Off-duty referees at the Super Series finals in London this week were poking fun at colleagues who had drawn the short straw to oversee his matches. But usually his quips are friendly and delivered with a smile and an arched eyebrow under his trademark bandana. I'm just trying to have a good time here. The crowd was already eating out of his hand when a pigeon fluttered into the open-air court. As you may have noticed, I've been getting a lot of birds since I'm champion.
Power sees sparring with officials as part of the game.
It's nothing malicious. British champion Paul Johnson, who beat Power this week, said the Canadian was exactly what the game needed to raise its profile. But Power has ruffled the feathers of players who take squash more earnestly. But I respect him as a great squash player and people enjoy watching him play. I think he'll do a lot of good for the game of squash.