This time of year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The year is almost over! My birthday was october 30th! My sisters birthdays were in November! Thanksgiving was last weekend.....Christmas is coming! and I have decided not to stress! Its so easy to let myself get caught up in the mumbo jumbo of the holidays! Im not going to do that this year. And just when I thought I was off the road for a minute the phone rings and wants me in Vegas for 5 days and its just before Christmas! The funny thing is that I have quit gambling...haha....years ago actually! and why? well, lets just say that I have always believed that anything is possible and that attitude is a recipe for disaster in Las Vegas! haha.....seriously....im not joking! haha.....thank God I can laugh at my shortcomings today.....I used to take everything so serious....I still take just about everything serious but the difference today is that I have a much better perspective.....last night I ate dinner outside streetside at Santa Monica's food trucks....I love them.....having a meal and eating on the street is quite liberating especially if its next to the beach! Well, my next blog will be about some of my dreams and aspirations for the year to come.....Im going to remain positive even though Im going to make some changes.....haha......I gotta tell ya...I love to laugh and I love presents! Sorry for the boring blog but Im a far cry from my 10 million followers.............its going to happen......I know it!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SALMON FISHING ON THE MICHIGAN SURF!

THE SEA WAS ROUGH MY FRIEND......SEEKING SALMON IN MID OCTOBER IN MICHIGAN IS NO EASY TASK! MY HANDS ARE COLD....MY FEET ARE FREEZING......THE WAVES CRASHING INTO ME ALMOST PULLING ME INTO THE FRIGID WATERS....THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY....AN EASIER WAY......A SOFTER WAY....THE SUPERMARKET SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT NOW.....OR HOW ABOUT A FANCY RESTAURANT? NO....NOT FOR ME....I DO IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY OF GUTS AND GRIT! NO PAIN NO GAIN....AND FOR ME.....NO FISH! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Injury report! PRO AM TENNIS!

I just spent the weekend in Chicago to Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the MIDTOWN Tennis Club.......Joining me was my brother Luke, Brad Gilbert, Pat Mac and Pam Shriver! The party on Saturday night was amazing!!!!.....except for one thing....my ankle was SHOT! I couldn't walk....my knee was tweaked.....and all because of a PRO AM earlier in the day....Im playing with a really nice sponsor of the event and she's a 3.5 player and we are playing in the round robin.....in the first match we win 5-3.....we are playing 8 game pro sets....and in the second round we are playing against some hot shot junior player...or at least he thinks he is.....and some knuckle head teaching pro and they decide to bury my sweet partner into the ground in the first game....now, that really pissed me off!! Because if your a pro.......or if you're the pro.....you shouldn't hit winners and kill the sweet 3.5 60 year old lady.....so I say to my partner that Im gonna help her out and get these guys.......what i'm thinking is that I am gonna kills these 2 idiots! haha....Well, I start looking for my shot, my chance, and if I get it its gonna be cheap! Well I get it and its an overhead....so I line it up and I bring the biggest overhead I can hit and I proceed to aim it at the teaching pros head.........haha......message sent....and I continue to take every shot I can to bury this dingling! Is that a word? Anyway, at this point I am playing full on like its the finals of the french open back in 93 and the sweet 3.5 lady and I are killing these guys 5 games to 1........then tragedy strikes, and I move to my next shot and my knee gives out and my ankle snaps! Whoa! Im on the ground! Now I am really ticked off....now I wanna punch this guy in the face!!!!!....the only problem is that I can't walk! haha.......well, they say things like, do you want some ice....do you wanna stop? All, Im thinking is this is great! Just perfect! Because these two bone heads don't know how to play a Pro Am, Im sitting here with two injuries! UGGH! Well, I don't stop and I refuse the ice and we continue and eventually kick their butts 6-2! Finishing the match on one leg! Haha....Well, I don't know if you care to hear about this or not.....I just think that if your a Pro in a Pro Am you shouldn't be trying to kill the Amateur on the court! Holy Crap! Im just venting today and thank God my knee is cool and my ankle is feeling better......the bottom line is that these Pro Am tournaments are meant to be fun....and if your way better than the amateur player, then, take it easy and don't be an idiot! haha.....Like my Dad always said, "don't take everything so serious"......ok Dad....your the man!

THIS GUY IS FLYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SWEET DREAMS!

what a day! I went to my son williams back to school day today.......wow! now that was a trip! im sitting there at his desk and my knees dont even fit under it! whoa! anyhow, im sitting and looking around at the other parents and im thinking...."what a bunch of dorks"......then i realize that im one of those dorks too! haha.....anyway, the teacher mr johnson seemed like a nice guy and what i realized is that 5th grade is going to be tough this year.....oh my God! Im not sure if I could get through all the homework! Holy crap! Well, Im really proud of my Son.....its amazing to be a dad....and the rest of the day is history....i miss playing my tennis today....If I knew then what I know now.......I probably would have been a little more crazy! haha! not really.....Ive had a great ride and the best is yet to come................anything is possible! loveya!

murphy

MURPHYS 2nd BLOG....................................

Goooooooooood Morning! I have 9 followers! WOW! Happy Thursday! I love October! Today is going to be a great day and I hope the sun comes out ASAP! OK then, Im back.....i had to get myself out and find some sunshine and I found it....what a strange day.....what a world we live in.....I was busy from the get go....Im getting phone calls from family and friends and Its all good....oh and i forgot.....I now have 11 followers.....whoa! I have just under 10 million to reach my goal....Im reading the John Wooden leadership books right now and that guy knew what he was talking about...I used to wear the John Wooden shoes when I played basketball in elementary school......The nuns at my school didn't think I was very funny when I would get in trouble in class. Anyway, I want to know from you what you want see and read in my blog....I have the best life today.....Im working on a new TV show, Im writing a movie script and developing a sitcom about the life I wish or want to have.......I hope anyone who reads this today has the best day of their life! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MURPHYS FIRST BLOG....................................

What is a blog anyway? Who am I? Who are you? They say everything happens for a reason.........and they are very very smart.............................I have so so so so so much to share with you and show you and give you.............its really exciting to be sharing my words and my thoughts..........my dream is to have 10 million followers...................my favorite movie is "forest gump" and my favorite song hasn't be written yet.....................and my favorite book is siddartha and fear and loathing in Las Vegas.........................................................lets get this first blog posted already........I hope people follow me and I hope they like my blog............today is a great day.......

murphy