to the athletes that didn't retire young
well put, jim. here is my own salute to these athletes.
schumacher. for the record, i have never been a ferrari nor schumacher fan - mclaren all the way, baby! - but i respect his talent and what he's accomplished for the formula 1 circuit. he is one of the greats and for a very long time, the one to beat. with his parting, it just seems like the teams have just become a little more even - and for a true fan, you want the best there is to be the one you finally beat. so in so many ways his presence will truely be missed.
zidane. this guy was the best player the sport has ever seen in a very long time. you always hear how brazil has fun with the game and runs circles around the defenders, well this guy was truly a genius in the field. to see him play is to be amazed at how effortlessly he handles the ball. it's like second nature. i tell myself that he's the only reason brazil loses to france in each and every match up they've had in the past years. he was that good.
agassi. out of the three, he's probably the one whose career we've all been exposed to the longest. we liked him when we were in high school because he was the rebel, the guy that didn't listen to authority and did whatever he damn well pleased! he was cool. he had shoes named after him. and he married brooke shields! it was so fast and like a flash in the pan ... he just seemed to have faded away. then BAM! he came back bigger and better than he ever was and was on top of his game for years to come! he came back wiser and with more regard for the game, the players, the fans! he inspired a whole new generation as well as earning the respect and admiration of everyone else. watching his last couple of games in the US Open was such an emotional experience. we knew he was injured. we knew his back was hurting him so bad that he couldn't even stand up earlier that morning. we wanted to cheer him on and wanted to see him retire on a high... he played unlike a 36 year old, but like someone 10 years younger. he won against baghdatis and we just hoped. we even prayed for rain so his next game would be postponed to give him an extra days rest. he finally fell to becker, his back hurting so much that he could hardly run for the ball. it didn't matter, for 21 years, he did make us feel privileged to have seen him play. his final moments on the court with his trademark double hand kisses to the audience and his speech really made me feel heavy inside and i could only wish him all the best.
michael, zinedine, andre, it was an honor. thanks for everything.
schumacher. for the record, i have never been a ferrari nor schumacher fan - mclaren all the way, baby! - but i respect his talent and what he's accomplished for the formula 1 circuit. he is one of the greats and for a very long time, the one to beat. with his parting, it just seems like the teams have just become a little more even - and for a true fan, you want the best there is to be the one you finally beat. so in so many ways his presence will truely be missed.
zidane. this guy was the best player the sport has ever seen in a very long time. you always hear how brazil has fun with the game and runs circles around the defenders, well this guy was truly a genius in the field. to see him play is to be amazed at how effortlessly he handles the ball. it's like second nature. i tell myself that he's the only reason brazil loses to france in each and every match up they've had in the past years. he was that good.
agassi. out of the three, he's probably the one whose career we've all been exposed to the longest. we liked him when we were in high school because he was the rebel, the guy that didn't listen to authority and did whatever he damn well pleased! he was cool. he had shoes named after him. and he married brooke shields! it was so fast and like a flash in the pan ... he just seemed to have faded away. then BAM! he came back bigger and better than he ever was and was on top of his game for years to come! he came back wiser and with more regard for the game, the players, the fans! he inspired a whole new generation as well as earning the respect and admiration of everyone else. watching his last couple of games in the US Open was such an emotional experience. we knew he was injured. we knew his back was hurting him so bad that he couldn't even stand up earlier that morning. we wanted to cheer him on and wanted to see him retire on a high... he played unlike a 36 year old, but like someone 10 years younger. he won against baghdatis and we just hoped. we even prayed for rain so his next game would be postponed to give him an extra days rest. he finally fell to becker, his back hurting so much that he could hardly run for the ball. it didn't matter, for 21 years, he did make us feel privileged to have seen him play. his final moments on the court with his trademark double hand kisses to the audience and his speech really made me feel heavy inside and i could only wish him all the best.
michael, zinedine, andre, it was an honor. thanks for everything.
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