and then once I heard what people were saying I just couldn't get over it.