(1) Federer gave a very good fight to Djokovic, but one always had the feeling that Djokovic would ultimately prevail. Though few would call Djokovic's game "pleasing on the eye" (Federer is an artist with the racket, by comparison), the dude is the complete package as far as a Tennis pro go. Good serve? CHECK. …
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You are a true sports fan if …
(A) Once you start admiring a person or team for the way they play a particular sport, you go all in ... I.e. Support them, as a fan, through thick and thin ... My Idols through the years: Tennis: Boris Becker .... Patrick Rafter ... Roger Federer ... "Big 4" (Roger/Rafa/Novak/Andy) NBA: Michael Jordan, LA Lakers, …
What can we learn from Sports?
A lot of folks look at a Sports fan with sympathy, similar to the way one would look at some addict well on the way to oblivion. Is that really fair? Though I would never advocate someone plonking themselves in front of TV for a multi-hour marathon TV-watching experience, following Sports as a fan does …
Roger Federer – The sportsperson who has made the biggest impact in the history of sports?
Let me name a few great atheletes, who have dominated their sport, like Roger Federer has dominated in Tennis. Michael Jordan Pele Diego Maradona Sachin Tendulkar Michael Schumacher Lance Armstrong *** (Should not be considered at this point. He has had impact for sure, just not the positive kind) Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Well, you …
Djoker No:1!
During 2007 Australian Open, Roger Federer (then the undisputed World No:1) was playing a youngster called Novak Djokovic in the Quarter-Finals. The match was hyped up quite a bit by ESPN and I stayed up through the night and saw the thrashing Federer gave in that match. For the rest of 2007, Djoker reached French SF …
Sampras versus Federer – A comparison …
Now that Rafael Nadal seems on the highway to becoming the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in a few years, it is appropriate time to confirm if Roger Federer is indeed the current GOAT. There are several former greats who are mentioned in the GOAT discussions regularly, Bjorn Borg (3 years of winning consecutive French …
Trying your very best & accepting the outcome gracefully …
As you might have noticed, I am a huge sports fan. I follow all kinds of sports. Quite often you see athletes who just do not understand what it means to be a good sport. Some examples are: - Losing a match soundly and claiming that you had a plethora of injuries (Case in point: …
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