Friday, 23 October 2015

SPORTSMANSHIP STILL EXISTS

Competitor. Contestant. Opponent.  Challenger. Rival . Does ruthless word of lawn tennis has some heart ? Is there any scope of healthy competition & mutual admiration….or is it a *dog eat dog world* .  Yes ! Sportsmanship was evident recently in Bangkok ( October 15 )  when  Rafael Nadal ( champion lawn tennis player ) praised  Novak Djokovic ( current number one in ATP ranking ) .  Rafael praised Novak Djokovic  for playing at a level difficult to equal  & congratulated the top level Serbian for his amazing run in 2015. It may be mentioned that  Djokovic  has won three majors   in 2015.  This a very welcome move where top players are able to openly express their emotions . Generally , they hardly have anything good to say about their competitors. Novak Djokovic has said earlier in 2014 in some other context  " Its nice to have something that is greater than sport itself, you know , the sportsmanship and fair play".

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