Players

Shripathi ramakrishnan Asked 12 years ago

hi alois and jeff, 

i read an interview of jorg rosskopf recently and i was confused by someof his answers what are your thoughts as to why he said that and what ais opinion too?

question: describe the following players in ONE word:

.Jan Ove waldner :: gambler(??)

.Jorgen persson : nice person

.Zoran primorac: moneymaker (??)

.Timo boll: talent

.Jean michael saive: fighter

.Werner Schlager: Chess player (???)

what your thoughts on this? do you agree with rosskopf? why does he say that for the questions with (?)

what are your thoughts on the above?

ps. sorry for the long question.

regards,

shripathi

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Shripathi,

He knows these players well so is talking about his opinion of their personal qualities.  With Schlager though he is talking about how he plays the game, like a chess player making moves to out manoeuvre his opponent.  He is a real thinker of the game.