Roger Federer, Upendra

Ok, everyboy knows the first guy. I will talk about the second guy a bit later. I like the first guy. Like any other non tribal person, I had my normal sporting heroes. McEnroe,Pete Sampras ( for record sake, I hate Agassi, for the precise reason that too many people, especially girls like him) in tennis, Dean Jones, Kapildev in cricket, Karpov, Anand in chess,.....
Oh,yeah, I liked Martina Navratilova (not chris evert), Monica Seles (not steffi). Now you can see that, I didn't want to like the most liked/hyped person.
Anyway, I thought Pete Sampras is last great champion. And here comes Roger Federer. Yeah, I am aware of Nadal, that's for some other time.I like Roger Federer for his consistency in winning , for crushing people like Andy Roddick&Leyton Hewitt who rely only on brute power , for his linguistic skills (4 languages), for his composure,...
Ok, the reason mentioned him is, I have come across his interview where he informed public that he was very hot headed a while ago. Many people go through that phase , I guess. He was also talking about reaching a position where he will not be compared to any other person, say Rod Laver or Pete Sampras. He is 23 yrs old. I guess, he needs to be similarly consistent for another atleast 5 yrs to be considered greatest of all time. But then he has to watch out for likes of Nadal.
I was? hot headed. I hope, I have changed for better, like Roger. I am not a tennis player, but still..:)
I should mention Asafa Powell too. (100 mts world record, 9.77 secs) This is one record that continues to amaze many people. I can understand marathon record being shortened by a minute. But 100 mts, every next iteration is something to be amazed at. Hats off to mankind which consistently throws new heroes.