I certainly hope so...
And I hope he gives me some cause he sure seems delusionally happy...
I really can't understand (and not quite stand) people that need to put the others down in order to feel good. It's like the only way a Nadal fan can be happy is by diminishing Federer's achievements, or for a Federer fan to kick Djokovic's victories and so on and so on...
What the Freackin' Flyin' Fack??? If you're a Novak supporter why can't you just enjoy that he's playing the best tennis for today's game? I mean the guy is number 1 in the world, tons of points ahead of all the others, just won his 3rd major in a Row (won 4 of the last 5), what more do you want? Rafa made all the finals of the last 4 majors, won 1, is number 2 clearly ahead of the other 2, looks newly motivated (he's a fighter, from what I saw in the AO final) and even if he stopped playing today, he'd still go as one of the greatest guys to play the game, whether you like the way he plays the game or not. Same for Novak. Period. And don't even get me started on Roger. Anyone who denies his place in tennis history as one of the best ever has a seriously biased point of view, to say the least.
All those "what if peak this met peak that" discussions are at best childish. At best! Every great player out there has agreed to say that the game evolves and only gets harder and harder. There is no "weak era", there is no "weak competition". There is only a group of magnificent sportsmen that keep pushing the boundaries a bit further every year. Just enjoy it. Better yet, go out and play it, try to emulate it, have fun. Geez...
The other day I was on youtube watching a Lendl/Wilander match from RG in the 80s. Man that was slow. There were moments that the guys were walking to the ball, literally. And yet I remember enjoying the hell out of it, every single moment!
Sorry about the thread hijacking and the rant...but I get really annoyed by the constant useless discussion threads some user keep starting. Then again, maybe I just need to learn how to use the "ignore" button
