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By: Santosh :+: Under: Culture, Desi Ishtyle, Sports
On: ⋅ April 2, 2008 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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One of my fondest memories of Indian tennis star, Leander Paes, was in 1995 when Paes vanquished serve demon, Goran Ivanisevic, in 1995 in a Davis cup match.

That victory and many other in Davis cup matches and in doubles combined with Mahesh Bhupathi, made Leander Paes, perhaps one of the most popular players in Indian tennis history, ever. Soon, Leander Paes (Lee as he is known affectionately) will don a red cape and wear his thongs outside his pants in a cartoon series. [link]

The Indian tennis star Leander Paes is to be portrayed as a superhero in a new series of TV cartoons promoting active lifestyles for children. Mr Paes will appear as a miracle-man who helps schoolchildren in a 26-part series called The Magic Racquet.

The primary of this TV series is to promote children to lead a more active lifestyle - spend more time outside the house playing (imagine that), less time in front of the idiot box and eat better.

“It pains me when I see kids today spending a lot of time in front of TV sets and on unhealthy diets,” Mr Paes said.
“As a father and a national sports figure, I feel it is my duty to impart love for sports and an active lifestyle so the next generation can develop the mindset of champions, both on and off the field.”

Good luck with that, Lee!

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