King Arthur And His Excalibur

My oh my!

Federer knows how to woo!

After naming his AO17 trophy Norman and taking it to a mountain top, he now names his number 8 Wimbledon one to Arthur and takes it out for dinner.



 https://mobile.twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/891422024693760000/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fau.sports.yahoo.com%2Ftennis%2Fa%2F36547474%2Froger-federer-renames-wimbledon-trophy-in-tribute-to-arthur-gore%2F

Is Wimbledon his truest love or what!!!


The man even has a poetic gene in him...oh, I am totally smitten now...heelp!

"I knight thee forum Woofie"

It's completely platonic, I promise! 

I love this personal "relationship" he is now having with these "late" trophies.

It even made me dream away and imagine where I'd take mine. 

Oh, to be the fly on the wall of his heart and hear the words he shared with Arthur at that dinner...

Cos best things and feelings are unutterable, aren't they!

"..and after dinner he took the trophy to bed!" 


(one comment from b92)

I read recently that Roddick threw all his trophies in the bin when he moved house...

... wrote:I read recently that Roddick threw all his trophies in the bin when he moved house...

I understand that too.

A nice way to move on.

Tenez wrote:

... wrote:I read recently that Roddick threw all his trophies in the bin when he moved house...

I understand that too.

A nice way to move on.

I bet he did it straight after gettinng rid of his combover.

... wrote:It's completely platonic, I promise! 

  Woofie would be proud of the love affair.

... wrote:I love this personal "relationship" he is now having with these "late" trophies.

It even made me dream away and imagine where I'd take mine. 

Oh, to be the fly on the wall of his heart and hear the words he shared with Arthur at that dinner...

Cos best things and feelings are unutterable, aren't they!

I don't think he'll quoting Shakespeare or Frost anytime soon

I think any sportsman or athlete tries to reflect and experience their success at different stages of their career. In Federer's case that's a lot of experience.

Seeing the old guard have a late flurry of success is always quite heart warming, especially in the case of those who might not have savoured the moment first time round. I always recall Tony Adams when he scored that fourth and final goal vs Everton 1998 at Highbury during Arsenal's surge to the title and that celebration, the closest to spiritualism I have seen in a celebration of vicotry. Given only a year earlier his life and career was seemingly in the toilet. It was like he was finally at one with himself. He said afterwards that he went to a spiritual place for that split second and Martin Tyler's commentary was absolutely bang on "that sums it all up"

legendkillar wrote:

... wrote:It's completely platonic, I promise! 

  Woofie would be proud of the love affair.

Speaking of this level of dedication, I had a chat with Haddie about her husband dying. Very sad circumstances.

bogbrush wrote:

legendkillar wrote:

... wrote:It's completely platonic, I promise! 

  Woofie would be proud of the love affair.

Speaking of this level of dedication, I had a chat with Haddie about her husband dying. Very sad circumstances.

not going to ask specifics obviously, but I did see she put out there during a debate and I did ask SB to pm her my condolences. I didn't want to registers on the site again and have to perform 10 posts just to activate the pm function. I just hope she herself is ok and obviously hope that everyone on 606V2 is sending their condolences.

I've sent you a pm.

legendkillar wrote:

... wrote:I love this personal "relationship" he is now having with these "late" trophies.
It even made me dream away and imagine where I'd take mine. 
Oh, to be the fly on the wall of his heart and hear the words he shared with Arthur at that dinner...
Cos best things and feelings are unutterable, aren't they!

I don't think he'll quoting Shakespeare or Frost anytime soon
I think any sportsman or athlete tries to reflect and experience their success at different stages of their career. In Federer's case that's a lot of experience.
Seeing the old guard have a late flurry of success is always quite heart warming, especially in the case of those who might not have savoured the moment first time round. I always recall Tony Adams when he scored that fourth and final goal vs Everton 1998 at Highbury during Arsenal's surge to the title and that celebration, the closest to spiritualism I have seen in a celebration of vicotry. Given only a year earlier his life and career was seemingly in the toilet. It was like he was finally at one with himself. He said afterwards that he went to a spiritual place for that split second and Martin Tyler's commentary was absolutely bang on "that sums it all up"

Why would he need to quote Frost or anyone...

It's his moment, his feelings, his poem.

Most poems never leave the heart and bravely excape to paper.

... wrote:

legendkillar wrote:

... wrote:I love this personal "relationship" he is now having with these "late" trophies.
It even made me dream away and imagine where I'd take mine. 
Oh, to be the fly on the wall of his heart and hear the words he shared with Arthur at that dinner...
Cos best things and feelings are unutterable, aren't they!

I don't think he'll quoting Shakespeare or Frost anytime soon
I think any sportsman or athlete tries to reflect and experience their success at different stages of their career. In Federer's case that's a lot of experience.
Seeing the old guard have a late flurry of success is always quite heart warming, especially in the case of those who might not have savoured the moment first time round. I always recall Tony Adams when he scored that fourth and final goal vs Everton 1998 at Highbury during Arsenal's surge to the title and that celebration, the closest to spiritualism I have seen in a celebration of vicotry. Given only a year earlier his life and career was seemingly in the toilet. It was like he was finally at one with himself. He said afterwards that he went to a spiritual place for that split second and Martin Tyler's commentary was absolutely bang on "that sums it all up"

Why would he need to quote Frost or anyone...

It's his moment, his feelings, his poem.

Most poems never leave the heart and bravely excape to paper.

It was context. Meaning that from my perspective it's not poetic, more of a playful range of emotions coming through.

It is his moment indeed. I can imagine the best kind of success is like surprises. When you don't expect and it happens, must be delightful in big measures.

bogbrush wrote:

legendkillar wrote:

... wrote:It's completely platonic, I promise! 

  Woofie would be proud of the love affair.

Speaking of this level of dedication, I had a chat with Haddie about her husband dying. Very sad circumstances.

If you are in touch please give my condolences. I remember that he'd been unwell for a long time.

Will do, told her everyone over here was sad for her.

bogbrush wrote:Will do, told her everyone over here was sad for her.

We are indeed.