When Roger Federer, possibly the greatest tennis player in history, turns up for the French Open final, he is starting to think he is bound to lose. The New Zealand Rugby Union Team tend to dominate the sport except when the World Cup kicks off. Asafa Powell can run 100m in 9.76 as long as its not at an Olympics or World Championships. The Dutch football team reached 2 consecutive World Cup finals playing great football in the 1970s, only to run into the inspired hosts. They have never won the tournament. Stirling Moss never won the World Championship when Phil Hill did!
These are just a few examples of sport's great jinxes, and a British F1 driver makes it on to the end of the list. Nigel Mansell avoided this list by a great season in 1992, and Lewis Hamilton is in danger of joining the list.
It is not, like Federer, because there is some Spaniard flexing his muscles (although this may be a danger soon). It is not, like the Dutch football team, because they ran into a great Bayern/Germany team! It is not, like Moss, because Fangio is in the next car.
It is because, like the All Blacks and Powell, he seems to me to be a choker. Last year he choked and he is in serious danger of doing the same here. The All Blacks threw away a 13-0 lead against hosts France in 2007 (in Cardiff - yes, I know!) and Lewis has done comparable at Shanghai & Interlagos last year.
Lewis, you don't want to join this list. Because like any team at the football World Cup, you should remember that Brazil & Italy have a habit of turning up at the right time!
These are just a few examples of sport's great jinxes, and a British F1 driver makes it on to the end of the list. Nigel Mansell avoided this list by a great season in 1992, and Lewis Hamilton is in danger of joining the list.
It is not, like Federer, because there is some Spaniard flexing his muscles (although this may be a danger soon). It is not, like the Dutch football team, because they ran into a great Bayern/Germany team! It is not, like Moss, because Fangio is in the next car.
It is because, like the All Blacks and Powell, he seems to me to be a choker. Last year he choked and he is in serious danger of doing the same here. The All Blacks threw away a 13-0 lead against hosts France in 2007 (in Cardiff - yes, I know!) and Lewis has done comparable at Shanghai & Interlagos last year.
Lewis, you don't want to join this list. Because like any team at the football World Cup, you should remember that Brazil & Italy have a habit of turning up at the right time!