Dictatorship wrote:
The sight of Roger Federer's lower lip trembling would have been enough to start most soft-hearted observers off, but by the time his $%##@ started flowing, a far proportion of the 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena and the millions watching around the world were probably reaching for the tissues too. If that had not done the trick, then the sight of Rafael Nadal, his conqueror, putting his arm around him in friendly consolation, would have set off a worldwide outbreak of sniffles. Australia, perhaps more than any other nation on earth, values mateship, and you will not better embodiment of that than the sight of one great champion comforting another.
You realize you've lapsed into self-parody yet again. Look at your subnic, fool. If people are watching Roger Federer and reaching for the tissues, it ain't to wipe moisture from their faces - unless they're forceful shooters.
