Practically everybody on earth expects you to fold. All of the roars are for someone else, not you. You know what they're thinking: "Who is this guy, and how do you pronounce his name? What is he doing here, and why doesn't he get out of the way?"
So what do you do? You hold up.
Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen is something of an inconvenience in the British Open. No one can quite deliver the correct inflection in his name, or explain how the gap-toothed South African has managed to outscore all of the European Ryder Cup team, as well as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. All around him are more popular players -- the entire United Kingdom no doubt wishes he would move aside and let Englishmen Paul Casey and Lee Westwood have the glory. Everyone keeps talking about who the real leader is going into Sunday's final round at St. Andrews.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Serena Williams needs surgery on right foot
Top-ranked player cut right foot on a broken glass: Serena Williams, the top-ranked women's player in the world, needs surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant.
Williams will miss three tournaments leading to the U.S. Open, WTA Tour officials said Saturday. The tour website offered no details about what happened at the restaurant.
"I'm so upset I won't be able to play in the upcoming events because of this foot surgery," Williams said on the website. "Thank you for all of your support."
Williams will miss three tournaments leading to the U.S. Open, WTA Tour officials said Saturday. The tour website offered no details about what happened at the restaurant.
"I'm so upset I won't be able to play in the upcoming events because of this foot surgery," Williams said on the website. "Thank you for all of your support."
Leonardo DiCaprio Inception rocks the box office (Video)
It's a big weekend for Christopher Nolan's movie "Inception" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Already raking in over $20 million on Friday, it's expected to make at least $60 million when the weekend is over. Move over Twilight, Despicable Me and the new Nicolas Cage movie, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Since the movie was released just one day ago, it's been the buzz on the web. Sticking to the top of the Google trends, it pushed other weekend movie newbies like The Sorcerer's Apprentice right out of the trends. Nolan, director of the smash hit Dark Knight, is already getting big kudos for Inception. According to most reviews, the movie lives up to the previews.
Since the movie was released just one day ago, it's been the buzz on the web. Sticking to the top of the Google trends, it pushed other weekend movie newbies like The Sorcerer's Apprentice right out of the trends. Nolan, director of the smash hit Dark Knight, is already getting big kudos for Inception. According to most reviews, the movie lives up to the previews.
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