My new hero

Kei Nishikori of Japan is my new hero in the tennis world. He cranked up the juice last night in the U.S. Open. Did you see it?
He beat the '07 semifinalist, David Ferrer, in five sets.
Then today I read this piece on John McEnroe, who continues to share his knowledge and love of the game as a TV commentator.
Closer to home, the tragic news is Hurricane Gustav. Today I met a couple in spin class who got on the early side of the evacuations; second-year students at Tulane University School of Medicine in NOLA, they're staying with the woman's parents. Turns out, the guy just rode his bike from the west coast to the east. He said it took him two months. (Spin class? Not a problem!)