Roger Federer has defeated Father Time. Like the Hall of Fame - Haber
Brett Haber is one of the authorities running the International Tennis Hall of Fame. On Saturday, when Li Na, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce were inducted, Haber praised Hall of Fame's ability to keep being a major milestone for tennis over the world.
"When this facility was built in 1881, they conducted business by candlelight, and by gun, we're going to do the same here tonight," joked Haber. "Thank you to the incredible staff at the International Tennis Hall of Fame for ad-libbing some lighting and for defying the conditions here, what we often say when walking about Roger Federer, that Father Time is undefeated, but we're playing Mother Nature to a draw today. Well done on the staff. Our third and final member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame for the class of 2019 is a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, a finalist on two other occasions, and a woman who pioneered the sport and introduced it to a nation where it is now spreading like no one could have ever imagined."
Kafelnikov said: "You know professionals go through up and downs in their career. In the middle of '98, I felt like I was struggling with motivation and desire. My agent called me up and said, Look, there is Larry Stefanki around. I was on my own. I had no coach. He said to me, Look, you want to try with Larry. He's got a good reputation. Coached John McEnroe before. I said, Yeah, let's give it a shot. In those three wonderful years that we had together, I have accomplished a lot with you. Winning that '99 Australian Open, becoming then three months later in May No. 1 in the world, and of course 2000 Olympics. I value our relationship very much until this day. You know we've been friends for several years. Hopefully, we'll stay like that forever. Thank you.
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