Noam Okun
Noam Okun (Hebrew: נעם אוקון; born April 16, 1978, in Haifa, Israel) is a retired professional tennis player.
He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 95 in April 2002. Okun has won several challenger tournaments in his career, and has been a consistent competitor on the ATP tour, often qualifying for Grand Slam events.
He, Harel Levy, and Dudi Sela have been Israel's top singles players over the past few years. Okun trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.
Early life
Okun was born in Haifa, Israel. He is Jewish.
Tennis career
Okun began playing tennis at age nine, and was selected to be part of the Israeli Tennis Federation program after a short course at school.
Okun turned pro in 1999, at the age of 21.
In 2000, Okun qualified for the Australian Open, where he lost to hometown favorite Mark Philippoussis in a five-set thriller, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6. This was Okun's grand slam debut.
In March 2002 Okun upset Albert Portas of Spain, ranked # 26 in the world, 7–6(4), 6–4, in Scottsdale. In July 2002 he upset Sjeng Schalken of the Netherlands, ranked # 23 in the world, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), in Los Angeles. Okun qualified into the 2002 US Open, and lost to world # 1 and defending champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, 6–7(7), 4–6, 1–6 in the second round.
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Now I'm Gone
by: Juliana HatfieldYour memoirs are so full of tension
Well, don't I merit a mention?
Tell them how you're surrounded by idiots
How I was always much too stupid
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
You're holed up in your country estate surrounded by your sheep
They only love you because yours is the hand that feeds
But there's no stylistic variety
One of us is still hungry
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
Not coming back, I'm not coming back
Not coming back
I get no apology or a thank you or a please
When I suffer your neglect it's my responsibility
You lounge around your castle fingering your queen
With your chairs that no one sits on and your starched and ironed sheets
You have no faith in the future, you don't believe
That I still got the holy spirit in me
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
It was you or me so I left, now I?m gone
I'm not coming back