The debate about who Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are the best in history has a long history, and not only are tennis commentators and fans enthusiastic about it, but the Big Three also comment on these arguments from time to time. However, the attitudes of the three people have always been somewhat different.
The Big Three's attitude towards the best ever
Federer and Nadal have similar attitudes in the quest for records. The two of them have repeatedly said that they will not care about the outcome, but just do the present. At the time of Barcelona's race this season, Nadal gave his opinion on the record in front of the media, "I just keep going, keep doing what I'm doing, try to put myself in a position, keep enjoying the tour, of course, try to get as much as possible... I am very satisfied with my current career. Not just today, I've been very satisfied a few years ago, but I'm not going to take a step back on motivation because of it. If I lose a game, I don't get frustrated and I try to handle it in a different way. And the interview also brought him to the forefront, as Nadal pointed out that Djokovic was more obsessed with records, "I want to win more Grand Slams, yes, no doubt." But I've never been more fascinated and focused on this to Novak. He was more concerned about these things, which meant a lot to him. Of course, I'm ambitious, and if it hadn't been, I would never have what I am today, but my ambitions may not be the same as his. ”
Federer and Nadal have similar attitudes, saying in an interview before Wimbledon that he doesn't care about Djokovic and Nadal's number of Grand Slams, he just does the moment and enjoys tennis. Djokovic did say his goals more clearly than these two tennis giants, Djokovic declared last year that he had two major goals in his career - the number of weeks in the world and the number of Grand Slams, and this year, after reaching the weekly target, Djokovic once again determined that the number of Grand Slams was his ultimate goal, and even gave up many game opportunities for this purpose.
Lloyd's rhetoric of not caring about records is nonsense
When we mention Lloyd, many people may not be familiar with it, although as a former British tennis brother, Lloyd's achievements are not remarkable, his highest ranking is only 21st in the world, but when it comes to his ex-wife, it is the famous ice beauty Evert. Recently, Lloyd commented in an invited interview on issues such as Djokovic's possible record of equaling Federer and Nadal at Wimbledon. He noted, "Everyone is interested in the best arguments of all time, and when you hear that Roger doesn't care about Djokovic's catch-up, even though I like Roger a lot, it's complete nonsense." Rafa did the same, he said the same thing. Novak was the only one of the three who made it clear that he was chasing it, but (actually) they were all chasing it, which was the DNA of their careers. ”
To support his point, Lloyd cites some of the most prominent athletes in international sports as examples. He said, "One of the reasons I'm a huge fan of Jack Nicklaus (a famous golfer) is when someone asks him: 'Do you want Tiger Woods to break your record?' He said, 'No. Why would he? Lloyd pointed out that once players show a dedication to their personal record, the public will perceive these people as narrow-minded, but it is clear that this perception is "dehumanizing." He pointed out that at Wimbledon, those who were about to be broken wanted to go to the centre court to see their broken records. Bjørn Borg tied Fred Perry's record and then broke his record. I talked to Fred, and believe me, he didn't want the Borg to break his record. Pete Sampras watched Federer break his 14-time Grand Slam record in 2009 with Andy Roddick on Centre Court. Poor Pete had to sit in the royal box and get caught on camera for four and a half hours! Sampras certainly wouldn't have cursed Federer for getting hurt, but if so, maybe he wouldn't have been upset either. Believe me: The top players don't want their records to be broken. I'm married to Chris Evert, she's proud of her records, and now she still has some records that she doesn't want to be broken – there's nothing wrong with that. ”