01-21-2019, 03:31 AM
Kyrgios gets a pass for behaving like an idiot on court as he does a lot of work with charity off the court.
https://nkfoundation.com.au/
https://www.playersvoice.com.au/nick-kyr...LSkWhPH.97
These guys can be whatever you want them to be if you want to see them that way. Not many are as worried about helping others, and it says more about their character than anything they do playing sport.
He could be so much more if he was more dedicated to his profession, but sometimes you have to just admire someone for simply not taking life too seriously and leaving a legacy that is much bigger than themselves.
https://nkfoundation.com.au/
https://www.playersvoice.com.au/nick-kyr...LSkWhPH.97
Quote:For the first time, I feel like there is a reason for me to be doing what I’m doing. Tennis is a great life – we’re well paid and the perks are pretty good – but it can feel empty if you’re just doing it for the money.
I know what it’s all for now. You’ve probably heard me say a few times over the years that I don’t want tennis badly enough. But when I’m working on the NK Foundation and our Melbourne facility, I cast my mind forward to all the disadvantaged kids I’ll be helping. I’m playing for them now.
For the first time, I feel like there is a reason for me to be doing what I’m doing. Tennis is a great life – we’re well paid and the perks are pretty good – but it can feel empty if you’re just doing it for the money.
I love kids. I get more happiness from helping kids out and watching them succeed than I do from my own wins on the tennis tour. It’s always been that way.
I remember Piotr with happiness and sadness. He was a little guy with terminal brain cancer. The We The People organisation put us in touch.
I had a hit-up with Piotr instead of a practice session before my match at the Australian Open this year.
Piotr said it was one of the best days of his life but, honestly, I’m not sure which of us had the better day! It was awesome.
Piotr passed away a few months later. I will never forget him.
Read more at https://www.playersvoice.com.au/nick-kyr...K4fk5Mf.99
These guys can be whatever you want them to be if you want to see them that way. Not many are as worried about helping others, and it says more about their character than anything they do playing sport.
He could be so much more if he was more dedicated to his profession, but sometimes you have to just admire someone for simply not taking life too seriously and leaving a legacy that is much bigger than themselves.
"everything you know is wrong"
Paul Hewson
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