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CRoseCrizzle t1_ivgrf40 wrote

I doubt it's important whatever was in that drink. He did lose the match fwiw.

Edit: I thought it was during the most recent Rune match but was mistaken. It was during another match that Djokovic won.

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paulfromatlanta t1_ivgszyr wrote

Given his "alternative view" of viruses and vaccinations, it was probably horse de-wormer...

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wmurch4 t1_ivguezu wrote

Idk but he's done this before and it is weird. I want to think it's just a concoction he doesn't want others to steal?

I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. He is super into his nutrition so it's hard to imagine it's anything illegal. What would that even be? Amphetamines?

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garygnu t1_ivh10xu wrote

I'm not sure which is more likely: it's a real performance enhancing substance, or it's hokum on the level of homeopathy.

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Available-Camera8691 t1_ivh82sw wrote

Replying to CRoseCrizzle (#467,182)

Cheating and losing is still cheating. If that were the case, I obviously have no idea.

Also: "The video was taken during Djokovic’s win over Stefanos Tsitsipas and appears to show the Serbian’s entourage mixing a drink before realising they are being filmed."

He did not lose during this.

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CRoseCrizzle t1_ivh8xjw wrote

Replying to Available-Camera8691 (#468,175)

I agree with the idea that cheating and losing is still cheating. However, I would also say that it's only cheating if it actually gives you an unfair advantage.

Edit: Any of the downvoters care to explain to me how I'm wrong? Also the comment I responded to edited to change the content of his post after I replied.

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Joseluki t1_ivh94ko wrote

Replying to garygnu (#467,755)

Magic Koolaid from a magic anti vaxxer shaman, it is so forbidden they hide from the anti drug agency, or so he is told because he is a moron with the education level of a toddler.

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voidsherpa t1_ivh9diy wrote

Isn’t djokavic the POS that’ll go down in history as going to a presser after a positive covid test?

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Available-Camera8691 t1_ivha7bv wrote

Replying to CRoseCrizzle (#468,229)

I would imagine if you're cheating, it's supposed to give you an unfair advantage.

I could cheat in a sport and lose my ass off, but taking something against the rules wouldn't change the fact I broke the rules.

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GLFR_59 t1_ivhbw9t wrote

REMINDER: The Only reason anyone cares about this is because of his stance on Covid-19 vaccines.

For all we know, he wanted some vodka in his drink. Could be water, could be a vitamin concoction. Who knows.

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JC893 t1_ivhfbjk wrote

Replying to GLFR_59 (#468,457)

No, people care about this because his team was acting sketchy providing him with a drink that may or may not have performance enhancing substances and he’s one of the top athletes in his sport. You seem to care more about his stance on the COVID vaccine, considering that’s immediately what you want to bring up.

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PM_ME_OVERT_SIDEBOOB t1_ivhg1jq wrote

If it’s not something against the rules, why was he and his team so sketchy about it?

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jiggamathing t1_ivhgbdu wrote

I mean… this is why they do the drug tests after the match. I dislike Djokovic but I don’t see the big deal here.

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ducks_09 t1_ivhhidg wrote

If it’s an illegal substance he will get caught. If not then he won’t. Plus they made this in front of everyone and handed it to someone to give to him. It’s sketchy but I can’t imagine they would do something illegal for everyone to see. Why is this such a big deal lol.

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Dsc19884 t1_ivhhmgc wrote

Well if space jam taught me anything

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samxyx t1_ivhmb0q wrote

It’s probably just an electrolyte powder or something. My coaches would straight up give us salt tablets sometimes before games and then they’d mix in extra salt into all of our gatorades too. It’s fairly common

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OxeDoido t1_ivhqrhx wrote

that nasty ass drank

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Kikutwo t1_ivhtcdx wrote

Color me shocked! Mr. Pseudo Science anti-vax nutjob is secretly living on the fringe?

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OneTrueDweet t1_ivhu803 wrote

Is it some of that fresh-squeezed adrenochrime I’ve been hearing about?

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Dogstarman1974 t1_ivhw6re wrote

Dude is drinking a truly during the match to calm the nerves.

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ScruffyMo_onkey t1_ivhwbpu wrote

Is it something as dumb as an O2 hit ? Some tablets in water that creates O2 to help recovery between sets ?

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MidniteOwl t1_ivhwrlj wrote

Maybe performance enhancing … traditional Chinese medicine of tiger penis and bear testicles.

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Kelbsnotawesome t1_ivhyhb6 wrote

Replying to DanEricsson (#468,746)

Oh no! Children!? You mean the demographic that’s least likely to die of COVID?! If only he got the vaccination that has little effect on transmissibility and really only helps the person who takes it.

