Because Tennis shouldn't be a religious experience...

I won't be watching Wimbledon this year. Nadal just withdrew. What a shame! Tennis isn't just the same without him. We are just back to a few years ago when it was Federer all the time and when nobody could even managed to give him a fight because they thought he was a Tennis God. I know that Federer got devoted believers and I have to say that I like the guy because it is hard not to be amazed by his grace and his talent  ( I was never able to even watch Sampras), but he doesn't do it for me because Tennis to me isn't about religion, it is about the divine or the sublime, it is about battling yourself, your opponent, overcoming your pain or making him feel the pain. Without Nadal, WImbledon becomes just another boring and apparently larger than life religious temple. Because I hate religious experiences, which are about nothing more than praying for the divine and being in awe of its beauty, I'm skipping Wimbledon this year.