I’m a big fan of David Foster Wallace’s writing. He writes about a topic down to its finest detail, all in the hopes of explaining something with precision and passion, from all the angles let’s say. Here he does tennis and Federer for the NY Times. I believe Wallace was a great tennis player growing up and nearly made it to the professional level if I’m not mistaken.
‘Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men’s tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be termed Federer Moments. These are times, as you watch the young Swiss play, when the jaw drops and eyes protrude and sounds are made that bring spouses in from other rooms to see if you’re O.K.
The Moments are more intense if you’ve played enough tennis to understand the impossibility of what you just saw him do. We’ve all got our examples. ‘ Read more….