[b]Both my ladies[/b] Sharapova and Clijsters went out at the Wimbledon semis which means I didn’t have to get up at 6:00 am for the finals today, a big thank you to Wimbledon for moving the finals back, getting up at 5:30 am was just plain silly. HA I found out last year when we got up for the second year in a row at 5:30am [although I’d of gotten up anyway] that Adam doesn’t even like tennis. I think I get the last laugh at that one.
Amelie Mauresmo from France WON, VIVE LA FRANCE! I do not follow Mauresmo as closely as some other players but I enjoy watching her play. I do however HAVE to get up tomorrow morning to watch what should be the match up of all match ups between Federer and Nadal with Federer coming off his sixth loss to Nadal the last one at the French Open just weeks ago. I have officially jumped on the Nadal band wagon that kid can play and although I never liked him at all before he really won me over kicking Federer’s ass at the French Open. Anyone who can pound my favorite male player like that gets my respect and I simply love the build up and rivalry continually growing between the two. They are both such incredibly sportsmanlike athletes and so well spoken it makes them both a pleasure to watch on and off the court.
I was not at all sad to see Roddick and Venus exit ‘cept that I would of liked to have seen them last a little longer.
This time of year brings so many sports to my TV the fact that I have problems leaving my apartment in general ceases to even matter when I have Tennis, Golf, and Le Tour De France to watch. It does however make me extremely thankful for good sports broadcasters. I am very picky with my commentators and enjoy the really stupid things they say but at this time of year I can only handle so much but still love it the most when one says something so stupid you get 10+ seconds of dead air while the rest of them figure out how to ‘move on’, like dude, you aren’t a comedian you’re a sports commentator. You are not funny. Unless of course you are Phil Liggett [Outdoor Life Network and Tour De France commentator] or David Feherty, [the best golf commentator EVER] John McEnroe [do I have to say he does Tennis here?] and Dottie Pepper [golf commentator]. These are only a few of my favorites but they make the rest that I want to murder bearable.
Not only will I be watching Federer and Nadal tomorrow morning I will be watching the World Cup final. The timing should be perfect and the Tennis SHOULD be ending as the Soccer is starting and then when the Soccer is ending the coverage of the Golf will resume. Will I cry if I miss the beginning of Italy vs France? FUCK NO! Will I cry if Federer or France loses? FUCK YEAH! Am I jumping on the World Cup band wagon? FUCK NO! I still hate soccer and agree FULLY with Paul and Raymi I could not have said it better than what those two covered in their posts. But what I do love is GOOD SPORTS and good PLAY and just because I don’t enjoy a particular sport on a regular basis and would NOT offer my life or an arm or something for it like I would in favor of the right price for Hockey, Golf or Tennis that does not mean I won’t leap up and scream the four sentences and twenty French words I know as loud as I can to piss off my landlord. If France were not in it I would probably just go back to bed but they are my sentimental favorite. I do find it rather funny that people who know I LOVE sports like I love my zits when they pop and hit the mirror would ask who I was going for in the WORLD CUP and I’d be like NO ONE I HATE THE WORLD CUP but I’m going for France, Germany and Italy. I think I may go into physic readings or some shit.
Last World Cup I was in Calgary visiting some rad friends I have there and one said rad friend has most graciously allowed me to post this photo. Thank you dude! I LOVE this photo!
In 2002 I cared about World Cup even less than I do now and I was dating an Italian Soccer fiend. Somehow my girlfriend and I who would of BOTH rather have been watching Wimbledon got sucked into staying up ALLLLLLLL night to watch the stupid early final that Italy was OUT of and he fell asleep ten minutes in. We had been going pretty hard party wise for a about a week at this point mind you. BUT STILL! At least tomorrow I get to watch some Tennis before I have to sit through soccer. [Adam IS a World Cup Fan]
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRANCE!
