With this being Chinese New Year I thought it would be fun and a good idea to look at the Chinese Zodiac and see how some of our big name players stack up as far as their characteristics are concerned.
This year...
With this being Chinese New Year I thought it would be fun and a good idea to look at the Chinese Zodiac and see how some of our big name players stack up as far as their characteristics are concerned.
This year is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.
In Chinese the greeting to wish someone for Chinese New Year is 恭禧發財 gong xi fai cai which you would pronounce gong she fa cai.
SERENA WILLIAMS – born September 1981 - Year of the Rooster
Characteristics: Confidence, motivated, loyal and trustworthy but blunt with opinions, sociable, highly motivated and hard working.
ROGER FEDERER – born August, 1981 – Year of the Rooster
Characteristics: Honest, loves to be centre of attention and brags about themselves and accomplishments. Extremely organised, highly motivated and has huge caring heart
RAFAEL NADAL – born June 1986 – Year of the Tiger
Characteristics: Brave and competitive, loves to be challenged, expressive, trust worthy and polite
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI – born July 1990 – Year of the Horse
Characteristics: Has strength and energy, outgoing, very animated, loves being the centre of attention, grasps new subjects well
ANDY MURRAY – born May, 1987 – Year of the Rabbit
Characteristics: Creative, compassionate and sensitive, friendly and outgoing and likes the company of others, also tries to avoid conflict
MARIA SHARAPOVA – born April, 1987 – Year of the Rabbit
Characteristics: Overall the rabbit is conservative and not interested in taking risks. Classy and sophisticated, expressive and stylish
NOVAK DJOKOVIC – born May, 1987 – Year of the Rabbit
Characteristics: Tries to avoid conflict and has a calm approach, believes strongly in family and friends and can be easily taken advantage of
AGA RADWANSKA – born March, 1989 – Year of the Snake
Characteristics: Very analytical and not likely to jump into situations, effective at getting things they want, very hard working but can get bored, excellent problem solvers
LI NA – born February 1982 – Year of the Dog
Characteristics: Determined, has kindness and loyalty, compatibility, values friendships, reliable and loves and organised home
JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO – born September 1988 – Year of the Dragon
Characteristics: Ambitious, has dominance, likes to lead rather than being led, ambitious, like to help others but rarely asks for help. 2012 was the Year of the Dragon
VICTORIA AZARENKA – born July, 1989 – Year of the Snake
Characteristics: Intelligence, graceful, materialistic, analytical, hardworking and failure is not a word in the vocabulary
JOHN MCENROE – born February, 1959 – Year of the Pig
Characteristics: Diligence, compassionate, generous, enjoys life, likes to lead and here’s the best one, the pig seeks peace … opinions from many chair umpires are sought.
Snake: compatible with the Rooster and the Ox, not compatible with the Pig or Monkey
Rooster: compatible with Ox and Snake, not compatible with the Goat or Rabbit
Tiger: compatible with the Dog and the Horse, not compatible with the Goat and the Ox
Horse: compatible with the Dog and the Tiger, not compatible with the Rat and the Monkey
Rabbit: compatible with the Pig and the Ox, not compatible with the Rooster and the Rat
Dog: compatible with the Horse and the Tiger, not compatible with the Rooster and the Dragon
Dragon: compatible with the Money and the Rat, not compatible with the Ox and the Goat