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HeroDanTV t1_ivhz4ze wrote

Plot twist: it’s a huge cup of the COVID Pfizer vaccine. He actually loves the taste, but tells everyone it’s bad so he can keep it all for himself. 😂🌈

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FnkyTown t1_ivi0pg6 wrote

He's trying to hype up his new holistic energy crystal drink. Made by 100% unvaccinated hands.

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miggsd28 t1_ivi2ftr wrote

Replying to JohnHwagi (#469,737)

Except w hormones smaller differences make bigger deals than with psychoactive drugs. And that’s saying something cause meth and adderall are one CH3 away from being the same. I study this type of stuff (drugs and effect on body or neuropsychopharmacology if you want to be fancy).

If y’all want more info look up balco by American scandal. It’s a top tier podcast about how peds are actually still supper common

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SCP-Agent-Arad t1_ivi4byl wrote

Replying to wmurch4 (#467,353)

Most athletes are into nutrition. There’s a pretty big overlap of “People willing to try crazy diets to stay fit” and “people willing to try a little bit more.”

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Resinate1 t1_ivia5p3 wrote

Would the most logical explanation not be pure O2? If that’s the case, is that legal?

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unequivocali t1_iviapze wrote

This is why he’ll never be on the level of Nadal Federer no matter how many championships he wins - no class no humility no scruples

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AbnoxiousRhinocerous t1_ivigts0 wrote

He’s drinking Michael Jordan’s “secret stuff.” Cartoon bunny tested, pro tennis player approved!

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89ShelbyCSX t1_iviomo5 wrote

Replying to sishgupta (#470,582)

I'm not sure I'm seeing the parallel there. Lance was blood doping and taking testosterone, I don't think he's drinking back his own blood or taking drinkable mid competition testosterone. And that was in a sport rampant with drug use. Plus Lance got caught lol

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Welshguy78 t1_iviuwhc wrote

I remember last year at Wimbledon, he was losing in the semi final badly to that British guy. He disappeared to the changing rooms for a 'toilet break' and came back on court a different player. He then went on to comfortably beat the British guy. Remember at the time thinking how dodgy that was and wondering what the hell he did in the changing room?

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chuckDTW t1_ivixslu wrote

Seems like the rules are pretty loose if people are allowed to bring you things during a match.

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hivaidsislethal t1_ivjhdx5 wrote

Replying to Welshguy78 (#471,670)

This is a very common tactic at the top of the game now and most players do it to regain composure with the added benefit that it breaks momentum. Nadal, Fed, Djokovic all have done it and now the next gen too. It's become accepted and not really controversial anymore. It's a mental thing not a physical thing. It's also no shock an at the time a 6 time Wimbledon champ came back to beat a first time grand slam semifinalist with 0 career grass titles. He literally came back in the quarterfinals from 2-0 down and in the final from 1-0 down. He's not to frazzled about losing a set.

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monkeytank t1_ivjxhjd wrote

Weird that the post that made the top of r/all disappeared

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DragoonXNucleon t1_ivk033e wrote

Replying to garygnu (#467,755)

This story is dumb. The guy mixed the drink, in the stands, in the public crowd and then handed it to him, again, in full view of thousands.

There wasn't a damn thing "secret" about this. Its like if I went to starbucks and ordered a coffee and the media was like "ooohhh DragoonXNucleon ordered a secret peformance enhancing drink from his voodoo doctor!"

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scary_truth t1_ivk2asz wrote

Replying to deeznutsihaveajob (#471,383)

I often envy all the free time people like you seem to have, but that’s about the only thing I envy. I don’t care what you do but personally I think what you are doing is an attention seeking waste of time.

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ilritorno t1_ivk8ivm wrote

This is most likely nothing. Players are not glowing during tournaments, they micro-dose during training, knowing exactly what to do and how to do it not to test positive. Whoever thinks that a "secret drink" during a match is how you dope, doesn't understand what a doping program is. But are we supposed to care anyway with the joke that tennis antidoping is? When is the last time they caught anyone relevant? How many more miraculous diets articles are we supposed to read with a straight face? Or how many more ghost injuries with players disappearing from the tour?

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thissexypoptart t1_ivkg3k4 wrote

Replying to Kelbsnotawesome (#469,981)

Spreading a potentially fatal/long term damaging respiratory virus to children, who may or may not suffer symptoms but assuredly will spread it to the adults in their lives if infected, is actually a dick move.

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Kelbsnotawesome t1_ivkh0ck wrote

Replying to thissexypoptart (#474,714)

Then we should all probably never interact with anyone face-to-face ever again without taking COVID tests daily, because asymptomatic people could be doing that everyday.

