John McEnroe Did Not Yell At Me!

Yes, that is correct. John McEnroe, the US tennis "legend" known for throwing temper tantrums and lashing out at anyone in his path, did not yell at me! I know what you're wondering: "Under what such circumstances would this even be a possibility, Sarah? Where did you see John McEnroe? And why would he even yell at darling little you?" The answer, of course, is at the Summit which hosted a cocktail hour this past Wednesday for the Champions Downunder tennis tour. The Champions Tour, as the official program put it, "features some of the greatest, and most entertaining players in history", such as John McEnroe. You don't get much more entertaining then John and his outlashes. "Played out in a highly competitive atmosphere with a party twist, the tour reunites the top names from men's tennis to rekindle some of the most exciting rivalries." The other champions featured in this years tour, and who were also in attendance at the Summit event, were (for those of you tennis fans out there): Thomas Enqvist (Sweden),the super, Pat Rafter (Australia) (super, rediculously good looking), Henri Leconte (France), Wayne Ferreira (South Africa), Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia), Pat Cash (Australia), and Mats Wilander (Sweden).

I have always enjoyed watching tennis. Growing up, the big tennis tournaments were always playing on the television. Thus it was enjoyable for me to work this event and mingle with some tennis champs, even though I could only name Mr. McEnroe. I did recognize most of the players, but I hadn't the slightest idea what any of their names were until I picked up a copy of the program. Unfortunately, I have no exciting stories to tell from the evening. They pretty much came, drank, ate, mingled, chatted and left after two hours. It was very cordial and professional. So for me the most exciting thing to report was that John McEnroe did not yell at me. I was envisioning a replay of the time I spilled the pink lemonade on the little girl, only this time it ended up in an erruption that could be heard around the world. But my hands were sturdy and all beverages remained on the trays and in the glasses where they belonged. Game, set and match baby!