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10The Tar HeelThursday, July 10, 1986 Becker tetters Iboy image; Brits Ibeckoim Sunperteat By MIKE BERARDINO Staff Writer "I am onlv human. " Boris Becker; 1986.' -Sure, Boris. You can't fool me. I was among the millions who sat attentively Sunday morning in front of his television set as you rolled td your second Wimbledon title in as many years, methodically erasing my favorite tennis player in the world, Ivan Lendl, in straight sets. You can't convince me, a fellow 18-year-old, that you're just like the rest of us. I saw that double clutching, belly-flopping, Lendl-back-breaking, back-handed shot in the final game. The one that NBC deservedly replayed umpteen times. The one that left the beaten Lendl shaking his head in dismay and actually caused a semi-smile of helplessness to cross his ever-worried face. 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Don't try lb beguile me with that trademark smile of yours, (tongue exposed, left eye nearly shut). The one that prompted NBC's Dick Enberg to say, "When (Becker) smiles, he smiles with his wholeface." Arid now that smile will turn pro as well, taking its place in Coca Cola's corner (for a large fee, of course) in the never-ending advertis ing battle for the world's soft drink affections. Yes, at the tender age of 18, Boris Becker is on top of the tennis world, at least that part of it covered by a grass surface. Before he's through, he may well surpass the accomplish ment's of another national hero who EAT SEAFOOD Thursday Ntqhts Fried Filet of Flounder $7.95 Highway 54 East toward Kaieign Bwvtaqe Available Bm and Win - of equal or lesser value for sported the same alliterative initials, Sweden's Bjorn Borg. But is Becker really "only human"? . After the 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 drubbing he received in the Wimbledon gentle men's (they still call it that) singles final, the vanquished Lendl elo quently summed up the youthful victor, and in the process may have relieved writers like me of the difficult task of classifying Boris. "Man, young man, boy, whatever you want to call him," Lendl said. "Call him champion." ' - Other assorted observations regarding Wimbledon: The above statement by Lendl is noteworthy for a man who was criticized ruthlessly by the British press over the fortnight for lacking personality. He is, after all, generally about as, quotable as little Prince William. Excuse my asking, but where is it AMERICAN V? CANCER V SOCIETY F7 65 Present this Coupon When Ordering M UJz3) GO Great Selection University Opticians University Square Downtown Chapel Hill 10-6, M-F 942-8711 10-2, Sat. written that the world's top tennis player must be, and I truly dislike this word, "personable"? Personable is an adjective for Entertainment Tonight's bubbly Mary Hart, not for a man whose demeanor and favorite color are both steel gray. Trying to convert the stern "Ivan the Terrible," as he has been dubbed, into a media darling is like asking Prince to take it easy with the women. Or telling David Letterman to cool it with the funny stuff. It's unnatural and unfair. And besides, it simply cannot be done . . . The British press showed another side of itself in its treatment of the missing three-time champion, John McEnroe a masochistic side. By tournament's end, the London scribes were servilely begging for. King John's return: "Come back, McEnroe," one paper entoned. "All is forgiven." Track-and-field yields to All By WENDY STRINGFELLOW Staff Writer Two UNC track-and-field team members earned All- America honors following their performances at the NCAA championships in Indianapo lis, Ind., June 6-7. (ERROBGRBCBS i BAUSCH&LOMB 1 I SUN GLASSES The comical thing is that next summer, the first time "Superbrat" calls some poor fogey in a high chair "the pits of the world," the Brits will scurry madly to their typewriters calling once again for the banishment of the evil McEnroe. Just wait and see . Breakfast at Wimbledon was enjoyable as always, with the boyish banter of NBC's duo of Enberg and Bud Collins. Example: in Friday's semifinal between Lendl and Yugos lavia's unseeded Slobodan (Bobo) Zivojinovic, Enberg pointed out the landmark Big Ben on a panoramic shot of London. To which Collins responded, "If (Zivojinovic) wins today, theyH change its name to 'Big Bobo.' " Silly? Of course, it is. But it's also fun because it takes some of the edge off a game marked by high pressure situations. meet - Americans George Nicholas, a senior from Dayton, Ohio, finished fourth in the 5,000 meters (14 minutes, 2 seconds). Teammate Kevin McGorty, a sopho . more from Westfield, N.J., won the high jump (6-10). McGorty also placed eighth in the decathlon with a personal record of 7,560 points. "George Nicholases a super athlete and student, and. we're happy his collegiate career ended on a good note," said UNC head coach, Dennis Craddock. An All-American and ACC cross country champion in 1985, Nicholas also holds the UNC school record in the two-mile run. Of McGorty, Craddock said, "He's a good team leader, a hard worker. He wants to be really good." The 1986 ACC champion in the pole vault and decathlon, McGorty also holds the school record in these events. Other Tar Heels in the national championships were Sherrie MacK inney and Dave Fuhrmann. esst em'iss food in chapel kill Fast Lunch Daily Soup, choic of 17 main ntraos, frfd ric. or lo mein $3.50 SUNDAY BUFFET 11:30 to 2:30 Shrimp, Chicken & Beef All You Can Eat! $4.95 Adult $2.95 Child 8fvlfi0 Affioffcoft I 1 967-410U w 1 6.J
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