Despite His Disdain for Tennis, Nick Kyrgios Reveals Why He Chose the Sport Instead of His Beloved Basketball

Australian sports star and the ‘bad boy’ of tennis, Nick Kyrgios has always been very passionate about basketball. When this tennis player announced himself as the co-owner of South East Melbourne Pheonix, fans understood his love for the NBA. Now in a recent podcast, Kyrgios revealed the exclusive reason why he chose tennis over basketball as a professional career.

Previously Nick Kyrgios openly expressed that he sometimes chooses basketball over tennis despite his success in the latter. This tennis star also regarded his parents to be the gateway to his professional career in tennis.

Nick Kyrgios talks about the time he stood at a crossroads

In a recent podcast, Kyrgios said, “Yeah, just look, I mean, look, I didn’t really grow up with like, you know, in a rich family or anything. So I knew I was very soon to realize that it was a way to kind of help my family and help my friends and provide for my people and build a life for far beyond myself. So that’s when I realized that that was the kind of journey that I had to kind of do.” In this comment, Kyrgios is referring to his professional tennis career. Through this, Kyrgios made it very evident to his fans that he chose to become a tennis player to provide for his family.

In this conversation with Trevor Noah, Kyrgios further added, “Because like to say I would make it in NBA. I don’t think I would. So it was just an easier, it was like an easier route for me, I guess, to make it out.” Kyrgios said that tennis was an easier route even though he had enough potential to be an NBA star. However, this Australian tennis sensation didn’t seem very confident about the sport as much as he felt confident about tennis.

Nick Kyrgios’s statement sheds light on the fact that his professional tennis career happened because of his urge to provide for his family. Since he didn’t come from a rich house, he had to be strategic about his economic endeavors from a very young age.

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Kyrgios revealed how his professional tennis career started with no admiration for the sport

Nick Kyrgios previously made a surprising comment about him disliking tennis in his childhood. While speaking about how it all started, this Australian tennis star said, “Well, I hated tennis when I was young. So, you know, I was very chubby and overweight as a kid. And my mom was kind of like, Okay, we’ve got to get you doing some sport or being active. So she dragged me down to the local tennis courts. And I remember I was crying all day; I hated it.”

 Despite his hate, Nick Kyrgios’s outstanding skills on the court attracted the coach’s attention. This is when Nick Kyrgios embarked on his venture to pursue professional tennis.

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios’s straightforward statement brought out his genuine mindset to the fans. Despite loving basketball, Kyrgios’s financial responsibilities brought him to the tennis court. Now following his great performances, fans are not at all disapproving of his on-court presence.

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