Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts

Monday, July 06, 2009

Anyone For...?

One word: tennis. What an amazing Wimbledon final. Was on the edge of my seat and seem to have developed a back problem from being so tense over the bar table watching it! I have to confess I was rooting for Roddick. But Federer is clearly an impressive athlete. In fact, impressive isn’t a good enough word…..I may have mentioned once or twice (!) how I was lucky enough to work with Federer and Roddick at an event at the start of the year, and I have to say, ever since then I’ve had nothing but the utmost respect for tennis players. Of all athletes I’ve been amazed at how hard they work, how seriously they take the sport, and what generally pleasant, polite and helpful people they are. They could really teach footballers a thing or two. I really felt for Roddick when he lost - but he put up a great fight. I wonder if I'll be seeing him later this year?!

Oh and ladies - he often trains topless. Yes, topless. A very welcome sight, let me tell you.


Sunday, June 28, 2009

Tennis Fever

I watched Tim Henman on Jonathan Ross last night. I'm the first to admit I always thought he was a bit of a drip, but I was pleasantly surprised. And not just by his personality (surprisingly witty) - I think as a nation we got used to a bit of 'Tim-bashing', so I'd also completely underestimated just how good a player he was. He reached the Wimbledon semis four times. And was in the world's top 5 players for 6 years.

Having seen the world's current crop of best players up close and personal (ah, the joys of a tennis client), seeing how hard they work and train, I've a new found respect for dear old Tim. He now spends his time commentating on Wimbledon. As he put it, I work 2 weeks of the year and do what I want for the other 50. You can't really argue with that!