++ [ originally posted by Alex ] ++
It's part of the game yes, but it has nothing to do with how good you are. Arrogance on the part of a good player is no better than it is with a lousy player. The difference is that with good players, people still respect them and look up to them, they accept this negative element because these players are so unusual. But that doesn't mean their arrogance is any more appreciated. There is no excuse for it.
Having said that, I think we're all arrogant sometimes. I think it's in all of us.
ar·ro·gant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gnt)
adj.
1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. See Synonyms at proud.
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Main Entry: ar·ro·gant
Pronunciation: -g&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, arrogans, present participle of arrogare
1 : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner <an arrogant official>
2 : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance <arrogant manners>
synonym see PROUD
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proud ( P ) Pronunciation Key (proud)
adj. proud·er, proud·est
1. Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.
2. Occasioning or being a reason for pride: “On January 1, 1900, Americans and Europeans greeted the twentieth century in the proud and certain belief that the next hundred years would make all things possible” (W. Bruce Lincoln).
3. Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect.
4. Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem.
5. Of great dignity; honored: a proud name.
6. Majestic; magnificent: proud alpine peaks.
7. Spirited. Used of an animal: proud steeds.
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Main Entry: proud
Pronunciation: 'praud
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prud, probably from Old French prod, prud, prou capable, good, valiant, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back-formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-, prod- for, in favor + esse to be -- more at PRO-, IS
1 : feeling or showing pride: as a : having or displaying excessive self-esteem b : much pleased : EXULTANT c : having proper self-respect
2 a : marked by stateliness : MAGNIFICENT b : giving reason for pride : GLORIOUS <the proudest moment in her life>
3 : VIGOROUS, SPIRITED <a proud steed>
4 chiefly British : raised above a surrounding area <a proud design on a stamp>
- proud·ly adverb
synonyms PROUD, ARROGANT, HAUGHTY, LORDLY, INSOLENT, OVERBEARING, SUPERCILIOUS, DISDAINFUL
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So why dont we call Totti proud instead of arrogant?
