I've got a new favorite tennis player: Novak Djokovic
Beyond the fact that he's already on the verge of being a fantastic player (he got to at least the semis of the French Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon), he has one characteristic that about seven people in all of sports have: he's funny. Actually funny. Check out this transcript from the press conference after his loss in the finals to Roger Feder.
In addition, he's been known to do some impressions of the other players on the tour, and they're both funny and actually pretty accurate:
It's so much easier to justify being a sports fan when the sports you follow have a Charles Barkley or a Gilbert Arenas or, it now appears, a Novak Djokovic around to add a little personality.
In addition, there are so many interesting players in tennis right now (at least on the men's side), that the lack of a dominant American player just doesn't hold weight as a reason not to follow the sport. At least watch it for the unsurpassed genius of Roger Federer! Or the defensive brilliance of Rafael Nadal! Or even the exquisite one-trick-ponyness of Andy Roddick and his serve!
(Uh oh, do I sound like an American soccer fan right now?)
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A soccer match is like a good piece of key lime pie....
Yes, I would agree with that. Though probably not for the same reasons as you...
Ah, he's a Djoker, that one.
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