OH...IT'S SO HARD TO WATCH...ESPECIALLY IF IT IS...'SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU! THOSE WATCHING: A SPORTS EVENT...A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE...A PLAY...A PERFORMANCE OF ANY KIND, PROUDLY CHEERING AND ENCOURAGING YOU...'ON AND ON!' HMMM KNOWING...'IN YOUR HEART'...IT MIGHT NOT BE...'TODAY'...BUT NEVER GIVING UP...AND ESPECIALLY...'SO PROUD'...THAT YES, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME AND SO MUCH EFFORT HAS BEEN SPENT ON PRACTICE FOR THIS...'EVENT.' HMMM THINK ABOUT IT...AND YOU WON'T BE SO...'DISCOURAGED'...ABOUT THE RESULT ON THIS ONE DAY. WE NEVER KNOW ...'THE OUTCOME' (AHEAD OF TIME)...OH, BUT IT'S THE...'THRILL' OF JUST BEING ...'IN THE MOMENT.'...AND 'GIVING IT YOUR BEST'...THAT REALLY MATTERS. CAROLE E I CAN'T HELP THINKING OF ALL THOSE...OLYMPIC ATHLETES...FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD...WORKING SO TERRIBLY HARD...TRAINING FOR...4 YEARS!!!...THE JOY OF EVEN BEING SELECTED AND HONOR TO...'REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY'...AND BE...'CHOSEN'...AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF PRACTICE, WINNING/LOSING BY ONLY...HALF-SECONDS...IN SOME CASES! WOW! COMPETITION IS GREAT...BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS...COME OUT ON TOP! (THIS IS WHY I TOOK SO MANY PICTURES...ON THE 2ND WEBSITE...OF ALL THOSE PARTICIPANTS IN THE OLYMPICS...TO SHOW: 'JUST HOW CLOSE...IT REALLY WAS!) HMMMM NOVAK HAS RANKED...# 3...FOR A LONG TIME. HE WAS READY TO WIN THIS ONE! CONGRATULATIONS! I'M GLAD I GOT UP...AND WATCHED IT...'LIVE!!' CAROLE E 10:30 AM
HE GOT THOSE COUPLE GAMES IN THAT 2ND SET.
I AM...'RESTED'...AND READY TO GO! OFTEN...'THERE IS TOO MUCH...'ANALYZING'... GOING ON: EVERYBODY...'PREDICTING'...WHAT THEY FEEL WILL HAPPEN. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER...'WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED!' WHAT MATTERS IS: 'THIS TIME!' IT'S A...'WHOLE NEW BALLGAME OUT THERE!' DO THEY NOT ...'REALIZE'...'WHAT A MISSION HE IS ON'...BEATING FEDERER IN 3 SETS...AND FEDERER WAS PLAYING GREAT (UNFORTUNATELY/FORTUNATELY ?) NOVAK WAS PLAYING...'GREATER?') HMMM I THINK I CALLED IT...'PRETTY CLOSE'...AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING! (I COULD SEE IT IN HIS EYES!) IT'S VERY SIMPLE WHAT SHOULD BE CONCLUDED: NOVAK WON, ANDY LOST...I AGREE THAT ANDY DIDN'T PLAY WELL, BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT: NOVAK WAS...'ON'...AND...ANDY WAS...'OFF' TODAY. ANDY LET...NOVAK: FRUSTRATE HIM, GET TO HIM, INTIMINATE HIM (JUST LOOK AT SOME OF HIS EXPRESSIONS!) IT'S MENTAL. WE ALL HAVE TO REALIZE THAT WE WILL WIN SOME...AND WE WILL LOSE SOME. (FEDERER HAS SAID THIS, TOO!) 'ANOTHER DAY...ANOTHER DOLLAR'...WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, IN THE PAST, WITH THESE TWO...IS OVER, AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED WAS...'TODAY!' HMMMM AND BRITAIN AND EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD REALIZE,TOO...ANDY DID A...'SPECTACULAR JOB'...GETTING TO THE...'FINALS'...WITH ALL THOSE EXCELLENT PLAYERS FROM...'ALL OVER THIS WORLD'...SURE, HE WANTED TO WIN, TODAY...AND AT TIMES IT...'LOOKED LIKE...'HE DEFEATED HIMSELF.' BUT LET'S...'GIVE CREDIT'...'WHERE CREDIT IS DUE'... AND IT IS NOVAK DJOKOVIC...WHO PLAYED...'BRILLIANTLY'...THIS SUNDAY MORNING...JANUARY 30TH...2011!
