Having a father who had been a professional football player,
and was an avid sports fan, meant I grew up watching a lot of sports on
television. Dad watched football, a sport I never understood, tennis, golf and
occasionally baseball. I remember though, like his son, he felt baseball was a
good sport to nap to.
I played tennis as a youth, as my Dad played, and it was a
much easier thing to do then, with the number of public tennis courts in the
local parks. When I married I tried golf for a time.
For some reason in my later years, I’ve become a sports fan,
namely tennis and golf. I’ll admit, my eyes are not glued to the television
during a match, not necessary with this thing called ‘instant replay’.
This week the second tournament of the FedEx Cup is being
played (golf), along with the US Open (tennis).
I’m a Tiger Woods fan, but unfortunately he’s not playing
for the next few months, but there’s still another fave of mine playing, in the
Open...Roger Federer.
I think I first noticed Federer in those Gillette ads from
the 1980’s, which also featured Tiger Woods and Thierry Henry. Did those ads appeal
to women who do the bulk of household shopping, or to men who are sports fans?
I’m writing this as I wait for Roger Federer’s next match.
I hope he wins.
I hope he wins.
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