So we went to the Champion’s Cup last weekend. And after the McEnroe/Courier match, which McEnroe won, yb, in true Jimmy Mac fashion, high tailed the girls down to the gate from whence McEnroe was going to exit to the locker room. So we had the prime spot when he came by. He was in high spirits, signing balls and whatnot, then he saw little, tiny, itty-bitty Dina. So he takes Dina’s little notebook, but doesn’t sign it right away. And the rest went something like this (or rather, precisely like this):
McEnroe: What’s my name?
Dina: John McEnroe!
McEnroe: I thought you were going to say Rafa Nadel!
Dina giggles, McEnroe smiles, and af feels like an idiot for not using the “video recording” feature on her camera rather than the regular “camera” mode.
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Well, besides not being at all surprised at his being charmed by either of the girls’ adorableness, we do heartily approve of people 50 (and over) being heroes.
He gives her a top-notch setup (that’s why he’s a legend), yet she responds only with a smile? … I, for one, am disappointed.
Mat, I think you may be missing the point. Dina did not just smile; she giggled. And laughter is contagious and boosts the immune system which, as we all know is reduced be stress toward which we all know a guy like McEnroe is prone. So, Dina was not only charming, but she also intuitively responded to his set-up with a big dose of therapeutic levels of healthy joy, i.e. her giggle.
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