Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Rafters

I am one huge tennis fan and Rafter is my favorite tennis player. I guess that explains my moniker.

Patrick Rafter, from Australia, has won two back-to-back US Open titles and has made two consecutive appearances at the Wimbledon Finals.

I’m no team player. So basketball doesn’t suit me.

I have the tendency to just think about myself and forget about my teammates. That is why I love tennis.

You are accountable to no one but yourself. If you lose, you cannot blame anyone but yourself.

I started playing only in 2000. My friends and I formed a small tennis league and we would compete against each other. That went on for three years.

Outside of the court, we were all the best of friends. But on every match, we made sure we had our game face on.

Just like in the professional league, we had points for every match won. At the end of each year, a trophy was presented to the one with most points.

Tennis is a very competitive game.

It’s about how hard you hit the ball, how fast you serve, how good you volley, and how well you return - a good analogy to life, if I say so myself.

I was ranked number one during our first year and twice the runner up in the next two. Rafter would have been proud.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Exactly right, so true. The game of tennis is a good analogy to life! So u're now fully booked with coffee dates? I'm sure u can squeeze in the time to grab a cup of coffee with me. See u soon.

Raft3r said...

alpha femme, I will always have time for pretty ladies, like yourself. Thanks for dropping by! =>

Wendy said...

Didn't know you play tennis. I thought you just love watching the game. Pat Rafter. Sigh. When he won the US Open in 1997, halos napaiyak ako sa galak. Galing nya. He's not so bad to look at either. *Sigh*

Raft3r said...

wendy, Hawig din kami ni Rafter! Nyahaha.

Anonymous said...

all this time i thought mahilig ka lang sa white water rafting. hahaha!!!!

p.s. i cannot comment using my wordpress log in details. nosebleed ang commenting system dito ha.

Raft3r said...

juditigger, I love you. Thanks for the patience. =)