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Ten Reasons.... |
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When I
called out for other fans to help me out with their list, here's what
some came up with: "His whole body!" "His height, women just love tall guys to dance with" "He's Greek/Italian, he can whisper sweet nothings into your ear in a different language. That's very sexy." "Can I say his butt?" "Mark
is never pretentious, he's confident and values his family more than
anything else in the world. Ever since his last knee surgery, he has
realised that he loves tennis and will do endevour to achieve his
dream, to be the best player that he can be. That's something to be
admired, that kind of attitude is rare these days when players do it
for the money. Mark has the passion for tennis and it shows on and off
the court." |
This Week's 'Ten Reasons' is.... Ten Reasons Why YOU Should Be A Mark Fan 1. F-U-N: Going to the tennis, Paul said it would be 'boring as hell' {especially as we were going on New Year's Eve} but he got it wrong, so wrong. We had the time of our lives and seeing Mark that day made the biggest blast in our otherwise non-eventful NYE! You can't go wrong when you're going to see Mark. Whether you hunt for him all day without any success or see him every minute he's out of the Change Rooms, it's all good. Besides, the 'chase' is half the fun don't they say? *he he* And chasing down the 'Stud' could end up to be one heck of an experience.... ;-) 2. CREATIVE BANNERS: With a nickname like Scud {which, if you haven't caught on yet rhymes so appropriately with Stud}, there's endless amount of ideas one could come up to us on a banner in support of Mark. Yes, you'd have to be pretty bold to use ALL of them but if you've got the guts, go for it! {Not speaking from experience here by the way}. There's the most talked about but least used 'Scud the Stud' plus any other one that implies Mark's one HOT HUNK OF A MAN! Just one thing's guaranteed, if you do hold up that blush-worthy banner for Mark, you'll be sure to get one of his killer smile in exchange. That 'smile' makes it all worth it, every stare from strangers would be soon forgotten and instead 'Killer Scud Smile' takes over for the rest of your life. 3. SCREAMING MATCH: It happens at every tournament, whenever Mark's playing another popular player you'll find yourself exchanging 'Go Mark!'s' with the 'Go Pete!', 'Go Todd!', 'Go Pat!' shouts from the crowd. This, like the banner point, could get quite creative and not to mention intense. One could lose one's voice after a tough match. But one must join in on the fun! You can go with the plain 'Let's Go Mark!', or the other preferred chant of 'Go Scud!', sometimes you'll get the occasional 'Go Flip!', bolder fans go for 'Smash It Baby!' and of course, there's the occasional tool that screams out 'Go Harry!' just for the heck of it :-) One chant I'm yet to hear is 'Go Philippoussis' - I guess there's always the risk of getting tongue-tied in the process *he he* Whatever your chant preference is, just be sure to SCREAM {so that Mark knows you're there to support him}. 4. PHOTO OPS: Aaaahhh, the best reason in my opinion *he he* Bring your camera, your video camera, anything that can take lasting photos and you'll have memories to go with the madness that occurred during your 'Mark Hunt'. Speaking from our own experience, our photos tell more than a thousand words *he he* And we're sure it would be the same case with your photos. Then there's video footage that tells the WHOLE story. Capturing Mark on celluloid is very alluring. His aspirations to be an actor, I can see where that comes from cause he knows how to ham it up in front of the camera. As if he didn't know we were taking footage of him! Having that 'looking in the horizon' look didn't fool us, Mark *lol* Oh and you'll get more than the occasional 'Butt Scratch' *lol* Those are always good...if you're into people's Butts! {which we're not by the way} 5. A NICE GUY: Mark's a nice guy. Don't listen to the negative things that's written about him in the newspaper, judge for yourself and you'll see that he's real and nothing about him is fake. The guy appreciates his fans more than any other player out there, obliging to sign autographs to ANYONE who asks for one {even if he's just lost the Final}. And he does all this with a smile on his face :-) He's not a snob, he's not rude and he's most definitely not one who rushes his signature {even though he's been blessed with such a long surname}. Just a tip, bring something made by 'FILA', I get the feeling he likes signing things that are from his sponsors :-) Oh and photos, bring photos of himself coz it looks nifty when you have it in your room *he he* 6. NEVER A DULL MOMENT: Whenever I watch a Mark match, may it be in the flesh or on TV, I always look out for those 'Magical Mark Moments' when he pulls a funny ass face, mucks around with his opponent or when he flashes that Killer Smile {you know that one?!}. Some might say that tennis is a dull game to watch, obviously they've never been to one, but when Mark's playing there's a guarantee that you'll go home having a 'Magical Mark Moment Memory' to rave on about with your friends for weeks to come :-) Personally, the Killer Smile's the best type of Moment to have.... 7. FEELING EVERY SHOT: Scud Missiles they're dubbed and you'll see and feel WHY when you go see Mark play. Seeing it on TV isn't half as much powerful as it is in real life. Although we were a few rows back, we could still 'feel' every powerful serve or groundstroke that Mark fired towards his opponent. Makes you fearful for the well-being of those poor ball boys and girls. I guess getting that close to Mark would carry it's own disadvantages {the price one must pay....}. Once you feel Mark's Power, you'll be wishing you could do it yourself on court. If only it was that easy! 8. FOREVER THE GENTLEMAN: Mark NEVER 'Kisses and Tell' about his past girlfriends. {A collective 'Aaawwwww' goes out in the background}. New Idea is always reporting how Mark is currently single but yet he still raves on about how he knows just how to sweep his girl off her feet. Mark's not one to divulge intimate details {like we need/want to know anyway, right?} and only have glowing praise for his previous loves :-) If you're in want of an ex-boyfriend you'd want this want {but as if you'd ever wanna let him go in the first place!}. Furthermore, Mark protects his girlfriends from the prying eyes of the papparazzi {much like he did with his most recent girlfriend}. He values his privacy and doesn't put pressure on his main squeeze. What a guy! And I bet his a soppy romantic too! 9. HE'S NO BITCH: 'They' like to speak ill of our Marky. They claim he's this and they claim he's that. If he doesn't play Davis Cup a bitch fight seems to start. 'They' try to provoke some sort of 'bitchy' response from Mark but he chooses to ignore it {although it might hurt him in the inside}. I get the impression Mark's not a fan of conflict or petty slanging matches with either his critics or team-mates. Mark's better than that. Why drag one's dirty laundry out in the open when things can be resolved in private? He doesn't fight like a girl and would never fight with a girl! If you want your favourite tennis player to only deal with tennis and not be involved with dramas then Mark's your man. He'll let his racquet do the talking, not his mouth :-) {Correction, Mark does use his mouth: for that KILLER SMILE, but you already knew that!} 10. EYE-CANDY: Mark's a good lookin' guy. If you're gonna be stuck watching tennis you might aswell watch someone who makes you drool! Right? {Can I just say though, it's not all about his looks, that's just a small percentage of why you should be a fan but it doesn't hurt. Let's not kid ourselves, Mark's nice to look at and that's part of why we are his fans!}. When he's wearing all white he's CUTE, when he's wearing blue he's HOT, when he's wearing blue with a bandana he looks SIZZLING. And those shorts, I like the longer shorts {"What the?" I hear you all scream!}. Yipe, black long shorts with blue shirt and that ever-sexy bandana, that's THE stuff for me! ;-P But back to my point, Mark's nice, real nice :-) ***** Please view AOTM V2 with Internet Explorer 5.0+ ***** © An Ode To Mark 2000-2002 |
