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  1. Has anyone tried any of the new CBD products for bottoms. These are suppositories that apparently do wonders to relax without getting you numb or high. Plus apparently CBD is great for you hole too. Fort Troff has a product called Boof: Fort Troff | BOOF And there's another one called Mello Bottoms: Mello Bottoms - CBD Suppositories with 75MG of CBD. (mellodaily.com) Anyone had any experience with these or anything similar?
  2. Novak was liked at the beginning while he was doing his impressions, which were somewhat goofy and lame, and before he was a non threat. You're right that everyone wanted to see Roger and Rafa play all the finals, and Novak spoiled that. However if it weren't for the two of them, he would have never reached the level he's at. So it's a double edged sword. He gets the glory but it comes at a cost. As for Monica Seles, she was born in a Serbian city, that's still a part of Serbia and has a very large population of ethnic Hungarians even today. Novak has said himself that she was one of his role models growing up. Seles is also fluent in Serbian and has done many interviews for their press in their language. She's done exhibition matches in Belgrade. She was coached by her Father Karoly, and then by Jelena Gencic, before moving to the Bollettieri's tennis academy. Well Jelena Gencic happened to be Novak's childhood coach too. So yes Monica is definitely an ethnic Hungarian but she has strong ties to Serbia. Croatian and Serbians get mixed up a lot by commentators. I think there might have even been a trophy presentation where they said that Novak is Croatian, and then he corrected them. It happens. As for Monica not being liked, maybe it wasn't on the Novak level but she was heavily criticized for her grunting, to the point of her muting it for a Wimbledon final due to the complaints. She was also scrutinized for her playing style and the audiences definitely favored Graf over Seles at the time. I was a huge Monica fan and could not figure out why everyone was against her. When Seles got stabbed her peers, top tennis players, voted not to freeze her ranking until her return to the tour. The vote was 16-1 against freezing her ranking. You can draw your own conclusions at how much respect she had at the time. Out of her 9 Grand Slam titles 8 were won prior to the stabbing, while she still played for Yugoslavia. Only upon her return to tennis has she become the crowd favorite. Her game was never the same though even though she remained a top player.
  3. I don't find his supporters any less demonstrative than many other nations. Greeks, Argentinians, Brazilians, French and Australians are all rather vocal and loud in cheering for their players. Even Andy Murray's supporters at Wimbledon have breached the rules of politeness at times. Not to mention the support all the American players get, especially on their home soil. To me that's normal, and if any one individual gets out of hand, the last thing I will ever do is use their culture, religion, gender, orientation or skin color as a very bigoted excuse for their behavior. Your post is extremely offensive and not far off from racist. The funny thing is that audiences are often obnoxiously loud against Novak, and yet you never hear anyone say they dislike Federer or Nadal or any other player for enjoying such support. Hingis got booed off the court, literarily, she refused to accept the runner up trophy, at the 1999 French Open Final, yet nobody ever said they disliked Steffi Graf for it. As for Serbians having no one to cheer for, which is also a very petty insult, I would say take a look at the NBA. We often forget that Monica Seles is from the same region and speaks the same language, and yet she was also very much disliked pre stabbing. And she was just a kid and nothing but the nicest girl with a giggle that occasionally got out of hands. Serbs cheered for her too. But you're right in one thing. Federer, Nadal. Serena, Djokovic, Sampras, they're such exceptions and national treasures for their nations. They're very rare even for large nations, so I really can never blame anyone for being too proud of their own countryman/woman's accomplishments.
  4. Everyone's chances against Nadal at Rolland Garros are pretty slim. Out of all of them, Novak for sure is the best bet. His chances are still slim though. lol
  5. That actually would have been funny instead of false, as bunch of your other statements. You are entitled to your opinion but so far no one has agreed, Novak fan or not, with the "sauntered" term in this thread. I am biased but try to stick to the facts, that you so blatantly misinterpret. If I hadn't seen the incident and read your posts on it, I would have had a very different outlook on the event. My role here is not to turn anyone into a Djokovic fan, but to simply address inaccuracies in your reporting. But judging by the current administration, I'm guessing fact check is not in trend these days. so I can't really blame you for that. If all that makes me rabid, so be it.
