Nick Kyrgios "I Dont Know How Much Longer I Will Play Tennis so..."
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Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Tsitsisapassy is still on tour.But we need a clown for this circus..
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
Never knew he played tennis. His career has just been clowning around for money.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I think next year is it for him tbh, and why not? He's rich and the things that make him happy are off court.
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
And thats the problem with the world. Someone like Kyrgios is rich for essentially screwing off for a profession. Goofballs like Kyrgios should be given 300 bucks a week until he feels like putting in effort
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Curious to see how much longer he'll be rich without tennis.
Really doubt there's huge marketability for a retired Nick Kyrgios. And if he retires because he's sick of playing tennis then I doubt he's going to go into commentating, coaching or teaching. I hope he can find something he's actually passionate about. Maybe he'll fully dedicate himself to his foundation?
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
I think there's a fairly big market. During the tennis swing in our summer he's on every second ad on TV.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, he's not retired yet.
How often are Rafter or Hewitt on commercials today?
Zetty
Hall of Fame
What is your problem? Did he not earn his spot on tour and win matches? What do you care that he's not interested in playing tennis anymore?
coolcamden
Hall of Fame
You are a wise man, brother. No truer words…
coolcamden
Hall of Fame
He has more God given talent on his little pinky than 99.5% of the world, and he pissed it all away. He has no respect for the game, his opponents, anything. If you don’t see someone not realizing God’s gift for something better for the world, there’s nothing to say…
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
sadly the economy doesn’t care. if you can get to top 20 in the world at what you do you will get rich, even with this attitude.
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Slicehand
Guest
Yeah i guess some people were still hopping that he would change his mind and try to become the best possible tennis player, but i sure wasnt one of them, hes given us all he was gonna give
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Slicehand
Guest
Well, he is probably more focused in being happy than entertain people giving his life for tennis, its like if i had an enourmous talent to be the best porn actor, and i didnt wanna be, should i sacrifice the happines of the only life ive got so people could do their thing with my videos? Its not like he would find the cure for cancer or something, this is just hitting a ball, no point in playing if you dont enjoy it, he cant even enjoy it getting good money, so there you go
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
He isn't happy though
accidental
Hall of Fame
He is ranked 95 and hasn’t won a match for about 3 months. He may need a wildcard to play the aus open, and then if he doesn’t have a decent Aus swing he will drop even further
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Slicehand
Guest
Who knows, but i think by now he must have figured out if he is going to get that happiness from tennis, and anyway, some people are happy with very little, whereas other people can never be totally happy, i dont know, i only see him on the tennis court and in the pressers, so i wouldnt know, for us fans its not good, so i hope at least is good for him
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Jokervich
Hall of Fame
He will be 27 next year, hard to see him changing his ways and having a big turnaround at that age. If he was going to do that, it had to happen early on in his career, at age 21/22. (not aiming this post at you, just saying generally)
Most of these young guys seem content with winning a few minor tournaments here and there, making several million, and not aiming any higher than that. Previous generations seemed to want to achieve much more than that.
Zetty
Hall of Fame
God's gift?
It's hitting a ball with a racquet, get over it.
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Slicehand
Guest
Yeah i think they see how much hard work it would take and they think, well i dont need that, i play tennis for a living and i have enough money to do whatever when im not playing, so not bad, their ego is fulfilled enough without having to be numer one in the world
Bubcay
Legend
There are always 'celebrity' reality shows. They seem to rate so well here in Australia unfortunately...
weak mentality from Nick
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Guest
Ok. See you!
Jokervich
Hall of Fame
Even guys like Tsitsipas and Zverev seem like they just want to win 1 slam. To be able to say "I am a slam champion". Much like Thiem was content winning only 1 slam. They don't seem to care about winning multiple slams, let alone trying to reach the total of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Could say the same thing about guys from any era that didn't win Slams or reach top 5.
Subway Tennis
Legend
This is the bottom line. He doesn't need to speak to Roger Federer or other athletes, he needs to keep getting professional help.
He may be dealing with extended clinical deoression. For someone spending the whole year travelling without a lot of his support network, especially in these very separated times, clinical depression is deadly.
goldengate14
Professional
So much jealousy towards Nick. His life is a massive success. Rich for life. Gets any woman he wants. The guy made it. Ill miss him if he retires but then how cool is it to be able to retire in ones 20's
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
If I was a multimillionaire and didn't wanna be sweating in the heat hitting a ball anymore, I know I wouldn't. Travel the world, live the life, help others
Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
The mistake that athletes in his position make is that they think that the investments they have made will keep going up and the cost of living they are having now will not. There are so many athletes that have gone bankrupt due to bad decisions they have made.
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I certainly wouldn't go to work every day if I was loaded... He made his 10 to 20 million. maybe more from all the endorsements and now wants to live his life instead of living in hotel rooms getting nasal swabbed every time he enters the facility.
I think we all look at pro tennis from our comfy sofas and judge their effort. Can you really say that you'd be willing to grind 6 hours a day in the heat... limp around on worn out joints and constantly nurse injuries to go from pretty rich to slightly richer?
I think we all look at pro tennis from our comfy sofas and judge their effort. Can you really say that you'd be willing to grind 6 hours a day in the heat... limp around on worn out joints and constantly nurse injuries to go from pretty rich to slightly richer?
FiddlerDog
Hall of Fame
Puts family before himself. Well done. Unlike the typical ATP self-absorbed narcissists, Nick is one of the few tour players with proper life priorities.
the 3rd one looks neat...nice area too. Just hope no bears decide to visitIf I was rich I'd probably still want a tiny house
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Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Kygrios never took tennis seriously! I don’t blame if he retires. He made his money around $25 million!
mtommer
Hall of Fame
I'd be happy to do it whether I was making money at it or not. That said, I think it's clear Nick was never that person. I think the only time I've ever seen him motivated was when he played the top guys. Aside from that, I think he did well in the wrong sport. He probably would have been happier as a pro in a team sport.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Zetty
Hall of Fame
Thats a dope ass tiny houseIf I was rich I'd probably still want a tiny house
AM75
Hall of Fame
Benoit still plays despite everything.But we need a clown for this circus..
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Slicehand
Guest
Well maybe so, but truth is they gotta start with one xD, no point in thinking to win more if they struggle with the first, and lets face it, unless you start to win them very early in your career, you know youre not gonna win 20, so comparisons for them are not ideal
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Slicehand
Guest
I would also enjoy it at this point in my life, but maybe the situation would be different had i done it since i was 4 years old, i choosed tennis, but maybe for him it was the other way around, i did whatever i wanted in my teenage years and in my 20s, so now it would be awesome to stay fit, focus only on improving my game and such, but we have to understand that to get to the top level you spend half of your life trainning and sacrificing the joy of the youth, so i dont know how i would feel in that case
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