Biggest Tool in World Sport
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@Bones said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
I don't really see what's to admire about a guy making those comments after the match.
Here is what Kyrgios said:
TRANSCRIPT OF NICK KYRGIOS’ POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE:
Q. What’s the emotions like half an hour after that?
NICK KYRGIOS: Yeah, it’s obviously disappointing. But, you know, it was ultimately a pretty fun match. He’s a great guy and he deserved it, so ... I’m not going to beat myself up about it.
Obviously, yeah, I mean, could have gone either way really.
Q. Is it disappointing to be booed by the crowd at the end when you feel like you feel you’re trying your best out there?
NICK KYRGIOS: Yes, obviously it’s not the greatest thing to hear. I didn’t have the best preparation coming into the Australian Open. Pretty banged up, my body. You know, I don’t even know what the score was in the end. Was it ten-8? 10-8 in the fifth, getting booed off, definitely not the best feeling.
Q. John McEnroe has said he didn’t think you were trying at the end. Were you trying?
NICK KYRGIOS: Well, my body was sore. I was hurting. I mean, John McEnroe, was it John McEnroe? Good on him. Great career. Good on him.
Q. What exactly happened when you were up two sets, 3-2, 15-Love, when suddenly Seppi plays a drop shot, you run, you don’t reach the ball, make the mistake, and you start yelling? The umpire decides to give you a warning. Since then the match changed completely. Why were you so furious? You were up so easily.
NICK KYRGIOS: I don’t know, I just lost three sets. That’s what happened. I ended up losing.
Q. You seemed to be talking to your box about your conditioning, that you’ve done too much. What was that about?
NICK KYRGIOS: Poor management, I guess. I think I didn’t have the best preparation. It’s on me. Did a couple things in the off-season that I’m probably not going to do next time. It’s on me, I guess. My body’s not in good enough shape. You live and you learn.
Q. What would you not do again?
NICK KYRGIOS: I don’t know, maybe just not play as much basketball. Actually take my pre-season seriously.
Q. What’s been the immediate reaction from your team after the match?
NICK KYRGIOS: Obviously disappointment. You know, it hurts. It hurts me to see them, they got families, they’re sacrificing their time trying to get me over the line. It’s tough. It’s tough.
Q. What was the impact with playing a lot of basketball on your body?
NICK KYRGIOS: I don’t know. It was fun. I love to play. Hurt my knee.
Q. Is the plan still to play doubles with Dan Evans tomorrow?
NICK KYRGIOS: I’m probably not going to play. My body’s pretty messed up. You know, he won today. Great win. He’s playing great. Probably not the worst thing for him. He’s got a good opportunity to go far. We’re good mates. I’m sure he’ll understand.
Q. Is it the knee?
NICK KYRGIOS: I’m feeling a lot of things. But, yeah, the knee’s probably the main cause of it.
What's the problem with his comments? He gives credit to his opponent, blames himself for his loss and refuses to have a go at McEnroe. I can see why a tennis fan would be disappointed with him but at the end of the day he is at the Aussie Open based on merit and isn't able to progress further.
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What's wrong with his comments?, what's wrong is he sounds like a complete fuckwit.
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@Nepia
Why would he?Would you?
Do half the world's employees quit their job because one or a few aspects disappoint them?
I've never had a job that's 100% fine and great.
Not arguing Neps, just trying to hold him accountable to the same values of myself and the people around me whom I consider genuine.
Once you objectify the actual occupation, he's just a kid in the world (albeit a public one) in my opinion.
And the job opportunities and sponsorship and prize money (wages) just keep rolling in because of his talent, so why wouldn't we keep working till something demonstrably better comes along?
edit: he's not a shitty contractor mate, he's top 20 in a pool of 6 billion!
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@Virgil
Yeah but you and I sound like complete fuckwits to people we don't know and people who know nothing about our lives.We gonna change what we do to satisfy people we don't know?
Not having a go mate, just my way of rationalising that statement
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@MajorRage
Yeah the Wawrinka thing was poor in my (non judgemental opinion
) but he apologised and if I had all my shit comments playing sport publicised I'd come out heaps worse.It ain't black and white but still I think my premise of "who knows and who gives a fuck what people I see on the tele are like"
All those years in Asia and Thailand, Rage, where you start a bagging someone conversation with Asians and get a shrug of the shoulders and a genuine "Up to him" or "not my business" - and they REALLY don't seem to give a fuck as they strive to get through the day happy (especially the dirt poor ones) - a nice lesson I reckon
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@antipodean
Braveness in my opinion because he says things we all know people don't want to hear. Contrast with the hollow forced apologies that we're supposed to swallow (Woods, Nugget every NRL player) for "PR" reasons - that's not brave, that's deceipt -
In summary I can see how people don't like him (I think calling him mentally unfit might be over egging the cake a bit) but I've tried to look at it from other angles and am more comfortable with my opinion - but opinions are like arseholes eh?
I do think that a hotel cleaner performs more of a function for society than a sportsperson or actor and I do think the likes of dysfunctional bankers and politicians are more in the ilk of fuckwits because they can and do real harm to me and my kin.
And I value brutal honesty
Thanks for taking the time to reply to me though
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@Hooroo said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
Off topic, but I think of a wet lettuce as being freshly washed and crisp.
Correct, washing a lettuce makes the cells absorb more water via osmosis, making them more turgid / less flaccid.
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@TeWaio said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
@Hooroo said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
Off topic, but I think of a wet lettuce as being freshly washed and crisp.
Correct, washing a lettuce makes the cells absorb more water via osmosis, making them more turgid / less flaccid.
Unless the lettuce has become wet through mild rot from being left in the fridge for too long.
I need to change my diet.
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Serene Williams fast becoming the next biggest 'tool' at least in tennnis
Especially after how she left the Auckland event a couple weeks ago, now this. -
@Virgil said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
Serene Williams fast becoming the next biggest 'tool' at least in tennnis
Read my mind. She is certainly up there.
To get back on topic - a mate found a Maccas big mac under the seat of his car. Reckoned it must have been there for 6 months and the lettuce was still green. WTF do they do to it?
@Bones Are you being literal there about Gayle?
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@Virgil i understand about the interview stuff, but the Auckland thing is a bit rough, she even said the other day in an unrelated presser at the Open how disappointed she was not to get to play in Auckland, she really wanted to.
She's always been a bit prickly, this is nothing new really.
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@Virgil said in Biggest Tool in World Sport:
Serene Williams fast becoming the next biggest 'tool' at least in tennnis
Especially after how she left the Auckland event a couple weeks ago, now this.I am so fine with her response to this. She was showing respect to opponent.
