Legendary tragic icon has gone with the wind

On 15 th June 2009, the legendary tragic icon has gone with the wind, eulogies to his talent starting to spread acrooss the world, the pop legend persisting.

Everyone unfortunately needs cash to survive, like Nicolas Sarkozy recently announced at Versailles that France government were planning to issue national securities in order to get more than 100 billions €. Same as current global economy suffering from liquidity crisis, Michael Jackson apparently became another victim to a great extent.

Regardless of exact medical remote cause not yet revealed up to now, no doubt that his upcoming 50-concert marathon (This is it) in London is the precipitating factor. With an asset estimated around 1 billion $ thanks to catalogues at Sony and with songs of Beatles, he was unfortunately awash with huge debts since many years. Spending like a king, he needs cash, cruel reality: he had no choice but to be pledged to come back to the stage where he had been reigned over as the king, undoubtedly. Born to take the stage, died before going upon his adieu stage: he has always been taking centre stage. Now the curtain falls.

What impress everyone is his unique talent and his contribution to pop music, in a class of his own. We call it the defaults cannot obscure the virtues. Being the unmatched musical genius, MJ is self-destructive at same time: a pure tragic icon.

His troubled personal life is hard to be considered by common persons as an idol: private life remains private, no one has right to say whatever. Millions of fans love him still, don't believe in any rumour about their hero. His family love him: for her 11-years old daughter Paris Michael, "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine"" I just wanted to say I love him - so much", she was crying, so does everyone both on site and before TV.

Who are interested in why MJ had been living out of reality. Too few. Luckily again to see most persons have deep aversion to repeating tragedy. We prefer light to darkness. Natural and enough, especially for hundreds of millions of fans.

Behind countless Guinness records & worldwide awards, it's the genius who has shaped modern pop music and music industry with his unique voice, revolutionary dance, visionary clips, provicative performance style and obsessive perfectionism. Out of musical stage, an admirable example of charity supporter: hundreds of millions of donations, memorable musical creations and earnest participations to advocate charity events. A pure, honnest, adorable idol. Rumours, assaults, extortion, misapprehension, all stop before such icon.

His music immediately appeals to all listeners' feeling and imagination in the best natural way. Who can? On the stage, he has always been radiating vigour, every move he makes is overwhelming: his own way to reign over the stage. No one dares to claim or try to keep pace with him to discern the pop music and keep it on a tight rein. No way to talk about surpassing him.

He has gone, the ONLY King of the pop, the best there ever was; the best there ever will be, till the pop music becomes extinct. The queen of pop can't help crying, so do his millions of fans.

Alas, we lost the trangeneration musical genius. End of an era, THIS IS IT.

Yang Haiyang

杨海洋

Odysée de la vie, à Rose et à Source

再次深深地感动了，心弦触动了

I am deeply touched again, a tug at heartstrings guaranteed.

陪着你的降临，我感到了生命的奇迹

惦着吾爱的痛苦，我要教你母爱的伟大

With your arrival, I am awake to the wonder of life;

Recalling the painful labour of my love, I'll teach you the grandeur of motherhood.

数百万分之一的可能，丘比特的魅力竟栓住了吾爱和我

天之涯，海之角，脑海里萦绕着吾爱的笑脸

那里闪耀着爱的光芒，我生命的源泉

One chance out of millions, my love and me are tied up in Cupid's charm;

On whichever faraway lands, my love's smiling face is hovering across my mind;

I know, where is glaring the love, the headspring of my life.

数亿分之一的可能，你确成了我们爱的结晶

每次思念，回荡耳畔的是你童真的笑语

那里唱着生命的赞歌，我们生命的真谛

One chance out of hundreds of millions, you become the pledge of our love;

Each moment to miss you, your innocent laugh is reverberating around my ears;

I know, where is singing the paean to the life, the essence of our life.

不由自主地爱惜你，吾爱，你赋予了爱的真谛以灵魂

不由自主地爱你，你，你给我们生活的意义以生命

I just can't help cherishing my love who has ensouled the true meaning of love;

I just can't help loving you who has vitalized the significance of our life.

To Rose, To Spring

From Ocean

Yang Haiyang

杨海洋

Roger Federer, Legend, Tears, Joys

Even though he has not acheived Grand Slam yet, only with 3 Small Slam (Y2004 Y2006 Y2007), he is becoming the GOAT, the Greatest tennis player Of All Times in this year. Year 2009 belongs to Roger Federer.

Everyone could says there are still so many records before him to break: Rod Lover's Grand Slam, Andre Agassi's Career Gold Slam, Peter Sampras's 7 Titile on grass court at Wimbledon, Bjorn Borg's 6 titles on clay courts at Roland-Garros, Andre Agassi' s 4 titles on hard courts at Melbourne Park , Sampras and Ivan Lendl' 5 titles of ATP World Finals, Agassi's 17 ATP Master Series titiles, Sampras' 286 week's ATP ranking n°1st...