  6. He was in shock that he actually hit someone. You could see it on his face. So yes it took him 10 seconds instead of 2 to walk over. I can't argue with what you see, but I do see things very differently. I am a Novak fan. He did refuse to speak to the press, not the first and probably not the last time he's done it. Many others have refused to do so. Serena skips them on some what regular bases. Federer less frequently, but he's done it too. If they skip the presser unless it's for medical reasons they get fined. It's completely within the rules. It happens almost every tournament and with much lesser ranked players too, and it's really not that extraordinary of an event. Would it have been better if he did face the press right then and there. Absolutely. But I do feel better late than never, and he did address the incident very shortly after. Whenever you are defaulted or disqualified you lose ranking points and prize money. It's in the rulebook. Serena got the same penalty when she was disqualified. Again nothing out of the ordinary here. He will probably receive an additional penalty although it probably won't be too severe, since he really had no intention of hitting anyone. If he did, that would have resulted in a much heavier penalty and most likely a suspension or a ban from the tour. The ten minute discussion was on the court with the referee. It was not an easy decision to make. Novak did not want to go home. I'm sure US Open didn't want to lose the number 1 seed, and the referee didn't want to make a wrong call. They don't have video replays or reviews, so the discussion was about what had happened. I watched it unfold live. This was televised and everyone saw it. Saying that is not accurate, since you imply that instead of him facing the press he chose to engage into the ten minute conversation. As I said that 10 minute conversation was necessary to review the event. The presser usually happens afterward and obviously he didn't chose to do one over the other. Obviously you're not a fan, but statements such as these are completely inaccurate. Again I am a Novak fan, but I'm also his critic. I think that his outbursts on court need to be addressed and there could not be a clearer sign than this. Hopefully he does turn this into a lesson about personal growth as he said he would. 100% agree!
  7. Thank you for pointing that out. The guy was deeply concerned and genuine. Yet for some no matter what he does he will always be vilified to no end. He also was very honest in his apology for the incident, taking blame for his own behavior and saying he needs to grow as a player and a human being. [MEDIA=instagram]CE0AzAOH2cp[/MEDIA]
  8. I've seen the same behavior from Novak. Going completely out of the way to deal with fans. Once' he stayed for three hours after the tournament he won until he signed every single fan's item. This was outside of the stadium, on his way to the hotel It was a security nightmare. The comments I made about Federer are facts, not opinions. Mirka is a well known distractor at his matches, and that has been discussed by a lot of players in the press. https://nationalpost.com/sports/tennis/roger-federer-stan-wawrinka-argue-after-semi-final-match-because-of-comments-from-federers-wife-2 Federer broke racquets and yelled and seemed frustrated on court on more than a few occasions. Their behavior with the fans is the same. All of them are very appreciative and grateful. All three are very charitable and have done great things both for the sport and on the global level. As I said all three are great sports ambassadors. Novak is just not as beloved as the other two, and definitely has the least crowd support out of the three.
  9. Sorry That's Dominic Thiem. My pic to win the tournament
  10. I think some of the comments on here are a bit too harsh. Djokovic has his antics and gets too intense, but I think he's only fault is that he's the third leg in the rivalry. Throughout history there's always been two and with Federer and Nadal already at their full peak, no one wanted a third, and Novak willed himself into that equation. The comment of him calling for a trainer is completely uncalled for. He is always very gracious in his loses and credits the winner. He definitely has some growing up to do, and tone down his outburst, but I've seen Federer break racquets and yell and be intense too. Especially when his loses started to creep up more after his peak years. And apparently Mirka is one of the worst at booing his opponents and distracting them. There's been a well documented screaming match between Federer and his long time friend Wawrinka, after a semifinal of the Year End championship some years ago about the Mirka factor/issue. Out of the three Nadal is the only one that has constantly displays down-to-earth attitude. But all three of them are great champions and great role models. With greatness comes a great ego too and that needs to be kept in check at times. That's true of Serena, Graff, and many others. The only difference is that Djokovic is the least liked of the three, and that will stay that way regardless of his number of Slams.
  11. This guy has amazing reviews. Has anyone on here met him?
  12. thanks for the input Gents! I think he might be "misrepresenting" his weight. He unlocked his pics and his body definitely looks lean but very muscular. I'd guess more in the 185 lbs range. However haven't heard back from him since he unlocked his pics though.
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