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Goran Ivanišević winner of Wimbledon 2001.

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 01:24 PM


This guy was a childhood crush of mine at the beginning of his tennis career - it's kinda embarrassing 'cause my dad still calls me too see "my boyfriend" whenever he's on TV even though I haven't mentioned him in 15 years. Watching each and every match he played when I was a kid is enough for my dad to remember, obviously XD

Anyway, I remembered him recently because there is this childhood friend of mine who I always thought looked very much like Ivanišević, but now that he's grown up and matured the resemblance is striking. Only my friend has fuller lips, bigger eyes, shoulder-long wavy hair, is taller and a professional basketball player, rather than a tennis player like Ivanišević. My relationship with this friend confuses me greatly so I might even post something about him in the Love/Relationships section, but for now I'd rather remain silent about that whole frustrating deal...

Now onto the REAL topic XD



Goran Ivanišević


Date of birth: September 13, 1971
Place of birth: Split, Croatia (then Yugoslavia)
Height: 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Turned Pro: 1988
Retired: 2004



Goran Ivanišević is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998). Ivanišević's name is synonymous with his strong serve, which is one of the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994.




















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Posted 05 July 2007 - 01:32 PM

i remember him, im not a fan of him because he wasnt always the great sport or i didnt much like his attitude but i remember when he won and he cried, it was great but i was hoping for Pete Sampras to win. hahaha. but he is a cutie
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 01:41 PM

Ohhh I remember him!

I think he has a beautiful face smile.gif
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:11 PM

QUOTE(tokio @ Jul 5 2007, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i remember him, im not a fan of him because he wasnt always the great sport or i didnt much like his attitude but i remember when he won and he cried, it was great but i was hoping for Pete Sampras to win. hahaha. but he is a cutie


Yeah, he really is a cutie, yummy wub.gif.

I don't know what to think of his attitude, because he did a lot for Croatia by expressing his patriotic sentiments during the war, but also he used to swear a LOT during his matches - only I don't think many people realize that since he always swears only in Croatian LOL

Also, I posted this not really because of him (I'm not a fan of tennis at all) but because I have a crush on my friend who looks like him.
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:27 PM

ohhh hes kinda cute!!! smile.gif
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:29 PM

QUOTE(tokio @ Jul 5 2007, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i remember him, im not a fan of him because he wasnt always the great sport or i didnt much like his attitude but i remember when he won and he cried, it was great but i was hoping for Pete Sampras to win. hahaha. but he is a cutie

hmmm i feel like he was playing patrick rafter in the finals... i wanted him to win being a wildcard and all but i felt extremely bad for rafter too~ both are tennis hunks! ^^ i heard he retired shortly afterwards- way to end ur career at a high point happy.gif
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:39 PM

QUOTE(melodrama @ Jul 6 2007, 01:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmmm i feel like he was playing patrick rafter in the finals... i wanted him to win being a wildcard and all but i felt extremely bad for rafter too~ both are tennis hunks! ^^ i heard he retired shortly afterwards- way to end ur career at a high point happy.gif


Yes, it was Patrick Rafter. The entire country was in a state of euphoria when he won. Too bad he retired, now I can't feast my eyes on him LOL

I saw him on TV the other day though, he was on a travel show that had Zagreb as it's final destination. They filmed him while he was working out - no need to even say I drooled like crazy. Nothing better than a handsome hunk covered in sweat.

Tee-hee, my jock fetish always gets me in trouble, in real life too I always fall for sportsmen... sweatingbullets.gif
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 04:12 PM

QUOTE(melodrama @ Jul 5 2007, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmmm i feel like he was playing patrick rafter in the finals... i wanted him to win being a wildcard and all but i felt extremely bad for rafter too~ both are tennis hunks! ^^ i heard he retired shortly afterwards- way to end ur career at a high point happy.gif



QUOTE(*Morticia* @ Jul 5 2007, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, it was Patrick Rafter. The entire country was in a state of euphoria when he won. Too bad he retired, now I can't feast my eyes on him LOL

I saw him on TV the other day though, he was on a travel show that had Zagreb as it's final destination. They filmed him while he was working out - no need to even say I drooled like crazy. Nothing better than a handsome hunk covered in sweat.

