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Federer Checks Himself into Betty Ford Clinic

Some athletes have tough skin. Then there's Roger Federer. After word that he had been criticized on a weekly blog, Federer lost it. Paparazzi caught every gripping millisecond of the tennis king's reaction on camera. Roger Federer was in the middle of a warm up session when his friend read the following excerpt from Cameo and Jeremy Bell's website:

"I hate Roger Federer as much as I can hate somebody I don’t know"



Federer listening intently


It starts to sink in

The pain is too much to bear

Short term paralysis sets in

Asked to comment on his feelings a day later, Federer kept repeating "How can she say she doesn't know me? How can she say she doesn't know me?" Our best wishes to Federer in the Betty Ford Clinic. He is expected to be in treatment for at least 3 weeks.

AP News
9/12/2007
12:18 AM ET

posted by Ben Arkell @ 10:02 PM