[Auron gives him a glare that tells him what he thinks of that choice comment.]

I'm not finished, Beauty, so calm down before you rush to judgment.

Like I said, Tidus hated his dad. To be fair, before I met Jecht, he had severe problems in being a good parent so that hatred was not unjustified. There was another, bigger reason for it.

Jecht was a blitzball player. To sum up, it's a sport that's played underwater in a sphere elevated in a stadium so everyone can see. Jecht also happened to be one of the greatest players that ever lived and that is no exaggeration.

So when Tidus had dreams of becoming a blitzball player himself, everyone in town just thought it was so great he wanted to honor his father's memory and follow in his footsteps.

I think you can take a guess how thrilled Tidus was at the constant comparisons.