Marie
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Post by Marie on Oct 9, 2006 22:56:02 GMT 3
I, for one, am so thrilled that Marat is doing the blog. It's nice to get a glimpse of his personal life and even though he's not the one actually writing the entries (he said that someone from the ATP is doing it for him; maybe Marat types slow, haha), the reader knows that this is definitely his life, his experiences and his personality and humor.
My favorite lines so far:
"I was pretty tempted to go to the nightclub for a drink but I stayed strong and went back home like a good boy. I was very proud of myself."
"I must say they were pretty hot (the dancers, not the clients!)"
I can't wait for the next one...I hope it's just as detailed. Here's hoping that he does well in the tournament, not only for his ranking and his confidence, but also to keep the blog going.
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Post by maryb on Oct 9, 2006 23:14:05 GMT 3
My heid is still sore after celebrating Scotland's win over France. Va va bloody voom. How did we beat Thierry and the boys? Who cares? We did! ;D Jings. 9 points out of 3 games. We're doomed ... (Scottish optimism).  He he he. Your boy has gone cyber.  Appreciated the bit about 'being single'. ;D Maybe he should take heed of my comments in 'articles about Marat' ... On home life 'I have an empty refrigerator and nobody takes care of things around the house. I have nobody to cook for me so I go to restaurants. Me cooking? No idea! Me washing clothes? No idea! I can't do anything domestic.' (Marat. This is a fridge. Marat, here is the address of the local supermarket. Get off yer arse and buy some potatoes and cheese. Here's the recipe for a potato gratin. Stop arsing about. And while yer at it, wash yer jock straps.') Being single is brill. You can fall out of the pub, eat rubbish at midnight. In bed. And not worry about moans about toast crumbs. I remember it well ... Look forward to some pearls of wisdom from the boy over the course of the tournament. Do they only do blogs for a tournament? These are great - gives a bit of insight of the tour - and his heid! PS Okay girls, are you all in a queue to wash his jocks? ;D Show some dignity, at least get him to make breakfast! |
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Post by sonya on Oct 10, 2006 0:32:52 GMT 3
Ok,then…  No man worth that!lol I enjoy cooking only occasionally.The only possible situation would be doing it together.If he wouldn’t be fine with that,then FINE!,let him go & find one of you girls lol …I’d go & find some guy who knows how to cook and loves it,or who will have no problem with taking me to the restaurants everyday!  I’ll probably be stuck with cornflakes,pizzas,pencakes and sandwiches every single day when I leave my mummy in a few days!  This part is hilarious!  And I love when he says he’s proud of himself ;D lol Overall,nothing new.Reminds me of my first diary in primary school  .I didn’t expect much,i expected him to get bored with doing it himself…Still,I believe he’s a funny guy,he proved that thousands of times,and that’s one of the main reasons why I adore him! If he had smoked that dutch cigare,maybe the blog would have been funnier!  |
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Post by love15 on Oct 10, 2006 3:51:53 GMT 3
that was cool. i hope he keeps it up  ;D ;D good one sonja! its like "oh and by the way... ... lol is that sarcasm i sense? love it! |
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Post by breakingthehabit on Oct 10, 2006 10:20:46 GMT 3
;D nice enough for the first time. Can anyone fill me in about the Russian pancakes he was talking about (just curious, since he ate 10). Didn't really believe him when he said he wasn't an internet type of guy  . Remember how Dima said Marat could've opened a video store of his own as he downloaded so many movies from the net . Who's telling the truth here? (I love Marat, but Dima is hilariously honest ;D). Like how he broke racquets even in practice (i actually wanted to see Kolya's face) Hopefully this blogging thing will give him some luck on court as it gave the other players like Robredo and Ram/Erlich |
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Post by justsafin on Oct 10, 2006 13:09:38 GMT 3
I never thought he'd agree to blog...since he mentioned before, that's not him....
It's funny, but i guess if the blog were from his mouth, it would be even funnier........after all, he talks and someone writes for him. IMHO,no one can actually catch his thoughts.....lol. When he talks, I always burst into laughters. He has such sense of humor and is good at making the audience laugh. lol
I think Dima's blog is more hilarious(maybe becuz dima wrote them himself and he went to the states when he was young) , but, I believe Marat's blogs will get better and better and maybe addictive ....lol
Thanks marat for sharing, you sound happy and relaxed and thats' good to know.
Good good luck on today's match !!!!!