BUT he became 3rd player having achieved Career Grand Slam on 7th June at Roland-Garros (after Lover and Agassi), he set the record of 15 Grand Slam tournements Single Title on 5th July at Wimbledonha (surpassing Peter Samprass), he is the first person to have 5 consecutive wins at both Wimbledon adn US Open, he keeps the male record of 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals, he has already the record-20th grand slam finals (surpassing Lendl), he has set the record of 7 consecutive finals at Wimbledon, he has equaled Sampras's 5 titiles on DecoTurf hard courts of Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (another lengendary icon?) even in consecutive way (Y04-08)! More details if you're interested.

In year 2008, he falled to the bottom, he lost so many finals, lost his ranking of 1st ATP. Many peoples predicted the end of his reign over courts (over period of 2005-2007) with younger (even he si still young) genius appearing especailly Rafael Nadal.

Hard time continued for him till the beginning of 2009. The latter defeated Roger on hard court of Melbourne Park in a over 4-hours fight. What impressed so deeply everyone's memory is his breaking down in tears over the trophy presentation and his struggle to make the runner-up speech. Hard to see a great (not yet greatest) player in tears. Fans know well pains and suffrance hiden behind.

Luckily to see how he came back, from so far.

At Roland-Garros, under enormous pressure of zero-win on clay court, with eager desire of equalling Smapras' 14-titles, he built confidence set by set. Did Agassi' presence secretly hint his victory come-back? Knowing Agassi achieved his Career Grand Slam at Roland Garros exactly 10 years ago. He is the symbol of rejuvenation and successful return. Roger didn't disappoint Agassi and all his fans around the world. From Agasssi's hand, he got the cup and became the player next him to have achieved Career Grand Slam. The match was near flawless, so usual as his style that it mignt not so impressive but at the match point, he burst into tears again, kneeling down the court. Different from Melbourne Park this time: tears of joy, tears of relief, tears of confidence. Even the storm became tears of joy, falling on purpose down from the sky to celebrate his come back.

We could say the win is less hard-fought than that of Agassi, which doesn't matter any longer before its result. Both of them are definitely respected, as exemple of hard return. Except hard work, persistence and confidence, no anything else as key to success. Easy to say, hard to do, again! CHAPEAU!!!

In trophy speech, he revealed the relief and announced he really started to enjoy playing the tennis without pressure anymore. Amazing but so powerful: it's proved only one month later at Wimbledon where he and Andy Roddick, his favored finals-victim, deliverered the instant classic: 4h17m to complete, the longest men's single final with 77 games, 30 total games in 95 mi-lasting 5th set is the record as well in grand slam.

This time, at match point, it's purely the joy of winning at place of tears, with his jumping up across the court. A true common person, like everyone. Not really. On 18th of August 2008, he lost his ATP' 1st ranking; within less than one year, he won back his 1st palyer. He became the GOAT with this match. That's all.

Almost everyone agreed Andy has performed his best match ever in his career but he faced unfortunately the Roger. Andy had improved his plays even at every levels to be near the perfect and Roger made more forehand errors. But the Goddess of Luck favored Roger one time again . With 50 ACES, Roger became the serve machine instaed of Andy who was unbreakble before match point instead of Roger. What suspense!

The essential difference exists in state of mind. He lost the first set, but came back at 2nd set under unbelievable pressure disadvantage of 2-6 at 7th game. He achieved impossible by winning 6 consecutive points, he won the set. He became unbeatble in his mind, a turning point of the match. Looking at Andy: slightly showed annoyance face two offiicial reviews giving favor to Roger. A signal of being in less stable mood? Before 3 consecutive negative baseline offcial reviews, Roger remain indifferent. Small difference in mind makes huge gap in result. It's in fact the most powerful force of Roger, while others are improving their techniques and skills. Simply a different dimension.

As the best player ever excelled in key points, the most all-rounded and near flawless player, at only 27 years old nowdays, he reserves how many surprisess sill in the future for the world. Nobody knows. Actually he's so near to many records in coming days. Seems most achievable: 1 title more to be the 1st person of 6 US Open consecutive, to equal Peter Samprason grass court at Wimbledon, to equal Andre Agassion hard courts at Melbourne Park, to equal Sampras and Ivan Lendl's 5title of ATP World Finals, 2 titles more to equal Agassi's 17 ATP Master Series titiles... More details if you're interested.

What counts more, as Sampras said "he 's humble and he is effortless on the court", because he is enjoying the tennis. Behind being effortless on the court, it's countless effort out of court which help the stable mind in match. Once someone starts enjoying doing things, little obstacle is unbeatable. Most difficult to be, the most powerful weapon as well. He just did it, that's why he is a legend and now is an icon, a credit to the game of tennis.

Enjoy the life, everone can be the stronger of the life. Thanks Roger!

Yang Haiyang

杨海洋