On Watching the US Open

Good things really never come easy, just watching the US Open Mens Final 2012, you know that they'd have to work for every point in every game in every set to finally win this one. Novak Djokovic on side, Andy Murray on the other. You know your in for a good match with these two. There may have been spectacular rallies, and there have been really bad ones, and there have been aces here and there. By watching the match, any person would also feel the emotional rollercoaster of emotion that came along with it. The momentum shift, the bad returns, the really good winners. You'd want them both to win just for fighting hard for this match; the first set alone was 87 minutes long! Bloody hell it was intense. But despite leading 2-0 and going down on the next two rounds, Andy came up with the victory. Breaking the drought in British tennis and proving to himself and tennis followers that he could be big and win a grand slam title.

Congrats on your first Grand Slam title, Andy! Its a long time coming.

If there's one thing I gained from watching this close to 5 hour match, its this-- work hard on your dream and when your stars align perfectly, the right moment comes, and you tell yourself, all the wait-- the loses, the frustrations, the doubts and the almost theres, were all worth it. Finally you have in your hands what you've always hoped for. So go ahead Andy and give yourself a tap on the back and get some more.