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I'm so angry and disappointed.

He was such a good representation for our country. We are usually just known for bad stuff (cough* wars *cough).

I'm shocked how all this turned out I really thought he was smarter than that. And our president is such a joke saying he was tortured in Australia. Seriously???

Ugh, no wonder I have no connection to my family there anymore.....

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4 hours ago, Genevieve Vavance said:

I'm so angry and disappointed.

He was such a good representation for our country. We are usually just known for bad stuff (cough* wars *cough).

I'm shocked how all this turned out I really thought he was smarter than that. And our president is such a joke saying he was tortured in Australia. Seriously???

Ugh, no wonder I have no connection to my family there anymore.....

Funny thing is that he pays taxes in Monaco. I can’t understand why a single Serbian supports that big turd.

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10 hours ago, karbatal said:

Funny thing is that he pays taxes in Monaco. I can’t understand why a single Serbian supports that big turd.

Uou. Unbelievable. I thought he was a "proud Serb". Go figure.

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From legal point of view though, why was he trown out if he recently "had COVID". I wonder how that was motivated in the order of the minister/court decision... Did they supposed he and Serbia lied about "his positive" test?

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1 hour ago, elijah said:

From legal point of view though, why was he trown out if he recently "had COVID". I wonder how that was motivated in the order of the minister/court decision... Did they supposed he and Serbia lied about "his positive" test?

Being unvaccinated but allowed to do all he wants would send a message to promote antivax

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51 minutes ago, karbatal said:

Being unvaccinated but allowed to do all he wants would send a message to promote antivax

Yes, but strictly talking about the EU Regulation about the "green certificate", in it it is envisioned that you get EU certificate when you have recovered recently and you are free to travel for 6 month since the date of your last positive test. I dont know what the situation in AUS is, but I doubt they urge recently "ill" ppl to take the vaccine to enter AUS. Any aussie?

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5 hours ago, elijah said:

Yes, but strictly talking about the EU Regulation about the "green certificate", in it it is envisioned that you get EU certificate when you have recovered recently and you are free to travel for 6 month since the date of your last positive test. I dont know what the situation in AUS is, but I doubt they urge recently "ill" ppl to take the vaccine to enter AUS. Any aussie?

It’s different to move within the EU than entering the EU and different to other country rules I think 

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On 1/19/2022 at 2:07 AM, Genevieve Vavance said:

I'm so angry and disappointed.

He was such a good representation for our country. We are usually just known for bad stuff (cough* wars *cough).

I'm shocked how all this turned out I really thought he was smarter than that. And our president is such a joke saying he was tortured in Australia. Seriously???

Ugh, no wonder I have no connection to my family there anymore.....

Don't worry xx  He will always be a fantastic tennis player and one of the greatest players ever.  Every country has the same problem with their superstars. .  Australia has some absolute moronic stupid tennis players.  Don't feel too disappointed.  

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  • 4 weeks later...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60354068

Novak Djokovic: I’m not anti-vax but will sacrifice trophies if told to get jab

Amol Rajan
Media editor
@amolrajanon Twitter

Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine.

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, he said he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement, but supported an individual's right to choose.

Djokovic was asked if he would sacrifice taking part in competitions such as Wimbledon and the French Open over his stance on the vaccine.

"Yes, that is the price that I'm willing to pay," he said.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner was deported from Australia last month after the government cancelled his visa in a row over his vaccine status.

Djokovic, who is the world's number one men's tennis player, said he had obtained a medical exemption to enter the country to play in the Australian Open as he had recently recovered from Covid-19.

However, the country's immigration minister, Alex Hawke, personally cancelled the 34-year-old's visa, on the grounds that his presence could incite "civil unrest" and encourage anti-vaccine sentiment.

"I was never against vaccination," he told the BBC, confirming that he'd had vaccines as a child, "but I've always supported the freedom to choose what you put in your body."

In a wide-ranging interview, his first since he was detained in Melbourne in January, Djokovic addressed speculation about the timing of his positive Covid case in December and discussed his own attitude towards the vaccine. 

Djokovic said he hoped vaccination requirements in certain tournaments would change, adding that he was hoping that he "can play for many more years".

But he also confirmed he was willing to forego the chance to become statistically the greatest male tennis player of all time because he felt so strongly. Djokovic's rival, Rafael Nadal, has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles - the most of any male competitor.

Asked why, he replied: "Because the principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else. I'm trying to be in tune with my body as much as I possibly can."

Djokovic said he had "always been a great student of wellness, wellbeing, health, nutrition," and that his decision had been partly influenced by the positive impact that factors such as changing his diet and his sleeping patterns, had had on his abilities as an athlete.

He said he was "keeping [his] mind open" about the possibility of being vaccinated in the future, "because we are all trying to find collectively, a best possible solution to end Covid".

"I was never against vaccination. I understand that globally, everyone is trying to put a big effort into handling this virus and seeing, hopefully, an end soon to this virus."

Djokovic is, by any measure, a remarkable individual. Raised amidst two wars in the former Yugoslavia, by parents who sold the family gold and negotiated with loan sharks to fund his ambitions, he is fluent in six languages, arguably the greatest player ever to pick up a racket; and - most pertinently - a deeply committed libertarian who believes strongly in individual autonomy. 

He has clearly thought deeply about the conflict between individual autonomy and the collective good - and he feels that, as an elite sportsman, his body is his business - in both senses of that word. He says he has an open mind, but as things stand, he will not get the jab.

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