Tee-hee, my jock fetish always gets me in trouble, in real life too I always fall for sportsmen... sweatingbullets.gif


whoops sorry my mistake, i should have known. i love tennis but i think i got one match confused since pete won it so many times and when he was outed i couldnt believe. ahahhaa. Well i wanted Pat rafter to win, h.ahaha. hmmm i need to figure out which match i was thinking i know Goran and him were playing each other and it was dramatic. haha thanks for the correction.
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 12:48 AM

Arghhhhhhhh...... Ivanisevic my all time favorite tennis player. Is that his daughter in the 6th picture, she's cute though.
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 07:12 AM

awwww i love goran! i think he's the most entertaining player to set foot on a tennis court - he's HILARIOUS.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Yr4dk2pxUA
^ that videoclip of him is hilarious - early 90s tennis clip where the chair ump can't pronounce his name AT ALL
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 07:55 AM

Goran is my fave tennis player. I first saw him in 1992 Wimbledon semi final round against Boris Becker. He's really good when he's in his best mood and the worst player that even the most lowest rank can beat him when he's angry.
But I still love him.
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:27 AM

QUOTE(Zasz @ Jul 6 2007, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Arghhhhhhhh...... Ivanisevic my all time favorite tennis player. Is that his daughter in the 6th picture, she's cute though.


Wow, he's your favorite? Where are you from? Yes, that's his daughter...hehe, can we borrow your dad for an eternity a minute? tongue.gif LOL

If you guys want I'll post some more pics later...and if somebody else would post too, that would make me very, very happy XD

QUOTE(lilxsh0rtaii @ Jul 6 2007, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
awwww i love goran! i think he's the most entertaining player to set foot on a tennis court - he's HILARIOUS. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Yr4dk2pxUA ^ that videoclip of him is hilarious - early 90s tennis clip where the chair ump can't pronounce his name AT ALL


Awww that is such a cute clip! He was so young and cute *pinches his cheek* Yeah, people often pronounce my last name wrong, and I correct them but I don't smile! I look like mad.gif


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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:45 AM

Morticia, are you Croat by chance?
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:54 AM

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Morticia, are you Croat by chance?


Yes, I am. Are you? I was wondering if there's any other Croatians here. My name's Mihaela.
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:59 AM

No i'm not Croat, i'm Indian but i'm OBSESSED with Croatia - my favorite tennis player is Mario Ančić, and after becoming his fan i started to look more into Croatian culture so i've been obsessed with Azra, Prljavo Kazalište, Parni Valjak, for about a year now =)
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:04 AM

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No i'm not Croat, i'm Indian but i'm OBSESSED with Croatia - my favorite tennis player is Mario Ančić, and after becoming his fan i started to look more into Croatian culture so i've been obsessed with Azra, Prljavo Kazalište, Parni Valjak, for about a year now =)


Oh wow, that's interesting! I like those bands...Yugoslavian rock music was really something. Can you understand at least some of the lyrics? And what is your name?

If you have any questions about my country, feel free to PM me! biggrin.gif
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:12 AM

I can understand some of the lyrics and can sometimes guess at the song meaning - you end up picking some words up here and there (lijepa, naša, etc.) but I have a Bosnian friend and she's translated some stuff for me haha. It was pretty interesting how we met actually because she's Bosnian and really into Indian stuff, and I'm the opposite. =P

ahhhh that is so COOL that you're Croatian - your country is absolutely gorgeous! oh and my name is Aarthi =)
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:26 AM

QUOTE(lilxsh0rtaii @ Jul 6 2007, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I can understand some of the lyrics and can sometimes guess at the song meaning - you end up picking some words up here and there (lijepa, naša, etc.) but I have a Bosnian friend and she's translated some stuff for me haha. It was pretty interesting how we met actually because she's Bosnian and really into Indian stuff, and I'm the opposite. =P

ahhhh that is so COOL that you're Croatian - your country is absolutely gorgeous! oh and my name is Aarthi =)


Ahem, pardon my ignorance, but are you a guy or a girl? sweatingbullets.gif I have two friends from Soompi, a brother and sister who are Indians living in Canada. They're both really cool.

Well, if you need anything at all, you may write me anytime. Actually, I'm a bit curious what attracted you to my country...you see, life here can be difficult and that's why I'm looking to immigrate at the moment. But that's a long story.

I must go now, tomorrow morning I have to get up at 4 A.M. because I'm taking a trip to Zagreb! Greetings!
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 09:58 AM

He is so funny and gorgeous <3 i LOVE tennis players...yyyuumm *gets turned on*
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 10:57 PM

for some reason he reminds me of marat safin, i have no idea why

but yeah he's cute. i love the game of tennis, but i haven't watched it long enough to see him play. that video of the chair umpire mispronouncing his name is hilarious!
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