The GOAT of excuses in this era

Who is the goat of excuses?

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TMF

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Which players do you think are most guilty for making excuses after a loss?

I mean not just the vast number of times in their career, but the weigh of their reason. For example, saying "the match was in my racquet" is worse than saying "He/she played great but I wasn't motivated enough".
 
AndyArodRoddick

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batz said:
Care to list them?
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After his loss to Verdasco:
ANDY MURRAY: Uhm, well, I mean, I could have started a couple of the sets better. You know, I went behind, played a couple of poor games early in the second and fourth sets to get behind. You know, if I sort of stayed on top there, that might have made a bit of a difference.

After his loss to Nadal in IW 09.
"You know, obviously today was not my best day"

After his loss to Fed in Cincy 09.

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I mean, I was just happy that I managed to keep it close in the second, because I returned poorly and served poorly.

And After his loss to Cilic in USO

ANDY MURRAY: I had a problem with it for a week or so. But regardless, I mean, you know, I just struggled today. I played poorly. You know, I'm obviously very disappointed. I mean, after, you know, the way that the last three Slams went I felt like I had actually played well and lost.
And today, you know, it didn't feel like -- didn't feel like I played well.





I mean players usually praise and say good things about other people or say he was just better, but not Murray.
 
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batz said:
Care to list them?
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I think Murray latest excuse was in Dubai. The excuse for the loss in Dubai was Andy didn't take the tourney seriously, but use the matches as an experiment..testing new shots, adding new tactics. Pretty insulting to the Dubai oraganizers, let alone no respect to the player he lost.
 
mtr1

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TMF said:
I think Murray latest excuse was in Dubai. The excuse for the loss in Dubai was Andy didn't take the tourney seriously, but use the matches as an experiment..testing new shots, adding new tactics. Pretty insulting to the Dubai oraganizers, let alone no respect to the player he lost.
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How do you improve if you don't try different things, in a match situation? Federer has done it in smaller tournaments over the years, and look at the success it has brought him. People are so quick to criticize Murray, especially on this US dominated forum.
 
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mtr1 said:
How do you improve if you don't try different things, in a match situation? Federer has done it in smaller tournaments over the years, and look at the success it has brought him. People are so quick to criticize Murray, especially on this US dominated forum.
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The point is it STILL an excuse after a loss. Had Murray won, you think he would say those things? Losing in a 2nd round look bad and he covered up for that lame excuse(although he could have easily find a better excuse).

Sorry, Roddick and Serena gets a lot of heat too and they are from US. Not just player from Europe.
 
PSNELKE

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And After his loss to Cilic in USO ANDY MURRAY: I had a problem with it for a week or so. But regardless said:
yeah that thing with cilic was the most pathetic excuse i´ve ever heard he can´t praise his opponent because Cilic really kicked his ass.
This guy is a bad looser.
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patty_mnouchkine

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mtr1 said:
How do you improve if you don't try different things, in a match situation? Federer has done it in smaller tournaments over the years, and look at the success it has brought him. People are so quick to criticize Murray, especially on this US dominated forum.
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honesty comes at a price
 
batz

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AndyArodRoddick said:
After his loss to Verdasco:
ANDY MURRAY: Uhm, well, I mean, I could have started a couple of the sets better. You know, I went behind, played a couple of poor games early in the second and fourth sets to get behind. You know, if I sort of stayed on top there, that might have made a bit of a difference.

After his loss to Nadal in IW 09.
"You know, obviously today was not my best day"

After his loss to Fed in Cincy 09.

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I mean, I was just happy that I managed to keep it close in the second, because I returned poorly and served poorly.

And After his loss to Cilic in USO

ANDY MURRAY: I had a problem with it for a week or so. But regardless, I mean, you know, I just struggled today. I played poorly. You know, I'm obviously very disappointed. I mean, after, you know, the way that the last three Slams went I felt like I had actually played well and lost.
And today, you know, it didn't feel like -- didn't feel like I played well.





