Nasty Nastase really is Nasty and rather pathetic
Those of us who paid only mild attention to tennis in the 1970's can tell you the names of men's tennis players like Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Bork, Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, etc. One of those names is/was Ilie Nastase, aka Nasty Nastase.
He was tennis racket slamming, hot-tempered, screaming at officials long before John McEnroe. It seems that his earned nickname is most appropriate. Not only is the man a juvenile, screeching, whining, over indulged a$$, he is also a racist, misogynist (Oh and victim. I'll get to that at the end)
According to the Times London
...about Williams, who is pregnant and taking a break from the sport. Nastase said: “Let’s see what colour [the child] has. Chocolate with milk?”
Nastase is also being investigated by the ITF for sexist comments he made to Johanna Konta, the British No 1. and Anne Keothavong, the team captain.
Nastase, of course, did nothing wrong according to him. And of course, he's the victim.
“It’s nothing new. I am like that on the court,” Nastase, who also directed abuse towards match officials, said. “What did I do? I killed somebody? I don’t understand. My God!”
According to him He also rescued Wimbledon because he played in 1973, during the player boycott of the event.
Expressing incomprehension as to how his conduct during a Fed Cup event could have any bearing on his status as a Wimbledon guest, he said: “What can I do? Maybe these people are sick in the head? Really.”
Nastase said that if he were banned from the Royal Box he would not come to Wimbledon as a spectator.
And I am certain that all Britain mourns that this individual will not attend Wimbledon.
Some people. Not sure which would be worse; to find out he really is a racist, that he is just playing one for the attention, or that he is just so clueless he can't see it
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