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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Haha, yeah I doubt it.
Good 'ol Pete never had the bling of FedFed. No jackets for him.
I don't necessarily like it either, but remember who Roger's clothing company is - Nike. Pete and/or Andre could wear whatever they wanted and it would fly off the shelves. Nike has to work at it much more to get their money's worth with Roger. It at least begs the question if these things are Roger driven or Nike driven.
Good 'ol Pete never had the bling of FedFed. No jackets for him.
I don't necessarily like it either, but remember who Roger's clothing company is - Nike. Pete and/or Andre could wear whatever they wanted and it would fly off the shelves. Nike has to work at it much more to get their money's worth with Roger. It at least begs the question if these things are Roger driven or Nike driven.
Hogwash. You don't know what you are talking about. Pete is thrilled for Fed-Fed.
I think Pete may be thrilled for Federer, but I'm also pretty sure he was disappointed today court-side. It's one thing to say it before the match, but to be actually confronted with the loss of one's record probably stirs a different set of emotions.
Hogwash. You don't know what you are talking about. Pete is thrilled for Fed-Fed.
I think Pete may be thrilled for Federer, but I'm also pretty sure he was disappointed today court-side. It's one thing to say it before the match, but to be actually confronted with the loss of one's record probably stirs a different set of emotions.
Maybe it will stir him up enough to request a wildcard at Wimbledon next year.
I think Pete may be thrilled for Federer, but I'm also pretty sure he was disappointed today court-side. It's one thing to say it before the match, but to be actually confronted with the loss of one's record probably stirs a different set of emotions.
Particularly if you had the drive to be a winner... he's just been beaten and has to accept that. No-one who can win Wimbledon that many times wants to be beaten, even if you do have to say all the right things when asked.... Anything else would smack of bad sportsmanship, and no-one could ever accuse Sampras of that.
He did say that Federer is the greatest all time as a result in a post final interview. So seems like that particular argument has been settled now until someone better comes along.
Federer:
“I used to get nervous when a friend would come watch me play as a kid, and then it was my parents, and then it was legends and people I really ‑‑ who meant something. Today it's okay. Today anybody can come and watch me play. I don't get nervous anymore. Today with Pete it was a bit special, you know. When he walked in and I saw him for the first time, I did get more nervous actually.”
“I'm very happy. I don't know if I'm the happiest person in the world. I don't think so. I think there's many happy people out there.”
After such an unbelievable final, Andy Roddick makes a very believable statement.
Roddick: “We're human. We're not Cyborgs. You know, at that point, like everything else, there's two options: you lay down or you keep going. The second option sounded better to me.”
A sympathetic journalist fights for freedom in the press conference.
"Liberate this man. Well done, Andy."
In that sense yes I'd agree. The sheer playing time, approaching darkness etc. But going way into overtime in the 5th, and how Roddick regrouped in the 4th and had chances in the 5th were compelling.
I still think the '80 final ranks in the top 3, along with these two.
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Hogwash. You don't know what you are talking about. Pete is thrilled for Fed-Fed.
