About Novak's arrogance and stuff..?

Question

@ gannoway

Thank you!

Answer 1

Onebigtennisfan lives up to his name...Nole is still young and quite playful to the point of slightly immature...i would say he has a long way to go...just lately, he's beginning to be humble maybe because of his losses to Rafa...but these defeats will serve him in some good ways like knowing his current standing, professionally and personally...Nole should know that it takes more than just winning to become a true champion...

Answer 2

Confidence is not arrogance and I used to love Nole's humour and antics on court HOWEVER, what most people are not in favour of is his RUDEness. No need to be a jerk in life, no matter who you are.

I've lived in former Yugoslavia (before and during the war) and there are MANY serbs I've met who are kind and confident and not rude and not arrogant.  Nole's mom could use some lessons in ettiquette.

ps- Look at Nadal -he's exciting to watch, amazing game, yet he's not arrogant either. Just fights like a bull! ole!

Answer 3

I'll give Novak credit he's definitely a great player, but I totally agree with what the poster above me said he's very young and he's succeeding extremely quickly and becoming "part of the conversation" with Fed and Rafa and he wants to do well and when he does he seems to just go about it a different way. I'm from Russia and I moved to the US when I was 12 years old and 've lived here ever since and when I entered the tennis courts allot of people figured I'd have a cold personality, not talk to anyone and be just an emotional maniac, which I'm not at all I'm very friendly and on court I don't grunt, I'm quiet  and I don't have any kind of emotional outburtsts at all, LOL. I was friends with a girl from Serbia in high school and she was a really nice girl, she was quiet and laid back and generally a mellow person. I used to think Novak was just an incredibly talented but arrogant s**t, but after everything he's been through where he comes from I understand that he just wants to succeed and make his country proud. Sometimes he says things that tick me off but I mean he's young he'll grow up soon enough, it's got nothing to do with him being Serbian, just because one person or two acts a certain way everyone thinks there all that way and frankly people and their personalities differ from country to country.You can't always believe a country's players certian behavior applies to everyone else whose from there.

Answer 4

Novak is good for tennis. Ask yourself this question, do you really want to see tennis without any personalities, ice cold players just go out there with no emotions? Different personalities on tour make tennis exciting.

Answer 5

I don't find Ana the slightest bit arrogant. And I do find Djokovic rude, and disrespectful.

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I think of Djokovic as The Man Who Would Be King - he still has to prove himself, internationally, not only in Serbia.

There are many players who have been Heroes in their own country.

I think you Serbs have every right to feel proud of the excellent Tennis Players you are producing.However, we have had longer to get to know like, admire and respect Nadal and Federer, Djokovic is still a puppy, he may be the runt of the litter or the star, being a 'champion' is far more than playing a great game of tennis.

Answer 6

As a volunteer for the Cincinnati Masters Tourney, I've had the opportunity to observe most all of the men's players around the grounds and even in private in the tent I work.

Most all of them have an arrogance about them but in my opinion, it's a common trait of professional athletes. These guys really have to believe in themselves almost to arrogance in order to compete at that level. Some, like James Blake and Roger pull off grace and humility better than others.

Regarding Novak, from personal observation, he's fun-loving and a great personality. My only criticism of Novak is that he's not as mindful of his language as most of the other players. I don't know about culture but I certainly chalk that up to youth. While he doesn't curse a lot, he does let some pretty bad four-letter words fly and really doesn't regard the children that are near him when he does it. He's not malicious or mean about it, it's just his humor. I'm sure as he ages, he'll learn to tame his tongue a little more if he hasn't already.

Hope that helps.

Answer 7

He might be arrogant, so what? I support a mens player purely for his tennis. Now womens might be a bit different though ;) but Maria is an excellent player too! :)

Being arrogant might cost you fans, but what matters ultimately is the Tennis.

Answer 8

OK, brace yourself. I'm an American, and we usually don't have a lot of experience with Serbians, but there were quite a few at the college I went to.  The males tended to be very aggressive when it came to the opposite s*x, whether it was getting a girl friend, getting a girl to go to a party or on a date, or getting laid! But that could be just young college males in general! Me personally, I'm quiet, a nice guy, and not "showy" and sometimes it seemed some of the Serb males acted jerkish or arrogant towards me because I guess they viewed me as competition, and nice guys and bad boys don't generally get along. But on the other hand, I made a good Serbian friend, he was like me; quiet, respectful, and hardworking, he was also good friends with all the other Serbs; they tended to stick together. The females tended to be really nice towards me, maybe a little too nice! LOL! But I didn't mind! And it seemed that they were very respectful towards other females as well. I guess boys will be boys no matter what culture! On a whole, some may seem a little cocky and wild, but they all tended to be very hardworking and responsible towards their obligations. And I've never seen any be OUTRIGHT disrespectul or dishonorable towards anyone. My opinion, Serbians run the spectrum just like any race, gender, religion, or culture; there's good ones, bad ones, and everything in between, but they tend to be very "outgoing and enthusiastic." I think Novak is just a young man who REALLY wants to do well in his career, and sometimes he says things a little prematurely that may be construed as disrespectful, but he's also careful to give his opponents and peers the credit that they deserve. His parents on the other hand, I think some of the things they say and do are downright classless. Like saying how Fed is dead and that Novak's gonna take his ranking away by the end of the year and disrupting play between him and Fed at Monte Carlo. It's one thing to cheer when your player does well, it's quite another when his opponent does bad. I just hope Novak's little brothers don't follow their example. Serbs, Spaniards or whatever, if you're a full grown adult you need to be held accountable for your actions when you step out of line; and there are universal boundaries all must adhere to no matter their culture. I know some people stereotype Serbs as insane, violent, bloodthirsty and evil but I say get to know them and their culture well enough before you judge. And any culture that produced Ana Ivanovic can't be all bad, haha! Phew, finished!

Answer 9

As ive said many times before, Novak is a great player. There is no doubt about that. I just hate his arrogance thats all. I wish he`d respect other players, we all no he`s good, we`ve all seen what he can do i just feel he`s sooo stuck up, loves himself. Well i guess we shouldnt judge players by there personality...its there tennis that counts.