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Date Posted: 22:30:03 09/13/04 Mon
Author: mulga bill
Subject: Re: If Roger Federer was a cyclist...an Ausie nightmare
In reply to: Nick 's message, "If Roger Federer was a cyclist" on 06:02:12 09/13/04 Mon

Please no !!!

>Roger Federer beat Sampras at Wimbledon, while still a
>teenager but for the next few seasons, he never came
>close to reaching a grand slam final. I'm not sure he
>even reached a quarter final. Then in 2003, he reached
>the Wimbledon final and has now won 4 of the last 6
>grand slams, often in imperious fashion.
>
>If a cyclist suddenly showed such dramatic
>improvement, we'd all be speculating about which
>Italian doctor he was secretly attending. But of
>course, Federer's story is one of developing mental
>confidence, not chemical assistance.
>
>I'll stop this post here in the hope it'll inspire
>some interesting thoughts!

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