I mean players usually praise and say good things about other people or say he was just better, but not Murray.
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Re Verdasco at AO from http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7850375.stm

0934: "If I say that I'm sick and it affected me, I know it's going to be like, 'Well, he's making excuses for losing'. I don't feel that was the reason why I lost. I definitely did have my chances, and he played too well."

0919: "I don't think it was anything to do with physical, concentration or my game. He played too good for me - that's what happens. I'm not here to try and make excuses for why I lost."
Andy Murray after losing to Fernando Verdasco

re Nadal at IW from http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGJpRGn07r6vl_AGl-J3CmgSOq5Q


Murray, meanwhile, seemed unable to get to grips with the situation.

"I think I accpeted a little bit better than him the conditions today," Nadal said, and Murray agreed.

"Rafa dealt with it very well," Murray said. "He hit the ball cleaner and seemed to get himself in better positions than I did.



You would appear to be havering a load of p1sh.
 
AndyArodRoddick

AndyArodRoddick

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batz said:
Re Verdasco at AO from http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7850375.stm

0934: "If I say that I'm sick and it affected me, I know it's going to be like, 'Well, he's making excuses for losing'. I don't feel that was the reason why I lost. I definitely did have my chances, and he played too well."

0919: "I don't think it was anything to do with physical, concentration or my game. He played too good for me - that's what happens. I'm not here to try and make excuses for why I lost."
Andy Murray after losing to Fernando Verdasco

re Nadal at IW from http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGJpRGn07r6vl_AGl-J3CmgSOq5Q




Murray, meanwhile, seemed unable to get to grips with the situation.

"I think I accpeted a little bit better than him the conditions today," Nadal said, and Murray agreed.

"Rafa dealt with it very well," Murray said. "He hit the ball cleaner and seemed to get himself in better positions than I did.



You would appear to be havering a load of p1sh.
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I used www.asapsports.com
 
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JimF

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Gulbis "beautiful losses"

This isn't exactly an excuse, but that's why I like it:

After winning in Asia last fall Ernests Gulbis was asked whether it was his best match yet. He replied: "I've had many beautiful losses." :confused:
 
batz

batz

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AndyArodRoddick said:
I used www.asapsports.com
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I'm sure you did. I'm not suggesting that your quotes are incorrect. I'm suggesting that they are completely selective and as such, in no way support your contention that Murray makes excuses when he loses and doesn't give players credit. In the examples you cited, Murray clearly does both.

Every player who loses a match will come off feeling they could have done something better. That is not the same thing as saying "I only lost because..<insert excuse>".

If you can find me a bunch of quotes where Murray does that, then fair enough - you may be on to something. Good luck with finding them.
 
batz

batz

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TMF said:
Was Murray honestly trying to lose in the 2nd round? Afraid not.
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What is it with this forum and strawman arguments?

Nobody said Murray tried to lose. You are arguing a point that nobody has made. Murray said he was trying something different. That's not the same thing as trying to lose. It's not even close.
 
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TMF

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batz said:
What is it with this forum and strawman arguments?

Nobody said Murray tried to lose. You are arguing a point that nobody has made. Murray said he was trying something different. That's not the same thing as trying to lose. It's not even close.
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He tried new tactics but the point is he DOESN'T want to lose either.

Does this picture look like a player who doesn't care about winning?
Andy-Murray-001.jpg


Exactly!
 
batz

batz

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TMF said:
He tried new tactics but the point is he DOESN'T want to lose either.

Does this picture look like a player who doesn't care about winning?
Andy-Murray-001.jpg


Exactly!
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Apologies - I took the opposite meaning from your post. Of course he wanted to win. He even smashed a racket at the end - not something he does very often
 
okdude1992

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how is serena not WAY ahead in this poll. she NEVER gives her opponents credit.
after that its a tie between nadal's knee injuries and fed's mono
 
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CMM

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GasquetGOAT said:
Fed shouldn't be in this poll he doesn't make excuse, he's just arrogant!
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CMM said:
Q: A la fin du match, c'était quasiment obscur. Regrettez-vous que le match n'ait pas été interrompu ?

