Revealed! Aamir Khan is real admirer of Federer
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Describing himself as a "real admirer" of Roger Federer,
Bollywood star Aamir Khan has revealed that he watched the Swiss
tennis ace win the Wimbledon Championships for a fifth successive
time Sunday night.
"Super match. Am a real admirer of Federer. Love the focus and
passion with which he plays", wrote Khan after watching Federer
beat Spaniard Rafael Nadal in a nail biting five-set final.
Khan was about to pen down his blog on www.lagaandvd.com website
Sunday evening when the lure of a prospective titanic court battle
on Wimbledon's famed centre court pulled him away from the
computer after just one paragraph.
"Was about to start on my new post, but Nadal just won the second
set. One set all, Federer and Nadal beckon, time to get back to the
TV. Will be back soon. I'm backing Federer", he informed his fans,
who eagerly wait for his blog. He received 120 hits for this one
paragraph alone.
After the final when Federer had equalled legendary Swede Bjorn
Borg's five successive Wimbledon titles, an apparently overwhelmed
Aamir returned to try to translate his feelings for the world
number one into words.
"I find that when I watch him play I feel inspired to do better
work, though it has no connection. I don't know how to explain
it", he gushed in praise of the cool Swiss.
"And he has no extra posturing and no silly attempts to do stuff to
grab attention. He just does his thing and goes away. What a guy!"
said Khan, who himself is known for his even temperament and
quality films he does.
For the record, Khan's post, which was largely about his films,
attracted 772 comments from his fans.
Incidentally, Khan himself is a more-than-decent tennis player, as
was seen in August 2002 when he played an exhibition match against
former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker of Germany in Delhi.
The announcer had then declared that Khan had apparently practised
for a few weeks in all seriousness before taking on Becker at the
Delhi Lawn Tennis Association courts. Khan received loud applause
from the spectators for his effort on court.
Indo-Asian News Service
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