| Last month's Wimbledon season has re-awakened my | | | | Yahoo auction sites have a lot to offer, but still the |
| liking for tennis. Watching the preliminary rounds made | | | | best spot to shop is in I saw there a response court |
| me feel nostalgic of childhood memories when my dad | | | | jacket that has a good sporty-stylish balance. For only |
| would bring me to his tennis games on Saturdays. I | | | | $40, I might purchase the jacket in less than a week. I |
| learned how to serve well, do forehand, and backhand | | | | might also include in my cart a ClimaLite Mixer Tee at |
| decently enough for my age then. I remember even | | | | $20, an edgy black $18 Galaxy Clima Cap, and an $8 |
| joining junior tennis tournaments in the community, but I | | | | velocity wristband. |
| didn't even reach the rounds after the preliminaries. I | | | | In homage of Nadal and Federer, I immediately placed |
| guess my fascination to tennis ends in watching | | | | an order of four Nike Swoosh Bandanas ($8 each) |
| matches, picking up tennis balls for my dad, and | | | | from A handful of tempting tennis rubber shoes like |
| collecting them. After having around a hundred tennis | | | | that of Nadal's are also available, but I might skip on |
| balls in my collection, NBA cards stole my attention. | | | | them for now and start on the most affordable |
| Until now, I still keep my NBA cards collection and even | | | | collectibles like Nike grips and bags, and of course, |
| continue adding more cards every time I would find a | | | | Nadal's signature Nike Fall Wreak Havok Sleeveless |
| piece I still do not have yet. I buy them through eBay or | | | | Top. I'll buy and wear about three colors of this |
| MSN Shopping. But last month, my love for tennis was | | | | sleeveless top to give my muscles a share of fame. |
| rekindled seeing *Maria Sharapova*, Amelie Muaresmo, | | | | For a Sharapova-fan friend of mine, I might buy her a |
| Venus Williams, Justin Henin-Hardenne, Andy Roddick, | | | | pair of Dri-Fit Tennis Low-Cut Socks. and other auction |
| Andre Agassi (his last in Wimbledon), Roger Federrer, | | | | sites are also a good source for they house more |
| and Rafael Nadal battle it out for Oscars of tennis. | | | | brands. |
| Maria Sharapova (my favorite) lost to Amelie | | | | I'm not sure how my limited budget can revive and |
| Muaresmo in the semis. Mauresmo then knocked | | | | update my tennis collection. I will scout for more |
| down Justin Henin-Hardenne in the finals winning her | | | | websites that sell or auction tennis sports goods that |
| first Wimbledon Championship. Rafael | | | | might offer discounts and win-win promos. Actually, I |
| âRafaâ Nadal made a sweeping pre-finals | | | | plan to invest more on items worn by the legendary |
| round beating the likes of Agassi and Bagdhatis. But | | | | Pete Sampras. I heard that some of his stuff are |
| the King of Clay's spirit did not match Roger Federer's | | | | actually in auction right now so one of my most-urgent |
| smart moves making him win his fifth Wimbledon. | | | | mission is to find a shop or better yet a website that |
| Who's to beat Federer's invincibility? | | | | sells Pete Sampras collectibles. I also want to collect |
| Call it post-Wimbledon sickness, I decided to re-launch | | | | Wimbledon, French Open, and Australian Open |
| my tennis sports goods collection. This time I will go | | | | posters, pictures, and memorabilia. I'd be more than |
| beyond tennis balls (but I'd still keep them) and plan to | | | | willing to save up for a 1970s or 1980s Wimbledon |
| add more stuff like wrist bands, rackets, player-inspired | | | | Finals ticket. |
| shirts, bags, and other apparel. I'm also planning to buy | | | | Well, I guess my NBA cards will have to be dormant |
| pairs of shoes worn by some of the world's top | | | | for a while to give me time to focus more on my |
| players if my budget would allow me. I'm not sure if I'm | | | | tennis collection. If things go better and more money |
| ever going to wear them but I'd really want to get | | | | flows in my account, I hope to watch next year's |
| some of those âmagicalâ shoes sported by | | | | Wimbledon and experience the grass for myself. |
| the champs and runners up. | | | | There I could have a first hand inspection on what the |
| Being an Adidas user since childhood, I found it easy to | | | | stars are wearing and what to collect afterwards. |
| look for websites selling Adidas tennis sports goods. | | | | |