It's bad enough that the people you look up to in real life fail to deliver, then here's one of the rare celebrities i really idolize also failing to keep my hopes alive - failing to convert all but one of thirteen breakpoints to be exact!
But still my heart goes out to the fallen Roger Federer, still for me the greatest tennis player I've seen. More than anybody, this guy embodies a true champion - in heart and demeanour. Always he is gracious even in his hardest, biggest defeat by far. It's not just because he was not able to tie a record set more than a hundred years ago but losing in his favourite tournament, his favorite surface dealt him a hard blow, hopefully one he'd recover from.
But still my heart goes out to the fallen Roger Federer, still for me the greatest tennis player I've seen. More than anybody, this guy embodies a true champion - in heart and demeanour. Always he is gracious even in his hardest, biggest defeat by far. It's not just because he was not able to tie a record set more than a hundred years ago but losing in his favourite tournament, his favorite surface dealt him a hard blow, hopefully one he'd recover from.
To Rafael Nadal, the deserving winner, thank you for the sensitivity and the kind words. Congratulations!
Here's Roger, sullen with grace in defeat:
1 comment:
We have the same tennis idol. And my thoughts are exactly the same. It just goes to show that no one really owns the court, especially the Wimbledon's center court. ;)
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