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I enjoy playing a number of sports tennis being on top of them. I also follow golf and cricket. My favorite tournaments are the four slams, the four majors, the Ryder Cup and Cricket matches between India and Australia.
Watching the Augusta Masters tournament in early Spring (on TV) is one of my most favorite things of the year. And there is absolutely nothing like physically being at the US Open National Tennis center for the US Open. Despite not being perfect, Roger and Tiger are arguably the greatest to play their sports and Sehwag is the most destructive batsman since Viv Richards.
I cannot stay away from saying something about politics, public policy and the art and scams of business. I admire billionaires that "spread so much wealth around" - Gates, Jobs, Brin & Page, Yang and many others. But paying hired employees such as the CEOs at some 200 times the average worker for just showing up continues to be one of the biggest scams in corporate history.
What caused the credit crisis? Wrong incentives drove the wrong behavior. The opportunity to make unlimited money at investment banks drove bankers to take unlimited risks with some one else's money. It is as simple as that. Unless we remove these incentives no amount of bail out will help and wall street will be back at its game in no time.
Free markets won't remain free without government involvement. And people get the government they deserve.

TennisMasta1's Recent Articles

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Roger Federer (L) of Switzerland shakes hands with Robin Soderling of Sweden after defeating Soderling during day ten of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Soderling's Extreme Bad Luck Could Be Nadal's Great Fortune

Published 2 months ago
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Who Wants To Watch Federer When Flipkens Is On?

Published 9 months ago
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by Gil
about 1 month ago

thanks Masta...Someone already gave me a note on that one, but thanks nonetheles...great shot that. In some ways, much tougher than he made it look considering he hardly had any angle to work with.
by U.
about 1 month ago

Wrote this 3 months ago, please check it out and leave a comment with context from today
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216828-juan-martin-del-potro-the-rafa-killer
by Robert
2 months ago

Hello TennisMasta1, here is the follow up article on George Martin. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at it and leave your support in the comment area. Feel free to pass it around. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244249-give-george-martin-a-key-to-nyc
by Xeno-philous
2 months ago

Masta,
The US Open Draw is released. I've analyzed the Men's draw, in addition to the Top Ten players' form and recent performance, and made some projection in an unconventional way.
Check it out. I am sure you'll like it.
Thank you so much,
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243601-us-open-2009-draw-released-hotties-of-mens-tennis

Xeno
by claudia
2 months ago

Dude! Check out a new article that Clarabella just posted: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242597-the-measure-of-great-tennis-1-2008-v-2009-wimbledon-finals

Would love to have your opinion. This is one that Clarabella and I have collaborated on, and your comments a few months ago when I was thinking about this for an early and related article were sort of folded in. what do you think now?
by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Tennis, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero
by clarabella
4 months ago

Don't know if you noticed the pair of slideshows I and Claudia have put together? A bit of fun, really, but you might like a few of the pics......

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214978-a-celebration-of-hot-tennis-part-1-a-british-perspective
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215276-a-celebration-of-hot-tennis-part-2-an-american-tale
by clarabella
4 months ago

I hope you might like my visual tribute to Roger at this Wimbledon. I'm having to face the fact that my wonderful time at Wimbledon is over for this year, and this has helped me preserve the memories. A highly emotional week for me.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211144-close-to-perfection-part-2-a-portrait-of-roger-federer-at-wimbledon
by Rocky
4 months ago

Hey there my friend. My latest article, "The official Bleacher Report Handbook"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208736-the-official-bleacher-report-handbook/show_full

A must read! Hope you'll find time and have a look. Thanks :)
by Rocky
4 months ago

Hello my friend. My latest article...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207675-seven-signs-that-youre-obsessed-with-sports-in-a-weird-way

Hope you'll find time to read it and enjoy it. Thanks :)
by Rocky
5 months ago

Hello TennisMasta1,

My latest article - "Michael Jordan ends the debate over LeBron James and Kobe Bryant." ... Its a (hopefully) very humorous article, tickling the current great debate over who is the best player in the NBA!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/192314-micheal-jordan-ends-the-debate-over-lebron-james-and-kobe-bryant

If you are interested, do read it. I hope you'll find time, thanks so much :)

-Rocky.
by Rocky
5 months ago

Hello TennisMasta1!

My latest article -- "Six reasons why tennis should be banned!"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/191301-six-reasons-why-tennis-should-be-banned

I hope you'll find time to read it, thanks :)

-Rocky.
by Mike
7 months ago

This is a article saying thanks to you, and to the rest of BR

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139485-kudos-to-the-bleacherreports-editors-community-leaders-and-gms
by J. Michael
8 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/131618-tiger-woods-professional-expectations-are-verylow
by Sergey
8 months ago

It looks very picturesque. Just was wondering. I've been in many countries but not that one, but it seems awesome from what I have seen.

Спасибо!
-SZ

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