"His tattoo is hurting him too much.. Pokemon maybe.." as Jimmy Arias has a go at Kyrgios
ATPSunday, 30 July 2023 at 21:33
Jimmy Arias
mocked Nick Kyrgios after his comments about an early retirement from the ATP
tour.
The former
world No. 5 downplayed Kyrgios' remarks. The Australian was participating as a
"coach" for Frances Tiafoe in the exhibition event Ultimate Tennis
Showdown:
“The
sport’s crazy,” said Kyrgios.
“The
schedule is out of control. No f**king change [I play till I am 33], there’s no
way. There’s no chance. I’m playing till 33? Insane! I’m not playing till 33. I
promise you when I’m gone, you’ll never see me again,” he added.
As per
Jimmy Arias' comments on Tennis Channel, Nick Kyrgios' remarks should not be
taken too seriously.
“I don’t
know what he’s talking about when he says this schedule is out of control. He’s
played one match this year. He seems to take every other year off, so he should
be able to play for another 25 years,” Arias said.
“It’s just
interesting to listen to him talk; let’s see what happens when he’s 33. But as
we’re talking right now, I don’t know [if] he’s gonna play five more matches
[this year]. He’s played once so far this year. I’m not sure [his] wrist, knee
[or] his tattoo is hurting him too much [from playing] Pokemon maybe. I don’t
know,” he continued.
The
American former tennis player also highlighted Nick Kyrgios' performance last
year, where he reached the final of Wimbledon, won the ATP 500 Washington Open,
and clinched the doubles title at the Australian Open alongside his compatriot
Thanasi Kokkinakis, among other impressive results:
“The guy is
so talented, he doesn’t really train, he doesn’t do all the things that are
actually difficult and make it hard. And he doesn’t seem to care, although
obviously he does. He’s great for the game to have him play, but he’s got to
play sometimes,” Arias added.
“Something’s
going on but let’s hopefully see him again. He was great last year. [For]
whatever reason, last year he was great,” he added.
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Kyrgios is a classic JERK!
He's ARROGANT, POMPOUS, RUDE, AND UNKIND. He seemed as though he used to have a bit of decency amidst many mental health struggles which he owned up about back then, back in 2019 when he said he wanted to help disadvantaged kids get out of trouble through tennis but he has NOT at all dealt much with his mental health issues. In fact, he has ceased seeing them for what they are - real problematic issues that need dealing with. Anyone who has such issues ought to want to use their lived experience in a positive way to help themselves and others who struggle similarly, rather than using them in a negative way. Instead, Kyrgios now uses these issues in a warped fashion to self-style a really unhealthy BAD-BOY image for himself in order to win the same genre of ill-willed fans as himself and make big bucks. He does not care one bit about the good-willed side of sport. He has no integrity-oriented goals centered around good sportsmanship. So what do u expect?? Of course he's not going to want to be playing for as long as possible because he does not have the right ethos. He balks at humility and graciousness and valorizes all that is gross and uncouth. He is certainly no role model for sport generally speaking until he seriously desires to clean up his act!