Roger Federer as Religious Experience
Back"If you've never seen [Roger Federer] play live, and then do, in person, on the sacred grass of Wimbledon, ... you are apt to have what one of the tournament's press bus drivers describes as a "bloody near-religious experience." It may be tempting, at first, to hear a phrase like this as just one more of the overheated tropes that people resort to to describe the feeling of Federer Moments. But the driver's phrase turns out to be true — literally, for an instant ecstatically." -- David Foster Wallace, from the special to New York Times' Play Magazine, "Roger Federer as Religious Experience"
"To bear witness ... is to evoke some sort of spiritual experience that occurs only a handful of times in a lifetime - if you're lucky. To try to describe the way Federer plays tennis is like trying to describe how Nureyev danced or Heifetz played the violin. Common words or images cannot do justice." --The Age
"Part of the pleasure of the Federer experience comes from watching people watch him. On Sunday, a spectator is propelled by awe out of his seat when confronted by a short cross-court forehand that lands and runs almost parallel to the net. Later, a fellow simply bows in Federer's direction, as if applause is an unsatisfactory response. ... Some sigh, exhale, cry "Oh my God". It is an opera of exclamation. Cynics who believe they have seen everything need to watch Federer. ... How, how, we ask, as if mind is still disputing what the eyes have seen. With other players, even in other sports, we sometimes see their shots as beautiful, we wish we could play like that. With Federer we accept almost that we can never play like that, his shots arrive from another dimension, it is too much to wish for." -- Rohit Brijnath, The Hindu
Channel: Sports
Uploaded: July 31, 2007 at 11:30 am
Author: dastacomantwo
Length: 00:04:50
Rating: 4.90
Views: 89241
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Video Comments:
OBeymydreamz (December 1, 2008 at 7:29 am)
dude roddick is righty!
yassertanvir (November 25, 2008 at 1:26 am)
its hard to say it could be santoro as even though he is right handed he does play like that sometimes. btw if you find out let me know as well. lol
MrGoodKisser (November 24, 2008 at 10:39 pm)
can someone please tell me who roger is playing at 3:10 please. ive been trying for so long?
laperdepaperhond312 (November 25, 2008 at 4:37 pm)
i think roddick
he has the same cap
i know it almost for sure
he has the same cap
i know it almost for sure
entermcbeth (November 16, 2008 at 4:45 pm)
any one know the name of the music. im assuming its classical music which suits the discription of federers game.
ewcrider (November 16, 2008 at 9:57 pm)
It could be Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major
HSEperson (November 14, 2008 at 5:26 pm)
Roger Federer has been through tough times, overcame obstacles, positive, happy, nice, a great tennis player, and a great man. Yeah, he has lost his temper in the early days, but so what? he changed and stopped that. He is the best tennis player I have ever known.
AmoLitaliano (November 10, 2008 at 10:48 pm)
Roger is simply amazing!
nytex (November 6, 2008 at 2:02 am)
greatest...video...ever
bezimeni10 (November 4, 2008 at 2:27 pm)
greatest video of you tube! comentary with first 10 sec was amazing.thanks