After Flying into Miami from Vegas today, I was able to catch the end of the Australian Open. I absolutely loved watching two champions giving everything they have; to dedicate their entire life to a goal and embody unyielding perseverance. In fact, I've been thinking about it all day. Nadal made a huge impression on me. He's a challenger and fighter who is hungry and has something to prove! That is me…I'm hungry for the challenge and the prize that’s staring at me, and I will fight and wage war to get it.
Contrary to the beginning of my day, I reunited with two very close friends of mine that are 17 and 18 yrs old. They have been having problems at home with their mom and had run away for a week. What they have gone through has been insane. One of them was in a detention center for a full week and the other one has been skipping from friend's house to house with the same clothes for a week. After talking to them their main focus was to get a place of their own yet didn’t want to get a job or work to support themselves, nor did they know what they wanted to do carrier wise. I kept asking them what they liked to do or what interests they had...and nothing. This really upset me. It was like all they ever wanted to do with their lives was hang out with their friends and smoke pot. Yeah I know they are teenagers but this is crazy. No drive, no hunger, no goals, no purpose. They didn't even have a hobby. I really got upset
Which brings me back to Nadal. Thank you Nadal for being you and inspiring the world. There is a huge need for role models who are young, cool, edgy and that have a purpose in life.
Australian Open
Finals: Rafael Nadal (1) def Roger Federer (2) 7-5 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-2
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