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Rest In Power Kobe
i know you like to post these pictures, but Federer is at least as popular in China as Durant.Bruh, you're forgetting Basketballs popularity in China, the most populated country on earth.
Federer damn sure isn't more known than KD when you factor Asia into the equation -
NBA dudes doing the tours of China look like conquering heroes the crowds they get.
Federer competes every year in the Shanghai Open and has a marketing deal with Mercedes Benz China.
Federer has advantage with Chinese fans - AFRICA - Chinadaily.com.cn
He is at the very least as big, and I wouldnt be surprised if he is a bigger draw.
Roger Federer has for the best part of a decade been the most popular tennis player on the planet. He’s won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favourite award for seven consecutive years and has 4.7 million Facebook followers, third most among all global sports stars, behind only footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
But in China, fans take their adoration of Federer to a whole new level. Like anywhere, the Swiss is besieged by fans seeking photos and autographs, but what makes any visit to the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai different is that Federer is routinely showered with gifts by tennis lovers.
“[Fans are] very creative here in this country giving gifts,” Federer said Thursday. “Obviously many think of my twin girls. Many think of Switzerland, maybe give me a cow or something like that. Others create great books about me and my career, places where they've been, pictures they've taken with me, souvenirs that I've signed for them, they've taken pictures of it. It's very nice.
"It's very different, to be honest. Not everywhere do I get such nice and creative gifts. I always need to pack in the extra suitcase to take all the gifts back. That's the only small problem, but it's a good problem to have, so I'm happy about it.”
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Federer was also asked about Lady Gaga, who, among other major hits, sings ‘Love Game.’ “It's got tennis connections,” Federer said of the song. “I wonder if she's a good tennis player. I have my doubts. She's created a great CD.”
While few would ever question Federer’s astuteness, particularly on the court, finding a connection between tennis and ‘Love Game’ is a stretch. Perhaps Roger is referring to these three lines:
Let’s play a love game, play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game? Doin’ the love game
But a deeper analysis of the song’s lyrics would suggest there’s more than tennis going on.
Earlier in the week Federer revealed that he had taken a Mandarin lesson with his team. “We're going slow. Little by little. It's not an easy language,” Federer said. “It's hard, but maybe I'll pick up a few sentences here and there.”
With more time on his hands than normal this week, Federer said that it was a good opportunity to add to his extensive language skills. Unfortunately, members of his team don’t share the same enthusiasm. “I have some time [this week],” Federer said. “My wife and kids are not here. I thought it would be fun. We did it together with the team. I like languages in general. I speak Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. I thought a bit Mandarin, which I'll never speak anyway, would just be a fun hour for me to learn some.
“It was a private lesson with the team who is here. They gave up after 10 minutes, and I was the guy who was saying the words and sentences. I was the guy who was really learning, not them.”
But in China, fans take their adoration of Federer to a whole new level. Like anywhere, the Swiss is besieged by fans seeking photos and autographs, but what makes any visit to the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai different is that Federer is routinely showered with gifts by tennis lovers.
“[Fans are] very creative here in this country giving gifts,” Federer said Thursday. “Obviously many think of my twin girls. Many think of Switzerland, maybe give me a cow or something like that. Others create great books about me and my career, places where they've been, pictures they've taken with me, souvenirs that I've signed for them, they've taken pictures of it. It's very nice.
"It's very different, to be honest. Not everywhere do I get such nice and creative gifts. I always need to pack in the extra suitcase to take all the gifts back. That's the only small problem, but it's a good problem to have, so I'm happy about it.”
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Federer was also asked about Lady Gaga, who, among other major hits, sings ‘Love Game.’ “It's got tennis connections,” Federer said of the song. “I wonder if she's a good tennis player. I have my doubts. She's created a great CD.”
While few would ever question Federer’s astuteness, particularly on the court, finding a connection between tennis and ‘Love Game’ is a stretch. Perhaps Roger is referring to these three lines:
Let’s play a love game, play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game? Doin’ the love game
But a deeper analysis of the song’s lyrics would suggest there’s more than tennis going on.
Earlier in the week Federer revealed that he had taken a Mandarin lesson with his team. “We're going slow. Little by little. It's not an easy language,” Federer said. “It's hard, but maybe I'll pick up a few sentences here and there.”
With more time on his hands than normal this week, Federer said that it was a good opportunity to add to his extensive language skills. Unfortunately, members of his team don’t share the same enthusiasm. “I have some time [this week],” Federer said. “My wife and kids are not here. I thought it would be fun. We did it together with the team. I like languages in general. I speak Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. I thought a bit Mandarin, which I'll never speak anyway, would just be a fun hour for me to learn some.
“It was a private lesson with the team who is here. They gave up after 10 minutes, and I was the guy who was saying the words and sentences. I was the guy who was really learning, not them.”
more ppl know who zlatan ibrahimovic is
and see a white man and flock to him.
