Golf With Tony

Written by Joe Pena


Golf With Tony Did I ever tell you aboutrepparttar time I called my cousin Rick to round out a foursome with Tony Kukoc (one ofrepparttar 133080 World Champion Chicago Bulls)?

Rick's a big guy, he's got a great sense of humor and we usually end up having a lot of laughs.

Anyway, my friend Augie invited me to join him and his friend Tonyrepparttar 133081 next day. This was back when I was playing everyday. So,naturally, I said sure. Besides, I thought it was nice of Augie to invite me along.

Even nicer, I thought, when he said I should invite someone else along too.

That's where Rick came in.

I phoned him atrepparttar 133082 office and here's howrepparttar 133083 conversation went:

Joe: "Hey, Rick. What's up?"

Rick: "Just takin' care of business." (One of Rick's businesses is in Translation - www.wwttinc.com)

Joe: "How would you like to join me for a round of golf tomorrow? We need a fourth."

Rick: "Aw man, I'd love to. But Karen would kill me if I went out again. I played four out ofrepparttar 133084 last 5 days...It seems like all I've been doing is playing golf lately. I don't think so. No. There's no way I can go. Thanks though."

Joe: "That's too bad. I guess I'll have to keep lookin'"

Rick: "Hey, who you playing with anyway?"

Joe: "Me, Augie, Tony and whoever I get as a fourth?"

Rick: "Tony? Tony who?"

Joe: "Tony Kukoc"

Getting Into Wimbledon

Written by Steve Smith


Wimbledon. It's a word that stands for tennis at its best.

Although it is first of allrepparttar name of a London suburb, for millions of tennis fans aroundrepparttar 133078 world it is shorthand for sportsmanship, athletic prowess, and celebrity stardom. Forrepparttar 133079 half-a-million or so people who manage to see at least some ofrepparttar 133080 annual championship games in person, it also means a huge social event.

One ofrepparttar 133081 great things aboutrepparttar 133082 championship tennis tournament played every summer at Wimbledon is that it's one ofrepparttar 133083 few major sporting events for whichrepparttar 133084 average fan (i.e, neither rich nor well-connected) stands a decent chance of gaining entry.

Interestingly,repparttar 133085 Wimbledon games ultimately owe their existence not to tennis but to another, more sedate, game that was allrepparttar 133086 rage amongrepparttar 133087 Victorians: croquet. You see,repparttar 133088 private club that sponsorsrepparttar 133089 world's foremost tennis championship was founded originally as The All England Croquet Club.

Founded in 1868,repparttar 133090 club did not hold its first tennis championships until 1877. Those games were witnessed by a few hundred spectators in what is described as a "garden party atmosphere."

For a long time nowrepparttar 133091 club's name has been The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, andrepparttar 133092 Wimbledon championships are attended by more than 500,000 people as well as carried to millions aroundrepparttar 133093 world through mass media andrepparttar 133094 Internet.

The tournament starts six weeks beforerepparttar 133095 first Monday in August and runs for approximately two weeks. Players from more than 60 countries regularly compete.

If you're planning to be in London duringrepparttar 133096 two June or July weeks whenrepparttar 133097 tournament is being played, getting in to see at least a match or two would be a marvelous experience for any tennis fan. So how can you score a ticket to this greatest of all tennis events?

If you definitely want to attendrepparttar 133098 next year's Wimbledon, you should enterrepparttar 133099 public ballot (or lottery) that is held each January for some ofrepparttar 133100 Centre Court and No. 1 Court seats. You will need some luck to pick up a ticket this way, but it's worth a try. All it takes is obtainingrepparttar 133101 official application form and returning it byrepparttar 133102 deadline (the exact procedures and addresses are detailed onrepparttar 133103 Tops 4 Tennis Web site at www.tops4tennis.com/articles/wimbledon.html).

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