Doctor MJ wrote:...
Well you're not wrong, all things being equal. Yes, it can be hard to parse human nature from a distance.
But again, I'm talking about dozens and dozens of known interactions both publicly and privately with Djokovic. He has the reputation of being a gentleman, and you just won't hear stories about him being rude or inconsiderate with people, as you might some other athletes.
Many athletes when they get on the court / field / ring flip a switch and become something of a beast, and I try not to judge them too harshly, depending. Yes Djokes loses his cool from time to time, but even on the court, for the most part he's still a gentleman. Still kind of amazed how fans will zero in and obsess over a person's flaws when they're outmatched by a person's good qualities. But such is human nature, I guess.
I don't know the man of course, but he has proven to me (and many others obviously) that he's a perfectly decent human being despite whatever flaws. Actually that's a big part of why I'm so disappointed in him over this Aussie / vaxx stuff.
wco81 wrote:Thing I've seen is, in some tough matches, he will win a point because of an unforced error by his opponent and he's pumping his fist and screaming, celebrating.
As if he did something great, not that he just benefitted from his opponent having some misfortune.
That is such trollish behavior.
Yeah, that's completely common across tennis and other sports. Athletes psyche themselves up and sometimes go in to a kind of beast mode, particularly during big moments.
It's such a mild thing to be complaining about, frankly. If that's the worst thing you saw that day, I'd say you had a pretty good day.