His kind is rare. Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are still the norm as far as tennis champions are concerned.
I remember reading about Nadal how he showed up to his hotel restaurant after a match in shorts. The restaurant had a shoes and jacket policy, but the manager was obviously willing to make a compromise for the distinguished guest.
His uncle (and coach), however, scolded Nadal in front of the manager and commanded him to change into something more presentable.
So the champion, after having played a four set match, trooped back to his room, wore a jacket and shoes, and came back to eat his dinner.
Can you imagine a NFL player ever doing something like that?
>Can you imagine a NFL player ever doing something like that?
Absolutely. Sure, there are many NFL players I couldn't imagine doing that, but there are tons of NFL players and many of them are class acts. I could easily imagine hearing the same story about an NFL player.
