I've got a fever...for tennis!

I recently discovered that one of the many random cable channels we have is the Tennis Channel (455) and I'm loving it. They've been showing repeats of the 2007 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with Pete Sampras and other great players. I knew he was a sensitive guy, but sheesh the man needed to get a grip...he was crying buckets five seconds into his speech! Normally, I get misty-eyed when seeing others cry, but Pete's was overly weepy to the point of embarassing..still love him!

I remember wanting to emulate Pete and Steffi Graf. They were such classy and quietly confident players. When Tilly and I were younger and in our badminton phase, we'd pretend we were playing tennis and I'd always make her the second-ranked player and she would oblige without question. So in our games I was Steffi and she was Martina. This sort of behavior spilled into other pretend games (to the misfortune of Tilly. In retrospect, I was quite mean wasn't I?). For example, if we were playing "Power Rangers" I would be the Yellow ranger (Trini) who was superior in skill and mind while I would relegate Til to the ditzy, kumbaya-loving Pink Ranger (Kimberly). If we were pretending to be lifeguards on "Baywatch" I would be the swifter Stephanie while she would be the novice Summer. Yes, we played "Baywatch." Many a summer day was spent leaping from our couches (the lifeguard towers) to the floor (the beach/water).

The U.S. Open starts tomorrow and I'm looking forward to watching. I imagine if we revisited our childhood today, I would be Federer and you would be...Nadal? ;)