R: "C'était impossible de jouer. C'est dur pour moi, de perdre le plus grand tournoi du monde sur une question de lumière. Mais c'est comme ça... (...) Je ne voyais presque plus contre qui je jouais."

http://www.france24.com/fr/20080707-tennis-wimbledon-federer-finale-defaite-nadal
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:rolleyes:............
 
davey25

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TMF said:
Feel free to list other wta players that are beyond Serena's level. And give reasons, just don't list names and walk away.
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If it were indisuptable why bother having a poll. Some other WTA players though that also deserve inclusion on this poll would be:

Henin- using blatant acts of cheating to win some of her big slam matches, and quitting with a phony tummy ache while getting her ass kicked in another. Often doesnt give her opponent credit after defeats either, finding various excuses.

Jankovic- an array of silly injuries and drama both on and off the court. Often talks about such and such an injury after a loss, and sometimes even blames the chair umpire for her mental breakdowns (eg- 2007 U.S Open).

Schnyder- she has actually confessed to tanking matches vs opponents she doesnt like, and uses that to excuse the losses. She has sometimes refused to shake hands with opponents she didnt like, namely Anna Kournikova and Conchita Martinez for starters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k71ezy5CC4k
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...8cPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M44DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662,3441274
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n..._AvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2642,5475766
 
P_Agony

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For women, Serena, she never gives credit to the opponent. For the men, I have to say Nadal. While he does give credit to the opponent, Nadal has invented the pre-emptive excuse making method, which works for him like a charm. Instead of making post match excuses, he makes them before the match, and then if he wins, he's the almighty warrior who fought his way through injuries (and his opponent who lost looks even worse because of that), and if he losses, it's because he was injured, not because his opponent played well. A win-win situation for Nadal, no?
 
angiebaby

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P_Agony said:
For women, Serena, she never gives credit to the opponent. For the men, I have to say Nadal. While he does give credit to the opponent, Nadal has invented the pre-emptive excuse making method, which works for him like a charm. Instead of making post match excuses, he makes them before the match, and then if he wins, he's the almighty warrior who fought his way through injuries (and his opponent who lost looks even worse because of that), and if he losses, it's because he was injured, not because his opponent played well. A win-win situation for Nadal, no?
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Too funny. :grin:
 
THUNDERVOLLEY

THUNDERVOLLEY

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davey25 said:
If it were indisuptable why bother having a poll.
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Agreed. This serves no purpose other than to scream his preconcieved notion about S. Williams, under the paper thin excuse of a poll.

Henin- using blatant acts of cheating to win some of her big slam matches, and quitting with a phony tummy ache while getting her ass kicked in another. Often doesnt give her opponent credit after defeats either, finding various excuses.
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...all true, but ignored by the OP.

Schnyder- she has actually confessed to tanking matches vs opponents she doesnt like, and uses that to excuse the losses. She has sometimes refused to shake hands with opponents she didnt like, namely Anna Kournikova and Conchita Martinez for starters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k71ezy5CC4k
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...8cPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M44DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662,3441274
http://news.google.com/newspapers?n..._AvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2642,5475766
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All conveniently skipped over, but to anyone who really knows the history, the poll becomes quite silly.
 
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VamosRafa10

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Nadal or Murray. Federer may be the goat of tennis but not for excuses. Djokovic is pretty good too like heat exhaustion in melbourne was a nice try
 
A

Anaconda

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Nadal: I've never heard Nadal say he's lost playing really good tennis. (and he has actually lost playing really good tennis) He compliments the opponent, but proceedes to say 'i must play my best to have chances to win.....today i didn't play my best so i can't win'. However you cannot play your best everytime - otherwise guys like Safin and Federer would have contested every slam final on hard. People can call me out but if you take a look at Nadal's post match interviews, then it's always because he didn't play his best. It never occurs to him that the opponent played an awsom match.


