[Flintoff]

My impression of him from that interview is that he has a phenomenal talent for poker but he struggles to put his talent into words. This frustrates him a bit and some might see this as rude but I don't. Seems like a really nice kid. A bit eccentric but show me a genius that isn't.

I just don't understand the hate. If he were to go around acting and talking like a complete prick then fair enough but my impression is that most people use his fashion sense as a reason to mask their jealousy of his poker ability.