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Wimbledon - another great display of self praise

Wah, I am such an irregular blogger. Time for another of those 'wu liao' musings. I have noticed of late that these champion tennis players have no qualms about praising themselves to the skies. Well, I have noticed of late because it is only after stopping work that I have time to pay attention to such 'wu liao' things as what players say after their matches. They probably have been doing this all along. Praise and positive comments about their opponents are rare. Even when they lose or don't play too well, they are just talking about me, me, me... Take, for example, the reigning (2004) Wimbledon champions. Maria Sharapova, after her quarter-final win this year, had this to say of herself, 'When I'm down or when it's close in a match, I feel like I am still in it. Mentally I'm still really, really tough.' Roger Federer, on his chances at Wimbledon this year, 'Losing so few matches over the last two years, you start to feel you cannot be bea