Deyo: I'm a kid that no one wants, I've always been an intruder, and I'm never as liked as Fena

"When the world is against you, there is only a glimmer of life if you sit on that throne!"

While Fener had already retired to applause, Djokovic was still booing his proof. The 38-year-old Djokovic felt very distressed in his recent interview, and he bluntly said that he has always been like an intruder, like a child that no one wants, and has never been treated with the same love as the outside world.

Djokovic admits that he was always seen as an interloper in his youth, and many believe that he recklessly broke into the tennis world dominated by Federer and Nadal and took away the world number one, which caused many people to dislike. Later, Djokovic said bitterly, "The audience was full of their supporters, and I was like a stranger who suddenly broke into someone's party." ”

He continued, "I've never been as loved as Federer and Nadal because in the eyes of a lot of people, I shouldn't have been there. I was like a little person, a third person, and then all of a sudden I came in and said I was going to be number one in the world, and a lot of people didn't like that. ”

And Djokovic's words are actually not false, sitting on the global away stadium, often need to bear the very partial cheers from the audience in the game. According to the statistics of the famous tennis statistics website Tennis Insights, Djokovic averaged more than 85% of the live audience supporting his opponent in the early stage of his career, and this situation peaked in the 2019 Wimbledon final, when Djokovic faced Federer in the final, and the live support rate reached 19:1! In addition, according to another statistic, Djokovic has also suffered significant home crowd cheers in 19 other different tournaments.

"Whenever I play a good game, it's always quiet. But when the opponent scored, the cheers almost tore off the roof. Djokovic shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Sometimes, I ask myself repeatedly: Why? Is it because I'm a latecomer? ”

"When I entertain the audience, I feel like a kid that no one wants. I asked myself why this was happening. It hurts me a lot. Later I thought that if I behaved differently, the fans would accept me. But that's not the case. Djokovic said.

In fact, in order to win applause, Djokovic made many attempts when he was young, for example, he deliberately imitated Nadal's serve on the court, and once detonated fans by imitating Sharapova's serve, full of humor, using gestures to send love signals to the audience after winning, praising opponents as much as possible after losing, etc. However, even with all the efforts of Djokovic, he still does not get the same equal treatment in the hearts of the audience as Fei and Na.

"For a while I was like a child begging for love." Djokovic's eyes darkened, "but it wasn't until later that I understood that true respect doesn't have to be deliberately flattering." ”

"People tend to think of our competition as hatred, but it's the opposite." Djokovic said with some gloom, "When Rafa had to retire because of an injury, I was one of the most heart-wrenching people. And at Federer's retirement ceremony, my tears were not pretended. ”

He continued, "I want a lot of people to understand that even if someone is my biggest opponent, it doesn't mean I want them to be hurt, or to hate them, or to beat them by other means on the court. We are all people who fight to win, and in the end it will be the better players who win. I've always had a lot of respect for Rafa and Federer, and I've never said a bad word about them, and I never will. I admired them, and they still do. But I get along better with Nadal. ”

Djokovic's remarks can't help but make us reflect: while more of us have given flowers and applause to Fei and Na, how many of us have left prejudice and boos for this tennis legend who has surpassed Fei and Na? Perhaps this is the fulfillment of the saying, "The prejudice in people's hearts is a big mountain, and no matter how hard you try, you can't reverse it." ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)