Actually guys like Murray are realistic. Murray actually said in an interview that he played good at the Australian Opem, French Open and Wimbledon but came up against three guys who played there best tennis. Murray even said he played good matches and was fair because the opponents he played were awsome on the day. He didn't give credit to Cilic but again Murrat was correct; anyone in the top 10 would have beaten Murray that day.

Does anyone take Djokovic's lame ass excuses seriously? They are just scary bad.

Federer CAN get away with giving excuses. Because if he did play his best against someone like Baghdatis of Berdych no matter how well those two are playing they still wouldn't win a set. Only guys like Nalbandian, Nadal, and Safin have beatn Federer when Federer is 'on'.
 
reversef

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Anaconda said:
Nadal: I've never heard Nadal say he's lost playing really good tennis.
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Never?
"Este partido ni en mis mejores condiciones lo podría haber ganado. La forma en la que ha jugado Novak es imparable (...) Djokovic ha estado a un nivel inalcanzable para mí en esta superficie." ("Even at my best level, I couldn't have won. The way Novak played is unstoppable (...) Djokovic was at a level inaccessible for me on this surface." ) Bercy 2009
What more do you need?
 
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reversef said:
Never?
"Este partido ni en mis mejores condiciones lo podría haber ganado. La forma en la que ha jugado Novak es imparable (...) Djokovic ha estado a un nivel inalcanzable para mí en esta superficie." ("Even at my best level, I couldn't have won. The way Novak played is unstoppable (...) Djokovic was at a level inaccessible for me on this surface." ) Bercy 2009
What more do you need?
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Ok i'm sorry. I take it back. It's rare to hear that though.
 
RoddickAce

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Serena makes the most excuses out of those in the poll imo. Fed and Nadal don't really make a lot of excuses, it's only their fans that make excuses for them mostly. Djokovic used to make excuses often, but in the recent 1 or 2 years, he almost always gave credit to his opponent.
 
Telepatic

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Serena, but I voted for men because I'm watching ATP more then WTA..Nadal's knees problem mentioning after a loss are getting kinda boring to me, I know its chronic problem but that is even more of a reason to not mention it..we know...Fed's "mono"/"he's all about slams" can be annoying as well..

*waiting for someone to quote me on Djokovic's sore throat..*
 
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aphex said:
ALTITUDE TOO HIGH, NO?

/thread
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LOL I remember that. It was HILARIOUS, Nadal fans claimed that the ball bounced too high for Nadal's liking. And it was supposed to be Fed with his 1hbh who would be affected even more by the high bounce, but nooo, Nadal fans come in and say Nadal suffered more from it. Classic stuff from Veronique/N_F etc etc.
 
rovex

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Telepatic said:
Serena, but I voted for men because I'm watching ATP more then WTA..Nadal's knees problem mentioning after a loss are getting kinda boring to me, I know its chronic problem but that is even more of a reason to not mention it..we know...Fed's "mono"/"he's all about slams" can be annoying as well..

*waiting for someone to quote me on Djokovic's sore throat..*
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I agree with you on the Federer mono garbage and "he's a different beast" in slams nonsense. When did Djokovic have a sore throat? Was it during USO 08 and Roddick made fun of it?
 
Li Ching Yuen

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sh@de said:
LOL I remember that. It was HILARIOUS, Nadal fans claimed that the ball bounced too high for Nadal's liking. And it was supposed to be Fed with his 1hbh who would be affected even more by the high bounce, but nooo, Nadal fans come in and say Nadal suffered more from it. Classic stuff from Veronique/N_F etc etc.
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Your sig is absolutely a classic.

What a legendary quote.
 
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Anaconda

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rovex said:
I agree with you on the Federer mono garbage and "he's a different beast" in slams nonsense. When did Djokovic have a sore throat? Was it during USO 08 and Roddick made fun of it?
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For once i agree with you. The monoglandular fever act is lame. Roddick ripped Djokovic for calling the trainer multipule times against Robredo in 2008.

PS: Djokovic retired against Federer with a sore throat.
 
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