wimbledon 2008

do you like watching tennis on tv?

ako i do.... since i can't play tennis, i just content myself with watching it on tv (or on the net)..... i like martina hingis and andy roddick....i also like roger federer and rafael nadal.....

it was really unfortunate that i didn't get to see the finals match of wimbledon this year (2008)....actually if did, i wouldn't know whom to cheer for....it would have been a big dilema on my part....

anyway, i pity federer for not winning his 6th wimbledon title....it was sad because i think he did not just loose a championship....he also lost that chance to make tennis history....and from the looks of it, he appears to be 'expecting' to be the first to have 6 wimbledon titles in a row so it was doubly painful....sayang....i really can't blame him for being bitter about his loss (he appeared bitter, dont you think?)....who wouldn't be....

on the other hand, rafa has every reason to celebrate....first, he really deserves that win....he played very well in that game (as always)....he has the right to be proud for making that history roger failed to make...i mean he didn't get to have 6 wimbledon titles in 6 years but he prevented that from happening....that's history in itself, right?....and his victory is not just for himself but for the rest of the professional tennis players....i mean for a long time, roger seems to be unbeaten....more especially on grass....most especially there at wimbledon....but rafa was able to prove that there is always chance....that there is always hope....

this moment is a very good story to use in motivating people who have lost hope....i mean what more can you ask for....everything was there for history to happen....the number one player in the world defending his title for the 5th time on the surface he loves so much in front of a crowd who loves him as much only to find himself losing to a guy who has been losing against him slam after slam after slam on the 5th set after putting on a brave and successful comeback on the 3rd and 4th sets after being down in the first two sets....(whew! that is long!)....lesson here is that no matter how seemingly impossible the situation is, if you prepare well and you put your mind into your goal, you may succeed....at the very least you will have that chance to succeed....no one in this world is invincible anyway....

for my friends out there....never loose hope....