Pound Tomic....

[benrama]

I guess to me I see it a bit differently - if I've practised with you and I'm one of the best players in the world whereas you're just rising through the ranks (and I do believe Tomic will be top 10 if not top 5 in the next couple of years), wouldn't I want to kick your ass to show you that despite you being an upstart, I'm still better than you? My competitive nature makes me know 100% that I would.

And yeah, even though I'm leaving here in a couple of months a big chunk of my heart will always stay with Oz and I really want a decent guy player to come up through the ranks that isn't an absolute shit. There are a few that my buddy's coaching right now - I posted their names a couple of times and told people to watch out for them so I'll leave it at that. But I really just want a nice, normal guy that the whole country (and even us honourary Aussies) can get behind. This little turd unfortunately isn't it.

From a very young age I remember Pat Cash, and Wally Masur. Then came the Woodies, and Rafter, with a few cameos from a Draper or Cahill thrown in. Every one of them I loved supporting and loved their attitude.

Then we got the Hewitt era, which now includes Tomic. Petulant, brash, cocky, and just generally god-damn annoying. I couldn't care one whit if they lose, and happily bet against them, and this comes from a die-hard Aussie who wears his heart on his sleeve.

Who are the up and comers you've mentioned previously? I'd love to see a refreshing change from what we have at the moment.