Olli COW!

I am big hockey fan, and because I live in Calgary I am naturally a huge Calgary Flames fan. Today was the trade deadline in the NHL and Flames in my opinion are HUGE winners. Finnish superstar Ollie Jokinen is now our number 1 centreman. He had big years under coach Mike Keenan when playing under him with the Florida Panthers (92 and 89 points). So I expect greatness from him and the Flames. I hope there is chemistry, because on paper Calgary looks dangerous offensively. Just thinking of him centering Cammalleri and Iginla makes me drool. And for good measure, Jordan Leopold is back on Defense! WOO He was big in the 2004 playoff run to the Stanley Cup Finals. On the other note, sad to see Lombardi go, he’s a quality third line checker with spectacular speed. But you gotta give a little quality to get some quality. Here’s some highlights of Olli’s big goals. Can’t wait for Friday against Philly. 

Aussie Open

My main man Rafa Nadal is still in it! Woo!

I’m also a big fan Tsonga, his flight from obsecurity to greatness in 2008 was something else. The guy had nothing but unshakable confidence and you just had to sit and wonder how Djokovic finally beat him in the finals. It wasn’t that hot last year by the sounds of it…. by the way it is WAY more fun and exciting to be there in the stands than to watch it on tv. That probably goes for a lot of sports ( though Nascar would still be boring).

Talking about confidence again, this write up on Verdasco has caught my attention. You can read the entire article here. But the third paragraph is probably the best I’ve read all year so far.

However much belief Tsonga had in his own abilities and his own chances, it was nothing compared to Fernando Verdasco’s. If Tsonga thought he could win the Australian Open, then Verdasco believed he could fly. Or walk on water. Or heal the sick, feed the poor and split the atom.