Watching soccer here and there -- because B watches it -- I see thousands of so-called Canadian fans rooting for other teams. Reminds me of the great Don Cherry's line about "you people", when he admonished immigrants and new Canadians to wear a poppy on November 11th. "It's the least you can do to show appreciation for this beautiful country."
For this accurate observation, Don was unceremoniously dumped from 'Hockey Night in Canada'. He was right, of course, and it's the same with the World Cup. They interview all kinds of "Canadians", who claim to be cheering for other countries -- their "home", as they say. Well, "you people", can go back there. If not, cheer for Canada!
Still with sports, I'd like to say a word about Serena Williams getting a wild card for Wimbledon. That was wrong. It is also wrong for Venus to get one too. These two have had their glory days and should not be taking the places of younger, talented players, who are the future of tennis.
They are done. And as usual, Serena displayed poor sportsmanship and bad manners by not appearing at the "mandatory" press conference after her match. You can bet that, had she won, her "injury" would not have prevented her from sitting there gloating and blabbing.
And not fining her $50K? That's a disgrace and Wimbledon officials should be ashamed. I never liked Serena and her behaviour proves why. What is the expression? "You can take the girl out of the Hood, but you can't take the Hood out of the girl."
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Happy 250th to the great United States of America! Both my birth Father and adoptive Father were American, so I like to celebrate the 4th of July in their honour. My birth Father, Billy Doyle, below:
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| My wonderful Father, Thomas Raymond Griffith, born in 1899 in Kansas City, Missouri. |
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