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Post by sonya on Oct 10, 2006 14:51:18 GMT 3
Didn't really believe him when he said he wasn't an internet type of guy . Remember how Dima said Marat could've opened a video store of his own as he downloaded so many movies from the net . Who's telling the truth here? (I love Marat, but Dima is hilariously honest ;D). maybe downloading is not what he consider "an internet type of a guy".i think he was talking about things like forum,chat,etc.before i started with that,i didn't consider myself an internet type of a girl.now i'm addicted a little bit ... now,after dima broke the ice with his style,it will be harder for the other bloggers to write something hilarious.it wouldn't have a possitive reaction if they're trying to be funny in dima's way.so,someone has to come up with something totally new  . i think the interviews will always tell more about marat than his blog.still,i'm curious to read the next entery  . |
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Post by cathy3 on Oct 10, 2006 18:30:34 GMT 3
When will there be a new blog? I can't wait.. ;D |
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Post by yse on Oct 10, 2006 23:03:28 GMT 3
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Hello everyone  Somewhere in the Caribbean Islands, it is 30 degrees, sunny, people are lying in the sun maybe drinking a caipirinha…this was my first thought of the day when I woke up. Autumn has finally arrived in paradise (Moscow) and it was grey and rainy this morning. I woke up at 11:30, which is a pretty good hour. I think I have a nice job because I can wake up when I want. One of my managers arrived in town last night and we were supposed to have dinner together with a friend of mine who is a soccer player. He actually doesn’t play much but I still like him. Allon, my manager, could not come in the end because he was tired and probably went to the Swedish Embassy. We had a good dinner last night at a place called Galleria. This morning I picked up Allon and we had brunch together next to my place. We had some good food and coffee and talked the same b------t as always. It was a warm feeling inside the nice cafeteria even if it was wet outside. There was so much traffic as always today in Moscow. I think that 90% of the people do not know where they are driving or the reason. How can this country function like that? There is always traffic. Who is working? It is just like in Italy, the most amazing country apart from Russia. People never work there, they are always eating or fixing their hair. But I guess the most talented people do not need to work and I think that the Italians are the most talented people in the world apart from the Russians. After brunch I showed Allon my apartment in Moscow, which will probably never be ready. Maybe my grandchildren will be the ones who will see it ready. Then we drove to the courts where we arrived two hours before practice. I had a couple of coffees with my parents and my sister and my mum told me all the family inside information. I felt very much like Tony Soprano and I liked it pretty much.  I practiced looking at the scoreboard and saw my sister losing her match. Then I had some pasta and talked more with my parents and friends and gave a lecture on life to Pepo Clavet, who is from a village called Madrid and has arrived to the big city life of Moscow. He seems a little bit lost so I gave him some tips on how to enjoy life at 60 (his current age) in Moscow. I had a laugh with Verdasco who travels with all his family gang to support him because he does not have enough attention with all the women…Pepo, who is Verdasco’s coach, is a nice guy and if he reads this blog, I really like him. He promised to show me around Madrid so I have to be nice to him from now on. After that I went into the locker room to get ready for my opening match at the Kremlin Cup. The match before me was Kirilenko-Schiavone and after the first set I taped my feet, warmed up, Sasha Volkov started to put some paranoia in my head (now play, behave, all this b------t) so I made him feel useful and I listened to all that. Maria lost serve at 5-4 in the second set and I ended up staying in the locker room for two more hours. I started to hate it, I knew it would end 7-6 in the third and of course I was right. Some junior players were in the locker room and we talked non-sense and I really felt my age, which is 14 years old. The match finally ended and I went on court with my legs shaking, my hands shaking and my body not listening to me. I guess it is just like all players before a match so that we feel we are ready for the match. The match went pretty well, in the first set Mahut broke himself and I won 6-3. In the second set I saw three girls holding up a sign “Marat Blog Us” so I put them in the blog! Thanks for reading me and I hope you are not the only ones. In the middle of the second set I prayed “Mahut please break yourself again” and he must have listened to me. He did it again. Everyone was happy, Safin through to the second round. I feel very relieved. After the match Nicola Arzani came to the court (he makes me write this blog so he will have to suffer with me mentioning his name) and told me to do the press. It went smoothly, I said a couple of stupid jokes and felt like a clown. Everybody wished me luck for the next round. We had a pretty good crowd for a first round. After the match I took a shower and went on the massage table from where I am dictating this blog. I hope it will not be too boring. Good night and talk to you tomorrow. Thanks for reading me Marat |
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Post by edible on Oct 10, 2006 23:07:26 GMT 3
Hahahahaha. I can't stop laughing. Maratable quotes in this entry. And THEY are in! And they got a photo with Marat Safin...
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Marie
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Post by Marie on Oct 10, 2006 23:13:55 GMT 3
Yay to Annie, Lena, and Annette for making it into the blog! Lucky, lucky ladies...
I wonder if Marat can see a "blog me" sign all the way in Orlando, Florida?
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Post by cynful21 on Oct 10, 2006 23:16:33 GMT 3
We need more massage table pics... and a shower pic to even it out. <_<
Fun blog. I especially liked-
There is always traffic. Who is working? It is just like in Italy, the most amazing country apart from Russia. People never work there, they are always eating or fixing their hair. But I guess the most talented people do not need to work and I think that the Italians are the most talented people in the world apart from the Russians.
*pumps fist at italianness*
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Post by kuniochi on Oct 10, 2006 23:16:57 GMT 3
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Post by reese on Oct 10, 2006 23:26:36 GMT 3
Annie needs her own thread NOW. First she shook his hands, then she talked to him during his match and next she is in his blog LMAO can´t wait to hear the story  Annie, Annette and Lena   |
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Post by edible on Oct 10, 2006 23:27:08 GMT 3
I just had a dawning...Blog Us Marat....BUM!!! BUM has lots of meanings...I wonder which one was Marat thinking of during the second set.
Congratulations to the girls for making the front page!!
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Appreciated the bit about 'being single'. ;D Maybe he should take heed of my comments in 'articles about Marat' ...
. Remember how Dima said Marat could've opened a video store of his own as he downloaded so many movies from the net . Who's telling the truth here? (I love Marat, but Dima is hilariously honest ;D).
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