BY THE FED:
"It's nice to be important
but it's more important to be nice."
"I fear no one but I respect everyone."
"I never lie."
"Your Royal Highness, welcome to the world of tennis."
To Prince William - Wimbledon (2009)
To Prince William - Wimbledon (2009)
ABOUT THE FED:
"Is it possible that Fed is
the most perfect tennis player
- the most perfect man -
in the history of everything, ever?"
Writer Eleanor Preston
the most perfect tennis player
- the most perfect man -
in the history of everything, ever?"
Writer Eleanor Preston
"With all his suave agility, Fed is the most regal player
I have ever witnessed."
Andre Agassi
I have ever witnessed."
Andre Agassi
2 comments:
In my opinion, the best article ever on Federer
by the late David Foster Wallace as it appeared in the New York Times magazine in July of 2006 after he won his 4th straight Wimbledon. The article is entitled: ROGER FEDERER, A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all
Kyle Johnson Sr
Great thanks for posting that amazing article about the amazing Roger, Kyle. It's a lengthy but worthwhile read...If you only have a moment, David Foster Wallace summarized it nicely for you here:
"Roger Federer is a first-rate, kick-ass power-baseliner. It’s just that that’s not all he is. There’s also his intelligence, his occult anticipation, his court sense, his ability to read and manipulate opponents, to mix spins and speeds, to misdirect and disguise, to use tactical foresight and peripheral vision and kinesthetic range instead of just rote pace..."
by David Foster Wallace (RIP)
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