What. A. Match.
After seventy-seven games - a record for Wimbledon or any other tournament - four-hours sixteen minutes on the court and fifty - FIFTY - aces, Roger Federer won his sixth Lawn Tennis championship and his 15th Grand Slam overall, giving him clear title as the best men's tennis player of all time.
It was heartbreaking to see Andy Roddick fall short in such an extraordinary--indeed legendary--match. One hopes he can somehow pick himself back up and win another US Open in September.
Across the ocean, in a perverse kind of cultural symmetry, a sacred American tradition also took place again this past weekend. In this field of human endeavor, the winning number was 68. As in hot dogs eaten. In ten minutes.
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Now, you may be wondering, what does any of this have to do with healthcare?
Here goes: Tennis is good for you, and by all reports is seeing a strong rise in popularity. It is a wonderful life-sport with great physiological and mental benefits.
Generally speaking, as much as we love them, eating too many hot dogs and other "fast" food can be bad for you. Mr. Chestnut not withstanding, we do not recommend eating 68 dogs in one sitting--unless you regularly play seventy-seven games of tennis with Roger Federer.
(Photo courtesy of the New York Times.)
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