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the* crowd i mean

2008-09-16T10:38:19.094-04:00

the* crowd i mean

NOLE NOLE NOLE! if the crowd was acting very bad. ...

2008-09-16T10:37:32.554-04:00

NOLE NOLE NOLE! if the crowd was acting very bad. ugly american bitches. running around in the hole world and killing people is the only thing USA is good at. KOSOVO IS THE HEART OF SERBIA / SWEDEN !

OK maybe it would've been smarter of Nole not to s...

2008-09-07T18:29:17.387-04:00

OK maybe it would've been smarter of Nole not to say anything at all there.
But still, the instant booing was a little harsh of the crowd. At first he just said "Andy said I have 16 injuries, and I obviously don't." - which is only true, and they all began booing right away because of that?!

Anyway, I guess Nole got a little carried away there, being someone who always speaks his mind. And it must be irritating being booed. LOL

But it is correct: If you're gonna dish it out, you gotta take it as well.

I'm sure they'll work it out. They're probably never gonna be best buds, but I guess that's just because they're too much alike. They both like to be the center of attention, entertaining everyone. Their competition sort of was taken to another level there.

I'm sorry but leave the off court drama exactly th...

2008-09-07T03:27:06.347-04:00

I'm sorry but leave the off court drama exactly there---OFF COURT!! so you are gonna bash roddick on his home turf??? how stupid and unprofessional...

If you can't take a joke then don't dish it out, I...

2008-09-06T01:33:48.121-04:00

If you can't take a joke then don't dish it out, I agree with Roddick. Novak should have played that smarter and aired his grievances with Roddick in private and not lash out at the crowd about it, that was very immature of him. Novak has made his life more difficult for himself, the crowd will boo him to kingdom come. - sheila

I severely dislike Novak Djokobitch. At a time whe...

2008-09-05T19:33:27.356-04:00

I severely dislike Novak Djokobitch. At a time when the top two players in the world are the epitome af class and fighting spirit he goes on court and behaves like a classless ass. He was clearly being overly sensitive and like Rich said if you're going to dish it, take it. So what if the fans booed him, he shouldn't have responded like that; he came off looking like a capricious child. All he did was piss the fans off even more.

I believe it was a joke from Roddick without ill w...

2008-09-05T15:22:30.160-04:00

I believe it was a joke from Roddick without ill will, but making a joke out of someone faking an injury!!! Not cool at all.

Not the same as goofing around on account of ball bouncing, or imitating other players. Novak makes a living out of tennis and is suffering severe attacks on his integrioty and reputation on account of his physical difficulties. Thats very, very sad, and I'm glad he battled this adversitiy and showed his honesty and mental fortitude - something that cheates and fakes do not have the strnght to do.

He is known to have a chronic heavy condition with his lungs (they are too small apparently since he didnt develop his thorax properly on account of having severe nasal deviation in his youth).

Andy made a bad joke and it came back straight in his face cause Novak is too proud to swallow it just like that. It was clear on his face he meant business and was not happy his health issue is something he is attacked upon ultimately.

However, Novak did over-react as well. He probably felt overly sensitive and made a slight fool out of himself.

Good thing they made-up, they two of my favorite players.

Zika

lana--the crowd did respect him until he started m...

2008-09-05T14:20:01.380-04:00

lana--the crowd did respect him until he started mouthing off at them and being a djack ass. i'm so sick of fakervic and his parents who look like the fate of the world rests on every point. i think that his parents' intensity and lack of tact is impacting novak, who seems like he could be a better sport if he had the right influence. but he still has to take responsibility for his words.

As Novak himself said, all a misunderstanding.I do...

2008-09-05T14:17:14.701-04:00

As Novak himself said, all a misunderstanding.
I doubt it if hadn't been for Robredo's whiny comments then he wouldn't have taken it the wrong way. Plus it was the wrong time for Roddick to say something, and even though I know he meant it as a joke, I find it hard to understand his sense of humour.
As for the crowd, they are extremely fickle, and I find it disgusting that they booed him off - if he hadn't beaten RODDICK or any other american I doubt they would have done that, even with the comments.

This was unfortunate all the way around. What I fi...

2008-09-05T14:12:39.890-04:00

This was unfortunate all the way around. What I find hypocritical is that Novak's impressions are deemed to be offensive, yet Andy's brand of humor is okay? That seems wrong somehow. I guess it's one of those things where someone will always be offended somewhere.

At any rate, it was an unfortunate, uncomfortable way for a good victory to end. He can be assured that the crowd will definitely be on Federer's side now...

Agree with Babz.....BABZ for president!! : )

2008-09-05T14:04:26.497-04:00

Agree with Babz.....BABZ for president!! : )

This wasn't nice behavior of the crowd at the stad...

2008-09-05T13:30:34.901-04:00

This wasn't nice behavior of the crowd at the stadium. Nole won, they could at least respect that.

I try so hard to like Djoko, but he acts so moron...

2008-09-05T13:04:17.800-04:00

I try so hard to like Djoko, but he acts so moronic the task is impossible. Whatever he had to say about Andy's comments belongs in the pressers. That's no way to act in front of tennis fans in one of the most celebrated tourney of the year. He should just smile and thank everybody, no matter how he feels about Andy or the boo-ing or anything else.

Take a lesson from Delpo and Murray. They're younger than both Andy and Djoko but in an intense match following their clash in Rome they behaved like mature adults, said very nice things to each other on the net, and went home with head held high. Murray even told the press Delpo apologized at the net (which he didn't have to do) and he congratulated Delpo in return. Delpo cried in the his own presser (because he lost more than anything else) but he walked away with no less dignity. Sore loser he is not. If that is not mutual respect between players I don't know what is.

Sorry to rant.

Truly, I can't understand why Nole should be all h...

2008-09-05T12:22:40.180-04:00

Truly, I can't understand why Nole should be all hurt and angry when he goes around and imitates people at his leisure and never keeps his mouth shut...I think it's real good A-Rod gave him a dose of his own medicine

First, the match. Roddick blew it when he didn't ...

2008-09-05T11:33:05.500-04:00

First, the match. Roddick blew it when he didn't try to break Nole at 5-3. At 5-4, Nole had his confidence back, & Andy was no longer living or playing in the moment. Andy was thinking ahead to set 5.

As for the comments afterwards, why was it a shock that Djokovic is a poor sport? Doesn't everyone know that by now?
The media took Roddick's joking comments and used them as a cover to discuss a more serious issue, Djok's real or imagined injuries. An athlete was used by the media as an excuse. Big surprise.

It should be a real fun match between Djokovic and Federer, though. I can't wait to see how the crowd reacts.

I can't stand Nole or his phantom injuries/illness...

2008-09-05T11:19:32.625-04:00

I can't stand Nole or his phantom injuries/illnesses which only seems to pop up when he's not playing well.

-Lisa