Do you recognize these names?

[Anonymous]

OP here: here is the reason why I asked. These three men are the best three players of their generation. They have ruled the courts for over a decade. Few others come even close. They are also some of the best players the sport of tennis has ever seen, with Federer arguably the best of all times. Nadal and Federer battled one another for years until Djokovic arrived. He was dismissed by many, and continues to be even today, even after winning 8 grand slams and 24 masters. Today he is an undisputed best player, has been for many years actually, someone who's been #1 for most of last 5-6 years. Yet a large number of people have no clue who he is. You have a #1 player in a major sport and a large number of people have no idea who this person is. So I guess those endorsements are important for recognition by general public, but why is it that this Serb can't get half the endorsements this "refined" Swiss man can? Despite keeping him away from #1 for many years? And not only that, but whay can't he get sad many endorsements as the Spaniard Nadal? If you know these men, it is difficult to understand why he still trails Nadal in endorsements. Even The New Yorker brought this up in their profile of Djokovic, when they talked about him not being from a "noble" place. On one side you have two westerners, a Swiss and a Spaniard, and on the other a Serb, a Balkan boy, and that just doesn't fit all too well into people's idea of how certain things are supposed to be.

[Anonymous]

Well, Nadal is crazy hot, so that factors in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: here is the reason why I asked. These three men are the best three players of their generation. They have ruled the courts for over a decade. Few others come even close. They are also some of the best players the sport of tennis has ever seen, with Federer arguably the best of all times. Nadal and Federer battled one another for years until Djokovic arrived. He was dismissed by many, and continues to be even today, even after winning 8 grand slams and 24 masters. Today he is an undisputed best player, has been for many years actually, someone who's been #1 for most of last 5-6 years. Yet a large number of people have no clue who he is. You have a #1 player in a major sport and a large number of people have no idea who this person is. So I guess those endorsements are important for recognition by general public, but why is it that this Serb can't get half the endorsements this "refined" Swiss man can? Despite keeping him away from #1 for many years? And not only that, but whay can't he get sad many endorsements as the Spaniard Nadal? If you know these men, it is difficult to understand why he still trails Nadal in endorsements. Even The New Yorker brought this up in their profile of Djokovic, when they talked about him not being from a "noble" place. On one side you have two westerners, a Swiss and a Spaniard, and on the other a Serb, a Balkan boy, and that just doesn't fit all too well into people's idea of how certain things are supposed to be.

Cool story bro. I think he will be ok with his life.

[Anonymous]

Admin, this shouldn't have been moved here. You should have left it in off-topic as the question posed related to general public. You might as well close it here.

[Anonymous]

Monica Seles is Serbian born. She did fine with endorsements.

[Anonymous]

None. With no bad results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Monica Seles is Serbian born. She did fine with endorsements.

Monika, with a K. She did, especially after taking the US citizenship. And she had a name that tou could pronounce easily, a name that would be at home in the States and Italy as it was in Serbia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: here is the reason why I asked. These three men are the best three players of their generation. They have ruled the courts for over a decade. Few others come even close. They are also some of the best players the sport of tennis has ever seen, with Federer arguably the best of all times. Nadal and Federer battled one another for years until Djokovic arrived. He was dismissed by many, and continues to be even today, even after winning 8 grand slams and 24 masters. Today he is an undisputed best player, has been for many years actually, someone who's been #1 for most of last 5-6 years. Yet a large number of people have no clue who he is. You have a #1 player in a major sport and a large number of people have no idea who this person is. So I guess those endorsements are important for recognition by general public, but why is it that this Serb can't get half the endorsements this "refined" Swiss man can? Despite keeping him away from #1 for many years? And not only that, but whay can't he get sad many endorsements as the Spaniard Nadal? If you know these men, it is difficult to understand why he still trails Nadal in endorsements. Even The New Yorker brought this up in their profile of Djokovic, when they talked about him not being from a "noble" place. On one side you have two westerners, a Swiss and a Spaniard, and on the other a Serb, a Balkan boy, and that just doesn't fit all too well into people's idea of how certain things are supposed to be.

So that was the point of this stupid game. You could use any 3 people from different countries and make a statement like that. Please find something else to feel slighted about...this really isn't one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So that was the point of this stupid game. You could use any 3 people from different countries and make a statement like that. Please find something else to feel slighted about...this really isn't one of them.

What I wanted to know is if there was a significant difference between how many people knew of number one tennis player vs number 10 tennis player. While this is a tiny and irrelevant thing to you, it tells a story, and such stories abound.
As for your "You could use any 3 people from different countries and make a statement like that"....I agree, but the story would always be the same. I am not saying this is something everyone should get excited about, it is a damn forum where people talk about anything they want (just look at the off-topic section and then report back), and if you don't want to talk about it, go talk about Kim Kardashian ass's significance in pop culture. Of top of my head I remember The New Yorker profile of Djokovic and The New York Times story about what Djokovic needs to change in order to become more liked by the westerners. And they both addressed the endorsements issue. But hey, who gives a fak as long as Serena Williams can scream at the line judge “I swear to God. I’ll f-ing take this ball and shove it down your f-ing throat!”, then smile about it after the match with friendly ESPN anchors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So that was the point of this stupid game. You could use any 3 people from different countries and make a statement like that. Please find something else to feel slighted about...this really isn't one of them.

What I wanted to know is if there was a significant difference between how many people knew of number one tennis player vs number 10 tennis player. While this is a tiny and irrelevant thing to you, it tells a story, and such stories abound.
As for your "You could use any 3 people from different countries and make a statement like that"....I agree, but the story would always be the same. I am not saying this is something everyone should get excited about, it is a damn forum where people talk about anything they want (just look at the off-topic section and then report back), and if you don't want to talk about it, go talk about Kim Kardashian ass's significance in pop culture. Of top of my head I remember The New Yorker profile of Djokovic and The New York Times story about what Djokovic needs to change in order to become more liked by the westerners. And they both addressed the endorsements issue. But hey, who gives a fak as long as Serena Williams can scream at the line judge “I swear to God. I’ll f-ing take this ball and shove it down your f-ing throat!”, then smile about it after the match with friendly ESPN anchors.

To your first point: Djokovic would be more liked by westerners if he was a westerner. Not gonna change.
To your second point: Yes, Serena was out of line but have you ever heard of John McEnroe? He was a pretty bad boy and is doing just fine in the tennis, and general world.

So still, what's your point?

[Anonymous]

All

[Anonymous]

1,3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wanted this to be an easy multiple choice poll, but since this forum doesn't have that option, it will require a few more seconds of your time.

There are three names of three real people down below. The aim of this is to see if you recognize these names, so please do not google them before you hit submit.

If you recognize all three names, write "all". If you recognize only number 2, write 2. If you recognize 1 and 3, write 1 & 3.

Thank you!!


1. Rafael Nadal
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Roger Federer

all 3. If you had listed just the first names I would have guessed correctly who you meant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All, but I admit to being a tennis fanatic.

BTW, ask your average American if they recognize these:

1. Neymar
2. Messi
3. Ronaldo

and the results won't be much different.

I recognize all these, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And right during one of the big four events of the year is the most likely time that people are going to recognize the names. If you were to ask in February or October, I bet you would get FAR fewer people recognizing the names.

?? Seriously? These guys have been big names in this sport for many years.