Go Roger!

The world needs its champion. Men need greater men to resurrect them. The world needs Roger Federer. There is a strange, almost divine connection I feel with him. Somewhere he motivates me to stand up and deliver, to maintain a dignified silence when cynics question me. There isn't another champion quite like him. One can see a Zen like calmness to his demeanor. So while we have the world writing him off after a dreadful season (really??)(2 finals, 1 semi-finals, 1 Olympic gold), he quite effortlessly scripts history with a win at the US Open. The way he does it, makes him special. As he himself mentioned he has created a demon for himself, where he is expected to win every tournament. It's quite cruel, how the world eagerly waits to see a champion fall. It’s the ideal blockbuster movie, meteoric rise and a great fall. It's easy to see great men crumble under such pressure, and then some men, rise like phoenix. The world cheers again for it's something they never expected, it's a story they've never seen. Naysayers have their pens out, waiting for a fresh new fall. It is then Roger Federer arrives forcing people to eat their own words, not because he has a point to prove, not because he his competing against anyone, but because he competes against himself. Because for him success is not defined by numbers but by commitment to one’s craft, by tenacity and by the ability to surprise everyone but HIMSELF with his achievements.
The short blog is my salute to a great champion, a great player and a fabulous human-being. Go Roger, the world is your oyster!