Since I started this blog, I've always wanted to create this post, just waiting for the perfect time. Now, seems like right time. I've always been the sports fan, watching almost any kinds of sports because in every sport, there is always some great talents that are so mesmerizing when they are at their best. Here's to list a few: Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Chris Hoy. As for tennis, I think watching Federer play was love at first sight for the game. His elegance, grace, good serves, great mental strength and fitness. Most importantly, his passion for the sport.
For as long as I could remember, Federer's tennis level has always been high, statistically shown with him winning so many Grand Slams and tournaments or at least consistently reaching semi-finals and finals. Of course, he does have his bad days of which they are rather frustrating to watch because deep down, we know that he is capable of playing fantastic tennis.
His first Grand Slam win was at Wimbledon against Philippoussis and I watched that and has been watching him play since. So I would say, I did watch Federer at his prime time (not sure exactly the year he was considered to be at his prime time), but that was 9 years ago and I was still so young so I couldn't really remember how his tennis-playing was better during his prime time than other times.
At the age of 30, he finally won his 17th Grand Slam, silencing his critics who wondered if he was slowly declining, and reclaiming the No.1 spot. That's quite a little something, isn't it?
So glad to be able to watch Roger win, especially at Wimbledon, as I will be embarking on my university life soon, so that means less/ no television time for me.
Of course, all of this is coming from a Roger Federer fan, so my opinion is slightly biased. Having said that, if you ask me who the greatest tennis player of all time is, no doubt I’ll say it’s Federer.
What I am trying to say is, WATCH A SPORT. Better still, take up a sport. In sports, there are almost always win or loss only, only in a few, there are draws. So, one has to deal with success or failure. This is a tennis era where it is dominated by Federer, Nadal, Djokovic but not to forget other good players out there working hard to gun down the Grand Slams like Andy Murray ( hope he’ll get one Grand Slam soon, he deserved it), Jo Wilfred Tsonga, David Ferrer, Juan Martin Del Potro etc.
Word of the day: BELIEVE!
Olympics is around the corner. Athletics, swimming, and gymnastics seem to be the more popular ones. Check it out people.
Here’s a shout-out to our Malaysia Olympics team. MALAYSIA BOLEH!
P.S : would have posted a pic of Roger if not for the copyright stuff.
