A Fierce Competitor Becomes one of the Greatest Players in Sports

Roger Federer won his 7^th Wimbledon title this week in great fashion defeating Andy Murray. This had put Federer in a class of his own people. Federer has won 17 Grand Slam Titles and he is only 30 years old. Many critics felt that he was past his prime and couldn’t win another Wimbledon title, but he definitely proved them wrong. I consider Federer not just one of the greatest tennis players, but arguably one of the greatest athletes in all sports. I know this is a big statement coming from me, but really sit back and think about this one. 17 titles guys; that is a whole lot of gold. Any of you that watch tennis you can see his is a class act and he puts a lot of hours in his craft.

Federer’s opponent wasn’t a walk in the park at all. Murray was giving Federer a lot of problems and at times I thought that he was going to beat him. Murray was showing his youth, skills and power to the crowd and Federer but in the end he couldn’t get it done. It took Federer about 30 months to win another Grand Slam, but he did it gracefully for the world to see. Federer is one of the guys that can beat you and you will still want to be his friend. He just seems so likeable as an athlete and fierce competitor.

Now he broke his dry spell and has one more Wimbledon title to win to past his idol Pete Sampras and I think he will do it. Reminds me a lot of Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant; The Eye of the Tiger. I can tell you guys that Federer made me like Tennis again. For a while the sport was just being dominated by Rafael Nadal and I just wasn’t that interested, but Federer is back at the top where most thought he was out the race. Lastly, I think that Nadal will break those records that Federer holds because I think this boy is a stud of a player and he is younger. Watch out Roger! What did you guys think of the match this weekend?