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8:48 AM...HERE ARE THOSE PICTURES...ENJOY! CAROLE E
I'M UP...IT'S ABOUT TO START...MY LAMP IS TURNED OFF!! HMMM HERE WE GO. IT'S 1:40 AM...I HAVE MY...'HOT CUP OF COFFEE'...LET'S GO! REALIZING THAT THIS COULD GO 5 SETS!?! I COULD BE SITTING HERE A LONG TIME...WHO KNOWS? PREDICTIONS: IT'S A ...'TOSS-UP.' I DO FEEL THAT NOVAK HAS A MORE ...'RELAXED'...ATTITUDE AND IS...'LOOSE'...AND JUST WON THE FIRST GAME...40-LOVE. THE BODY...'PREFORMS A LOT BETTER IN THIS...'RELAXED'...STATE. I WON'T BE WRITING ALL THE TIME BUT JUST...'EVERY SO OFTEN.' YES, NOVAK REALLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY WANTS IT...AND I PREDICT HE WILL GET IT...'THIS TIME! (HOW ABOUT...IN FOUR! ) CAROLE E IT HAS BEEN A LONG 2ND GAME..OH! OH!...NOVAK'S AD...NOW DEUCE...AD ANDY, DEUCE, AD OUT, DEUCE, AD IN, DEUCE(A DROP SHOT! BY NOVAK), AD ANDY...FINALLY, MURRAY HOLDS AND IT'S 1-1! (I WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN...JUST PERIODICALLY!) CAROLE E ANOTHER ...'DROP SHOT'...AND NOVAK WINS A POINT. (I AM SO...'EXCITED'...TO SEE ANOTHER...'DROP SHOT'...SO EARLY!) 40 ALL...MURRAY ...'CHALLENGED'...THE SERVE AND LOST. OKAY IT'S 2-1 NOVAK. THESE LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG RALLIES...'MIX IT UP!!'...OR I'LL BE HERE FOR FIVE HOURS!! CE ### IT'S 2:30 AM AND IT'S 4 ALL. CE### IT'S 15-30 WITH ANDY SERVING. (THIS IS A...'CRUCIAL'...POINT FOR ONE WILL/COULD GO UP...2...AND NOVAK JUST DID! 15-40, BALL IS OUT, AND NOVAK WINS THE FIRST SET: 6-4!### NOVAK LEADS 3-0 IN THE 2ND SET! (3 AM) MURRAY MAKING TOO MANY ERRORS AND IS LOVE 40 IN THE 2ND SET. IT'S 4-0 FOR NOVAK. HE IS...'KEEPING HIS COOL!' (VERY SMART...'COOL, CALM, AND COLLECTED!') 15 ALL IN THE 2ND SET. IT'S LIKE: 'NOVAK GOING IN FOR THE KILL!' CE HE IS PLAYING...'BRILLIANTLY!!' IT'S 5-0. MURRAY NEEDS TO CHANGE HIS GAME...RELAX MORE...AND COME BACK. (HE WILL IN THE 3RD SET!) HE HAS TO!! CE IT'S 5-2, BBUT I FEEL IT IS...'TOO GREAT A LEAD'...BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 'YOU NEVER KNOW!' IT'S 3:15 AM AND I AM REALLY ALERT! (IT MUST BE THE COFFEE!) 3:22 AND NOVAK WINS THE 2ND SET: 6-2 CE### IT'S 1-1 IN THE 3RD SET, AND 3:35 AM CE### 3-2 NOVAK IN THE 3RD SET. ALMOST 4 AM. CE ###IT'S 5-3 NOVAK IN THE 3RD. HE LEADS BY 2 SETS. (MURRAY HAD HIS CHANCES!)### 4:20 AM AND IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!! NOVAK IN THREE!! WAITING FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THEN I WILL DOWNLOAD THESE PICTURES. (I HAVE THIS ...'LARGE-CAPACITY-...CHIP, SO IT TAKES A WHILE!!) CE IT'S 4:44 AM AND THE PRESENTATION IS OVER. THE PICTURES WILL NOW BE LOADED AND UP HERE AS FAST AS I CAN. CAROLE E #############
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WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THESE PICTURES...YOU CAN ...'JUST TELL'...THE WINNER. NOVAK PLAYED...'BRILLIANTLY'...BUT IT TAKES MORE THAN THAT. TENNIS IS A...'MENTAL GAME.' NOVAK HAD...'THAT INNER PEACE'...THAT CREATED THE...'CALMNESS'...THAT...'ABILITY TO...'RELAX'..AND...'LET IT GO'...AND WITH THAT...'CONFIDENCE'...YOU COULD NOT ONLY ...'SEE...BUT FEEL'...HE PERFORMED...'AUTOMATICALLY'...THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. CAROLE E 4:50 AM...'ALERT'...AND COMPLETELY SATISFIED...WITH THE OUTCOME. HIS 2ND WIN OF THIS TOURNAMENT. CONGRATULATIONS, NOVAK! CE YOU DID IT IN 3...I THOUGHT IT MIGHT TAKE 4!
