The CRAZY Life of Ernests Gulbis

[@Ant82ish]

It was his paternal grandfather that was a basketball player. His maternal grandfather was a famous actor and director in Latvia/the USSR. Also his father never was the richest man in Latvia, that’s a myth. He was/is very wealthy but not that wealthy. As is the story of him gambling away the total of his prize money from Roland Garros. Dominic Thiem revealed it was only 2000 or 3000 bucks.

[@pawelfronczyk1579]

Ivo not Ivi Karlovic became Stefanos Tsitsipas.

[@takeyourtime3328]

it shows ow much knowledge he has about tennis lol.

[@pawelfronczyk1579]

@@takeyourtime3328 Yeah. lots of garbage online.

[@tropasenior147]

ronald garros

[@nikisma]

Need better AI, it’s Nikola Pilić not Nickel Apologies!

[@JamminOnThe1]

Ernest had a resting b- face. Always looked mildly pissed off.

[@lynhru6854]

He has rich father, playing tennis just for recreation, not pro

[@andrewsmith3613]

Reaching the last 8 of the French Open and beating Federer is pretty amazing. I guess he lost motivation due to all the injuries.

[@victor-536]

Nah no one reaches top ten without being a true pro

[@Markusableitinger1]

Whats so crazy? Its normal for many pro tennis player -mal and female - to not understand how privileged they are, actually.

[@Van2Dev]

And many many more barely survive and make less than a Starbucks job

[@Markusableitinger1]

@@Van2Dev Sure, but it is their choice, they are making this choice in their life. And if they do proper due diligence about likelyhood of succession, medicrity and failure, they should know into what they are going. Most players though come from relatively rich family background. So, do they care about due diligence?

[@Van2Dev]

@@Markusableitinger1 Guess it depends on your definition of wealthy... I would argue many players families are just middle class, and some quite poor - the Williams. Over 3000 professional players ... I would not say most are wealthy families. Gulbis family was insanely rich but not necessarily a norm for all players. I can name off multiple champions who came from middle or lower through the last couple decades.

[@Markusableitinger1]

@Van2Dev I agree with all you say. It's not easy to judge wealth, etc. But at the end of the day, it's not the issue. The point is that any of us makes and has to make decisions in life. If tennis becomes the profession, any tennis pro will know what's coming, what's in and not, what the risks and rewards are, and so on. The point to make is that no one forces anyone to become a tennis pro. And at any point in time, one can stop and do something else. Like any other profession. So pitying about pay is off the chart. If not happy, there are two choices: train harder and get better or quit and find another job.