Also if the kids are vaccinated why does it matter? If you don’t think the vaccine will prevent kids from being impacted with COVID, then do you not believe in vaccines?

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samxyx t1_ivkif52 wrote

Replying to SaltyShawarma (#469,388)

I did read an article about some players who do eat the powder raw, without dissolving it in fluid. Idk why they do that. Perhaps it gets absorbed quicker? That would be my guess

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IamSkywalking t1_ivkmvft wrote

Replying to ilritorno (#474,233)

It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that he is drinking fast acting test.

In general I do agree though - this isn’t really part of how people would dope

Regardless, there is 0 part of me that believes Novak is clean. A tremendous champion who spit on the covid policies, lied and hid his actions? Of course he’s a drug cheat.

As most are...

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ilritorno t1_ivkqi32 wrote

Replying to IamSkywalking (#475,111)

If I had to give a ballpark figure for fun, I'd guess that 60-70% of professional athletes dope.

There was an anonymous test, I think it was done a while ago by the Athletics federation. 40% admitted to taking some banned substances in the last year or something like that. We can assume that it's an even higher threshold given the incentives and how cutthroat is the competition between elite athletes.

Edit: lol it was actually 57%

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/29/sport-doping-study-revealing-wider-usage-published-after-scandalous-delay

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thissexypoptart t1_ivkujst wrote

Replying to Kelbsnotawesome (#474,783)

Are you stuck in a time loop in 2020 or something? Most people these days interact with each other normally, face to face, no masks. Thanks entirely to public health measures and the vaccines (and people who got them).

It’s a bit ridiculous to be so bitter about it in 2022 still lmao. And your goalposts are all over the place. We’re talking about going to a crowded event while knowingly Covid positive. To think that’s okay is either narcissism, science denial, or both.

These dipshits just want to stay mad even after the proven efficacy of vaccines and mask wearing ended the need for the things they’re mad about. Strange way to live.

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Thefdt t1_ivl4q6h wrote

Replying to DragoonXNucleon (#473,736)

I mean clearly asking your buddy to move his body position to block the camera IS a little odd. If they’re just mixing a drink a) why’s it not in his bag b) why you making it in your bag all bent over like you’re about to huff a line whilst your mates look out for the bouncer

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Thefdt t1_ivl60po wrote

Replying to Kelbsnotawesome (#469,981)

Children can still get sick from it, in a time when people weee doing everything possible to contain it and he’s jetting about the place with a hell of a lot more freedom than the average joe. the arrogance to go to that meet and greet whilst infected is truly staggering.

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Thefdt t1_ivll5r5 wrote

Replying to PM_ME_CHIPOTLE2 (#476,978)

His views were misguided but that was precisely why he didn’t get a covid vaccine. I’m not saying he’s on peds by the way, but the whole sports nutrition / tue shit in a lot of sports is a murky Grey area.

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sishgupta t1_ivm9ct9 wrote

Replying to 89ShelbyCSX (#471,402)

>Plus Lance got caught lol

That actually was the point i was trying to make. Op says "if its an illegal substance he will be caught" but lance was not caught for many years.

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Capt_Easychord t1_ivp4k1t wrote

It's a popular Serbian energy drink made of Bosniak's and Kosovar's blood, with a little bit of Russian sperm

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bravetailor t1_ivvlm6i wrote

Replying to Thefdt (#476,113)

Especially when money is involved and your sponsors are counting on you to perform for them to continue to make money off you (and vice versa). They don't really care if you cheat, either. They just don't want you to get caught.

I'm fairly sure a good majority of professional athletes have done or is doing something. Even if you take out the money and cheating reasoning, the schedule for most sports is brutal and using PEDs just to keep your body together is a thing. The french cyclist Jacques Anquetil said it best: "You'd have to be an imbecile or hypocrite to imagine that a professional cyclist who rides 235 days a year can hold himself together without stimulants"

You can also apply that to basketball, tennis, baseball, hockey, etc etc. We look at their 82 and 162 game schedules and sort of accept it as normal, but then when you think about it--playing all those games over the course of essentially 6 months is physically insane.

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BullCityBruhs t1_iwhfonq wrote

Replying to unequivocali (#470,726)

That’s such a dumb take. This man has a lot of class. He might not be the smartest when it comes to health issues, like many other athletes, but the extreme hate, coming from people that don’t even watch him, is just mind blowing

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Unusual-Syllabub t1_iwptq1j wrote

Lmao the hate boner on this sub for Djokovic is hilarious

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