Rounds and Quarters

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Pride of Athletes

“You’re talking about people who are told that they can overcome anything, do anything, if they work at it. It’s not just in athletes. You see the same thing in lots of people: doctors, lawyers, bankers. Athletes think they’re stronger than anyone else. Doctors think they’re smarter.”   Pittman The latest issue on yahoo.sports got me thinking about pride and ego. True man's ego and pride could help a lot for man to live a normal life. Without it, a person will live a life of seclusion[...]

The Producer of NFL Players

Here is a list of the states and the corresponding number of NFL players that they produced: Source: Friday night stars: California and Texas produce most NFL tal[...]

Friday, September 17, 2010

The Consequence of Racing

Is it a choice to die early? I wonder about this upon reading the news about a boy who happened to die while on a racing competition. Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., fell off his bike during the warm up lap for Sunday's first race at Indianapolis and was run over by another motorcycle, driven by a 12-year-old. Medical workers in scrubs uniforms immediately placed Lenz in a neck brace, put him on a stretcher and began chest compressions while taking him to a hospital. Several hours later, he[...]

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Winners of the US Open 2010

Here are the list of the winners of the US Open 2010. With their sportswear uniforms they are definitely bringing home the bacon with them. Hope to see them in the next US Open. Men Division Rafael Nadal “That’s what I dreamt. It’s just amazing to be in there in this final to me. Just the ride to the final was amazing. Just to have the trophy in my hands in a moment will be unbelievable.” He beat Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open and join six of the game's greatest players as the[...]

Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Best and Worst Sportswear Uniforms in the US Open 2010

The first round of the US Open was over. However those critics in fashion are still on to give their comments of the worst styles and most fashionable sportswear uniforms of the tennis players that catch their critical eyes and minds. Let's take a look on the result of the best and worst fashion at the 2010 US Open (1st round). Let's start from the Worst: Nadia Petrova A Russian professional tennis player. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has[...]