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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 126 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

"Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was "convinced" tennis star Kamil Majchrzak had been "passing his hat in my direction"."

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce93klk0jpzo

(Also the kid got to meet Kamil later on and got another hat from him)

I don't know the validity of that claim in the original picture, but IMO the CEO is a lying sack of shit in this declaration. Look at the video. The way he snatched the hat clearly indicates he intended to get it before the kid could. He knew fully well what he was doing and his only regret is to have been caught on camera.

[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 65 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's a legit quote by him from a now deleted forum post on his website:

“The recent incident at the tennis match has caused a disproportionate online uproar. It’s all about the famous hat, of course. Yes, I took it. Yes, I did it quickly. But as I’ve always said, life is first come, first served,” he claimed.

“In the end, chin up, hats off, less venom, more sportsmanship.”

Source

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More sportsmanship after that? What??

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

There can be sportsmanship now with others because he got his. Which is the only important part. Whatever happens after he gets his is "meh, whatever"

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks. He is now a confirmed grade A piece of shit.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A polish paving company called Drogbruk

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Drogbruk literally translates to Road Pavement, there's at least twenty companies in Poland named Drogbruk.

[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's more like Roadpave, but yeah.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The douche still has the hat and that's unacceptable.
If I were Majchrzak I would clarify he did certainly not 'pass his hat in his direction' and that he wants it back.
Otherwise he can file a police report for theft.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A normal person who actually did the mistake he claims to have made in the BBC article wouldn't be able to keep that hat because it would make them feel intense shame every time they looked at it.

This CEO is a narcissist.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

True, he will show it to his scummy friends and be proud while telling this nice anecdote.
The hat has to return.