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Whenever I Call You Friend - Kenny Loggins
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Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison
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Down On The Corner - CCR
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20 hours ago, Strider said:
Tom Brady is getting massive attention for still being an elite quarterback at age 40, and rightly so.
But there is another athlete that is defying Father Time. Thirty-six year old Roger Federer just won his 20th Major Title and his third in the past year, at an age when most tennis players have long stopped being threats. Usually the titles start to dry up after age 30. Jimmy Connors created pandemonium just by reaching the US Open semifinals at age 39 after a lengthy drought, although that was as far as he got.
But Federer isn't just having one miracle run in a tournament. He is having a late-career sustained run of brilliance. The fact that he is doing it with such grace and style leads many, I suspect, to undervalue and underrate his achievement. Because he makes it look so easy, so effortless, people don't give him the credit for working so damn hard to stay in match-shape.
Commentators and fans will rave about Nadal's work ethic and admire the effort and will he puts into his tennis, while denying Federer the same accolades. As if all Federer does is just show up on the court and magically conjures up his game.
But no matter to those of us who appreciate great tennis. 20 major titles says a lot...he's now six ahead of Sampras and four ahead of Nadal. There is no debate anymore. For now, Roger Federer is the greatest player of all-time.
One of the stats that absolutely blows my mind about Federer is that, in addition to his winning his 20th major (an incredible statistic in its own right), he has made it to 30 major finals - THIRTY! Are you kidding me?
On top of that - do the math...Federer has won 2/3 of all the major finals he has ever appeared in - he has won twice as many major finals as he has lost! And it hasn't been during an era with weak competition either - Roddick, Nadal, Djokovic, Wawrinka, and Murray (among many others) have been in the way during his career. Winning half of your appearances in major finals would be an unbelievably good stat - I don't know if there is a word for winning 2/3, especially going to 30 in the process...
I thought, among many others, that Sampras' major mark would stand for decades - now there are two who have won more. Mind-boggling. IMHO, I agree - Federer has to be considered #1. This era of men's tennis has to be considered among the very best too.
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Love Song - The Cure
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Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac
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Leave It - Yes
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It Stoned Me - Van Morrison
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Do You Remember When - The J. Geils Band
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Two Hearts Beat As One - U2
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For Your Love - The Yardbirds
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Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
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Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - The Hollies
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Far Away Eyes - The Rolling Stones
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Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
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Far Away Eyes - The Rolling Stones
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Fade To Black - Metallica
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Love Me Do - The Beatles
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15 hours ago, greengrass said:
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Give It To Me - The J. Geils Band
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You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
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I Don't Know Where I Stand - Joni Mitchell
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(Hit Me) Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
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On 1/15/2018 at 10:34 PM, kipper said:
I dont think the men are ever really at risk in the military. When was the last time one died in a war in the last 500 years? Most probably died of shame for all of the crimes.
At least none are burdened with the shame of having begged off from a war due to non-existent bone spurs...
Song Name Game
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I'm calling a foul - you're supposed to use a word from the song, not randomly play on a band's name - thus, the title of the thread: "Song Name Game"
In The Cage - Genesis