Novak won the 2019 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year!
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MichaelNadal
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Ewwww
TripleATeam
G.O.A.T.
They should redate the Laureus Award year to the year it's being awarded for.
This is being awarded for Novak's 2019 season, and everyone under consideration had their accomplishments in 2018 considered. When we say Novak has won 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2019 we mean he was awarded the award for 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018.
Either way, great honor for Djokovic! Congrats to him and his team and hope for a great 2019!
This is being awarded for Novak's 2019 season, and everyone under consideration had their accomplishments in 2018 considered. When we say Novak has won 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2019 we mean he was awarded the award for 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018.
Either way, great honor for Djokovic! Congrats to him and his team and hope for a great 2019!
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Deserved!
Maybe because Its the biggest individual sport in the world?
Tennis_Hands
Banned
This thread is sexist.
Lew II
G.O.A.T.
Doesn't mean tennis athletes are the greatest.
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It simply had to be Earth's Mightiest.
HailDjokovic
Semi-Pro
Pretty crazy speech at the end.
He’s a great public speaker, but he also detailed his journey pretty well. Mad respect
He’s a great public speaker, but he also detailed his journey pretty well. Mad respect
uscwang
Hall of Fame
For starters, many tennis ATGs have votes.
Federer has won 5, Bolt, Serena, and Novak 4 each. It has been tennis heavy for sure.
BeatlesFan
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TripleATeam
G.O.A.T.
Fantastic! Federer has certainly won a lot of these, but this thread is for Novak. Please respect that.Fed has six of them.
uscwang
Hall of Fame
Federer has won 5 sportsman of the year awards and a come back award. Great for him and for tennis.One guy’s won six of them.
But he is not nominated this year. Why do you bring this up?
-NN-
G.O.A.T.
I'm sitting on the fence with how to read you here. I'll err on the side of intended sarcasm and hyperbole because of the words "easily" and "would have".
To rain on your Parade?
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
Jelena looks yummy.
Towny
Hall of Fame
Full credit to Novak. He simply blew me away with the turnaround last year. He's an incredible champion and will be sorely missed whenever he chooses to retire, even by some of the current haters. Of course, I expect we'll see a few more good years from him before that happens!
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Well to be specific that award proved out to be a catastrophic for Rodger Federer
alexio
G.O.A.T.
actually as sportsman of the year he won 5, and 1 additional he got last year for comeback of the year(2 statuette in one year)One guy’s won six of them.
tennisfan2015
Hall of Fame
Beli3ve 21
tennisfan2015
Hall of Fame
And one guy will have 21 of themOne guy’s won six of them.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Yes. Jelena is legendary. Most beatiful wife of tennis players.
Poisoned Slice
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Milehigh5280
Professional
Is the award a big deal in Europe? It gets no press coverage in the States. It also seems biased towards individual sports. There have been years where athletes like Lebron or Messi should've won.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Or Cristiano.
RaulRamirez
Legend
Articulate, thoughtful, intellectual, cares about others, etc.
It's a shame that many posters have convinced themselves that he's unlikable because he occasionally loses his cool (98% self-directed) or used to rip his shirt off, or some other flimsy grounds. As for another great male tennis player who is this smart and thoughtful, I have to go back to the late, great Arthur Ashe.
It's a shame that many posters have convinced themselves that he's unlikable because he occasionally loses his cool (98% self-directed) or used to rip his shirt off, or some other flimsy grounds. As for another great male tennis player who is this smart and thoughtful, I have to go back to the late, great Arthur Ashe.
lobsterrush
New User
Dont he and Fed share the record now for both winning it 4 times? Laureus sure loves their tennis.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, I know I look like Djokovic.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Let's not put Djokovic as more "intellectual" than Federer or Nadal. He is for sure a very smart guy, but not necessarily the most intelligent tennis player on the tour.
I am sure Fedal would destroy Djokovic in an intellectual game like chess.
Look at the awful board position:
RaulRamirez
Legend
I'm somewhat intellectual, but, well, suck at chess. (I wish I took an interest, or showed greater aptitude for it, as my dad lived chess.)
My post wasn't to knock Roger or Rafa, but of the great players over the many years I've followed, Novak (other than Ashe) impresses me the most in those dimensions. Sure, this is subjective, though I think fair.
Agassi also had some of that eclectic, searcher mentality - given to self-reflection - but he always came off as a little shallow to me.
My post wasn't to knock Roger or Rafa, but of the great players over the many years I've followed, Novak (other than Ashe) impresses me the most in those dimensions. Sure, this is subjective, though I think fair.
Agassi also had some of that eclectic, searcher mentality - given to self-reflection - but he always came off as a little shallow to me.
uscwang
Hall of Fame
There is definitely untold part of the story. But thankfully that IS behind Novak and they are happy together again.
alexio
G.O.A.T.
it's not so awful, black pieces lacked in development(it can not be dangerous for whites with only two pieces in play for blacks) it tells becker not a good chess player(or don't know about debut principles), but white pieces did it better, queen side of whites also is much weaker, but white pieces can bring in big problems on a king side.. it's funny how djoko lost these pawns especially considering a fact that becker played only with his queen and a knight), then whites can even make it better position for the win with right moves afterwards, probably it's blacks' turn to make a move..we also don't know about next stages of this game..because it's just the beginning(debut),yes probably after next move queen a2 whites will be without 3 pawns but it's not so crucial if you're not a pro chess player)Let's not put Djokovic as more "intellectual" than Federer or Nadal. He is for sure a very smart guy, but not necessarily the most intelligent tennis player on the tour.
I am sure Fedal would destroy Djokovic in an intellectual game like chess.
Look at the awful board position:
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Sport
G.O.A.T.
Sorry, but Djokovic has lost 2 pawns and is about to lose his third one, since it is Becker's turn. And 3 pawns down is a crucial disadvantage, 3 pawns down is the equivalent of being one knight or one bishop down. Djokovic needs a miracle to win that game (even though Becker is not Bobby Fischer precisely).
Mainad
Bionic Poster
I am no chess grandmaster but I would far rather be in Becker's position on that board than Djokovic's.
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