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Monday, September 11, 2006

Federer creams Roddick in U.S. Open: Okay, I think I'm done watching tennis for the year

So no one has to put up with obnoxious tennis posts anymore. But I thought I would leave it off with some typical Federer quotes (from the NY Times article) after winning. I'm just waiting for "I'm King of the World!" to come out of his mouth. I mean, the man does not exactly have a flair for modesty.

Federer: "He [Roddick] had a terrible game; I took advantage," Federer said. "From then on, I didn't look back. I started to feel better, play more freely, and in the end, I played unbelievable."

Federer: "It's funny, you know, because many things were similar," Federer said. "He [Tiger Woods, who was sitting in the Federer camp in the stands] knew exactly how I kind of felt out on the court. That's something that I haven't felt before, a guy who knows how it feels to feel invincible at times."

Oh yeah, and what was with that? Why is Tiger Woods such a punk sellout? There he was in the stands, between those two blond European ladies (one of whom is his Swedish wife who symbolizes the "I'm-a-minority-who-has-finally-made-it" message loud and clear), cheering for the most dominant player in the game against an American on American soil the day before the anniversary of September 11th. Okay, I know the September 11th thing is a stretch. And I'm not a crazy freedom-fries patriot either. But to quote GOB Bluth, Come On! The dude was still in the Swiss guy's camp at the U.S. Open of all places. And who cheers for Federer anyway? I guess it's an invincible-guys-unite kind of thing: so happy together. Imagine me and you, I do, I think about you day and night, it's only right....

NY Times: Federer in a Class by Himself

It's us against the world!

posted by sheryl | 8:44 AM |

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