Perspective: In a fickle new era of sports, loyalty is always up for sale
, has represented Kazakhstan on the court since 2018 despite being a Moscow native and resident for nearly all her life. Her Kazakh tennis nationality — a choice she made four years ago to pursue better training facilities and resources — wound up allowing her to take part in this year’s tournament. In April, Wimbledon officials responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by.
“I don’t know,” Rybakina said when asked whether Russia would politicize her triumph. “I’m playing for Kazakhstan for a very, very long time. I represent it on the biggest tournaments, the Olympics, which was a dream come true. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I mean, it’s always some news, but I cannot do anything about this.”
The current atmosphere toggles between seeming refreshingly liberating, particularly for athletes who had been abused and exploited by old practices, and regrettably catastrophic. In sports, loyalty is often a word tossed around for control purposes, to shame people into doing what’s convenient for the institution. A player empowerment movement has democratized the athlete-team partnership, making the commitment only as sustainable as the level of competence on each side. Customer loyalty is the bond that truly matters, and that’s the greatest concern with these money-driven changes.
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