Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
IMPOSTURE TENNIS (REMI GAILLARD)
Rémi Gaillard is a French prankster hailing from the city of Montpellier. He gained a certain amount of attention in the French media after performing a well-documented series of pranks, including a famous appearance disguised as a Lorient football player in the 2002 Coupe de France final match where he would eventually take part on the celebrations and even greet the then president of France Jacques Chirac. So far Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows and even political rallies, normally breaking the security measures easily.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Goran Ivanisevic scores goal
Croat soccer star Zvonimir Boban laced up his cleats again in a testimonial match that saw another Croatian sports great — tennis ace Goran Ivanisevic — steal the show by scoring a goal against some of Boban's best-known teammates.
Boban was joined by soccer greats Marco Van Basten, Lothar Matthaeus and Franco Baresi, as well as other stars — some active, others retired — in a match honoring the Croat player.
Near the end of the match, Boban left a field to a standing ovation and Ivanisevic replaced him. The crowd welcomed him euphorically, only to explode with joy when Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon last year, scored for Croatia minutes after joining play
Friday, July 20, 2007
Soccer match: WORLD vs CROATIA
WORLD:
Stipe Pletikosa, Lothar Matthaeus, Jean-Pierre Papin, George Weah, Serginha, Leonardo, Mark Viduka, Igor Tudor, (Rivaldo), Rui Costa (Andriy Shevchenko), Fernando Redondo
Coaches: Tomislav Ivic & Ivica Osim
CROATIA:
Dražen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Slaven Bilić, Zvonimir Soldo, Aljosa Asanović, Robert Prosinecki, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban (Goran Ivanisevic), Alen Boksic
Coach: Miroslav Ciro Blazevic
Monday, July 16, 2007
GORAN IVANISEVIC dedicated Wimbledon title to DRAZEN PETROVIC
Goran Ivanisevic dedicated his Wimbledon title to a good friend, an NBA star killed in a car crash eight years ago. Drazen Petrovic, a Croatian compatriot, was a member of the New Jersey Nets when he died in the accident in Germany. "I went to his funeral just before Wimbledon and I said I was going to dedicate that Wimbledon to him," Ivanisevic said after beating Patrick Rafter in five sets. "Unfortunately I played pretty badly and I lost in the third round." Ivanisevic said his father brought him some newspapers before this tournament. In one of them was a poster of Petrovic, who was one of the best shooters in the NBA. "So I ripped it off and put it on the wall," he said. "I said, 'This must be destiny. This is it.' Everything was going smoothly and I won it. I want to dedicate this victory to him. "He was not my best friend, but he was my good friend," Ivanisevic added. "He was one of the greatest basketball player in Europe ever."
Friday, July 13, 2007
GOOD GORAN vs BAD GORAN
Maybe you remember the Three Gorans.
Goran I was the Good Goran, the generous, charismatic, deeply religious star we loved, the charitable, blue-sky guy who traveled with a priest and won 22 titles.
Goran II was the rebel, the Mad Goran, who was racked with demons and prone to racket-tossing tantrums and chronic, ill-timed self-destruction.
Finally, there was the Emergency, or 911, Goran, whose task was to step in and sort out all the psychic chaos; the Goran who famously intervened when the Croat was about to implode and blow his chance to finally win Wimbledon, by telling the two other Gorans to get a grip. “Okay, now you have to calm down,” insisted Emergency Goran. “This is your last chance. You have to cool it. You can’t afford to be crazy in the Wimbledon final.”
Of course, tennis has had its share of funnymen. Ilie Nastase, Jimmy Connors, Yannick Noah, Pancho Segura and Whitney Reed could all get stadiums rolling in waves of laughter. But, among our major players, Goran is the funniest.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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