With the French, British, and American slams to entertain us through Labor Day and seeing quick and crafty James Blake here, I wonder if Roger Federer was as good as his record or if possibly Blake and Roddick and a few other never reaching their potential gave him a bit of a pass in his early years on the professional circuit?
I watch Roddick win the US Open and was dumbstruck that I never saw that again. Mack PEACE On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: > James Blake, an American professional tennis player was born in 1979. He > was inspired to play tennis after hearing tennis legend Arthur Ashe speak > at his high school. Because he started late, he had a sense of > unworthiness that several other professional men players talked him out of, > most notably Roger Federer who once complimented him by saying "Now do you > believe you can beat players like me, or even me?" Blake started amassing > a string of victories on the world stage, but was felled by personal > tragedy in 2004. He broke his neck in an accident on the tennis court (I > broke mine just a few years before); his father died of stomach cancer; and > Blake himself developed a case of shingles which paralyzed his face on the > left side and left his eyes blurry. Since then, he's struggled back and > earned the 2005 Comeback Player of the Year from the ATP, as well as the > Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year in 2008. He still competes on the > international arena and is currently ranked 96 although he has broken the > top 5 during his career. He is most noted for his speed and agility, and > his extremely strong forehand. > > Enjoy the pics! > > -- > > Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
