1.   This program is totally free to the kids who participate, and the eventual national champions win college scholarships.

2.   Although the reigning French Open champion won two-thirds of his matches on clay last year, he is proven on hardcourts, as well.

3.   But Osborne made the decision that a champion must win its big game, not tie it.

4.   In the last two years, the eventual Super Bowl champion did not win both of its first two games.

5.   The competition is staged throughout the year, and the Davis Cup champion wins four rounds at four different sites.

6.   The defending Stanley Cup champions won the first three games of their first-round series but needed six games to put away the eighth-seeded Carolina Hurricanes.

7.   The eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers won both games, but the Oilers were welcomed home to turn-away crowds at the Astrodome that loudly declared their love.

8.   The former two-time champion has won the hearts of the public with his dedication and courage.

9.   The last five U.S. Open champions have never won another major.

10.   The pre-game rhetoric made much mention of the fact that no matter who ends up with the homecourt, any potential champion must win playoff games on the road.