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January 19, 2006
"I'm not crazy when I say this. (Australians) are the crazy ones who give you hot sausages before the match when it's 40 degrees Celsius outside.": Damir Dokic, father of tennis star Jelena Dokic, talks about dropping a nuclear bomb on Australia, consorts with war criminals and generally loses his mind.
About a month ago, the Sydney Morning Herald ran an article titled Infamous Tennis Parents, which listed Dokic #1. The blurb ended with the words, "...and now, finally, Jelena is free." Spoke too soon?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:35 PM on January 19, 2006
The infamous parents article was not that great. This man is nuts, but I love that comment of "...give you hot sausages before the match when it's 40 degrees Celsius outside." The problem is that as nuts as this man is, he's not the nuttiest. #2 all-time is Richard Williams. #1 both current and all-time was not featured anywhere on the lists: Yuri Sharapov. Maria is the hottest (and best) player on the tour, but her dad is truly a nut job. They say that he curses like a pirate during matches, in Russian. He also helps her during matches. Myskina said that he's the most low-down dirty man she's met her entire life. Maria's got a little bid of dad's blood in her, when she screams when she whacks the ball. The "excessive screaming" got her in trouble in Wimbledon a year or two ago. Yuri Sharapov, craziest tennis parent.
posted by Joe88 at 01:04 PM on January 19, 2006
And Mary Pierce's father would rate where....?
posted by owlhouse at 02:39 PM on January 19, 2006
Well, hot sausages before the match in such hot weather is a bit loopy.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:40 PM on January 19, 2006
Unfortunately that would rule out any barbecue in Australia from about November to March. And what would cricket be without a pie and a beer? Just needs a bit of acclimatisation. /He says as floodwaters rise around the farm. And as a vegetarian.
posted by owlhouse at 02:52 PM on January 19, 2006
Passenger: Did you hear the Blue Jays score? Cabbie: Yeah. They lost 5-2. Passenger: Oh, that's too bad. Cabbie: Yes, and I know why they lost this game. Passenger: Why? Cabbie: Let's just say that where I come from in Europe, certain people always made problems. Passenger: What? Cabbie: Look, I'm not prejudiced, but I read that those guys are always troublemaking. Passenger: Who? The Blue Jays? Cabbie: Look, I said I'm not prejudiced. I just think they should stop trying to control everybody's lives. Passenger: Who are you talking about? [screech] Cabbie: O.K. get out of my cab. Passenger: What? Cabbie: I said get out of my cab, you Serbian bastard. Passenger: I'm not Serbian. Cabbie: Ah, that's what they all say. Get out of here before I beat your brains into pulp. Come on. Get out.
posted by chris2sy at 03:05 PM on January 19, 2006
"Mr. Anderson needs things you can't give him. Like a promotion." </kith>
posted by yerfatma at 03:43 PM on January 19, 2006
Kevin: No, sweet Jesus, I wish it did. I would, uh, rub against myself on elevators, stare down my top using a mirror, and always, always the suggestive comments. Then one day, I was in the washroom and -- to my horror -- I found that I was ... fondling myself.
posted by wfrazerjr at 03:53 PM on January 19, 2006
And if Damir does get access to weapons of mass destruction, can he drop them on Queensland or Tasmania? Thanks.
posted by owlhouse at 04:04 PM on January 19, 2006
First of all, hot sausages WAS a poor idea. Mary Pierce's dad is sort of lost on the all-time list, but on the list during his heyday, he was #1. He was like Yuri now then. There just one thing. apparently, Pierce's dad was mentally diseased. We do not want make too much fun of mentally diseased people, because they're mentally diseased, they do not want to be like that. Yuri is just a cheap man, his mind works fine (almost), he just WANTS to curse like that.
posted by Joe88 at 04:41 PM on January 19, 2006
Well, until seeing this story Mary Pierce's dad was my standard for psycho parent, but if this guy seriously considered dropping an A-bomb on the world, he's a bit badder. Based on my knowledge of Eastern Europe (derived solely from Bruckenheimer films and episodes of Alias), neighborhood disputes in the Ukraine are probably settled with tactical nukes. No wonder that chick on American Idol wanted to stay here.
posted by yerfatma at 05:29 PM on January 19, 2006
A Collection of Quotes about Yuri Sharapov. "Russian Tennis Star Myskina Doesn’t Want to Be on Same Team as (Sharapova) ..." "After losing to Sharapova in the semi-finals, Myskina said: “He (Yuri Sharapov)was just yelling and screaming instructions to her and I thought he just ..." "Yuri is a temperamental soul who blows his top during matches, ..." "Myskina stands by Fed Cup threat" "(Yuri) Sharapov has a strange, quickly-changing nervous system. It often leadsto stressful situations," Tarpishchev said. ..." "MOST BORN TO BEAT A DRUM IN THE STANDS: "Yuri Sharapov ... "chill pill"..." "Yuri Sharapov... at least one Williams sister ..." "Maria's dad too much trouble for Russian Fed Cup team" "Yuri Sharapov received a warning from the chair umpire for coaching his daughter during the Myskina match." "I remember a couple of years ago (Jennifer Capriati) ..."
posted by Joe88 at 05:59 PM on January 19, 2006
There's lots of snark to come in this thread, I'm sure, but the guy is truly batshit clocktower crazy, and the best thing Jelena did was cut him loose. It gives her a shot at a functioning future. Good on her.