I Can't Be Like Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal: Ernests Gulbis

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Here's an interview with Gulbis at the French Open.

I've added two questions which where answered to a tea. If he gets his **** together he will be a danger as now his ranked a provisional 86th, it's up to him really.

"As a deep-thinking person, does that make you admire players who don’t have big dips? Like Djokovic?

I’m not a deep-thinking person, I’m a shallow person, but yeah I do admire them."

"Then you understand how they do it?

Everybody is different. Nadal he has a warrior-like attitude. He is listening to the music in the locker room, on his own ahead of the matches. Novak is more stoic, and he never lets his emotions out even when he is trailing. Like yesterday, against Nieminen, when he was trailing in the second set, Djokovic seemed really calm, he didn’t show any emotions as if it was a practice session; something which is contrary to that of Nadal, who in turn is very expressive on the court."
 
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heninfan99

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Djokovic wasn't always like that. He used "to go on walkabout". Gave away matches mentally. He's totally different now on court.
 

Slice'n'dice

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http://www.**************.org/I-Cant-Be-Like-Novak-Djokovic-or-Rafael-Nadal-Ernests-Gulbis-articolo24159.html

Here's an interview with Gulbis at the French Open.

I've added two questions which where answered to a tea. If he gets his **** together he will be a danger as now his ranked a provisional 86th, it's up to him really.

"As a deep-thinking person, does that make you admire players who don’t have big dips? Like Djokovic?

I’m not a deep-thinking person, I’m a shallow person, but yeah I do admire them."

"Then you understand how they do it?

Everybody is different. Nadal he has a warrior-like attitude. He is listening to the music in the locker room, on his own ahead of the matches. Novak is more stoic, and he never lets his emotions out even when he is trailing. Like yesterday, against Nieminen, when he was trailing in the second set, Djokovic seemed really calm, he didn’t show any emotions as if it was a practice session; something which is contrary to that of Nadal, who in turn is very expressive on the court."

Would hardly say Djokovic is the epitome of calm, see him getting angry all the time in toug matches. To be honest I see a lot more of that in Nadal or Federer.
 
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