Rafael Nadal

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Current ranking: 14

Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)

Next tournament: Roland Garros

44 Comments on Rafael Nadal

    • AT 6:48 PM,

      I posted the full interview:
      ¤ on DECEMBER 28, 2015 AT 12:00 PM – in Spanish,
      Nadal: “El tenis aún me hace feliz”;
      .
      ¤ on DECEMBER 30, 2015 AT 7:35 AM – in English (translated by Genny),
      “Nadal: Tennis still makes me happy.”
      Question: By the way, there have been people who ask you to change your coach, those who say that with another coach you would win more majors. But you, with Toni until the end?
      RAFA: No, no, no. With Toni until the end, no. First, until Toni wants, and then, while both of us are happy with each other. I have always disagreed with the idea that, as soon as the situation changes, when things start to go badly after a lot of years going very well, some persons have to be blamed for it. People lack self-criticism and are too critical. Not to brag, but I am not one of those. I try to be critical of myself first, therefore in this case the only one to blame for things not having gone well this year is me. I am the only culprit. The others have helped me and have done things just as well as always.
      .
      Question. So, no changes?
      RAFA: I have another coach who is Francis Roig and I think both together make a good combination. One gives me one thing and the other, another. With Toni I am confident that he knows me better than anyone. We have known each other since I was born and he understands my game better than someone who has not been following me day to day. ¤¤
      .
      I haven’t found the sentence you quoted: “Sometimes…”

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      • No you posted only part of the interview.

        You made up stories that you posted the full interview. Armchair extreme fans shouldn’t be trusted.

        Nothing new.

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      • Rafa said he had a mental block not problem. See definition of mental block:

        ‘A mental block is either a repression of painful thoughts, or an inability to continue a train of thought, like in the case of writer’s block. A similar phenomenon occurs when one cannot solve a problem in mathematics which one would normally consider simple.’

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        • I trust Rafa who said mental problem:

          ‘When I fail normally, I accept it. When you have a mental problem; it’s not that you accept these situations less or in a worst way, but you can’t analyze these well, clearly. Every loss influenced me a lot; this year every failure was like three failures; and I had a lack of confidence.’

          “Mental problems” is Rafa’s own words. Rafa speaks the truth (unlike extreme fans who don’t believe his own words) and have no original opinions.

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          • AT 4:15 AM,
            But armchair doctors can’t be trusted, especially the one, who is constantly delivering a DIAGNOSIS to Rafa on this site.

          • Rafa said he had a mental problem. Armchair doctors agree and suspected same earlier this year. Armchair doctors were right.

            You can’t be right because you’ve never expressed an opinion lol.

  4. That’s because you don’t know where to look.

    Rafa said:
    A. Everyone gets tired of themselves some time. Surely you get tired of your work sometimes, so do I of mine, of the things it involves. What happens is that, even though I may get momentarily tired of it, it does not stop me from doing what I think I have to do, which is to devote time to the people who care for me, who help me and support me. I am extremely aware that I am very privileged for everything that happens to me, for everything that I have and everything that has happened to me.

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    • AT 3:20 AM,
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      OMG! Journos and you have made up yet another fake story (you: DECEMBER 30, 2015 AT 6:48 PM)!
      That’s the question Rafa was asked and then he replied:
      ¤¤ Question: “Have you ever become tired of being Rafael Nadal?”
      RAFA: “Everyone gets tired of themselves some time. Surely you get tired of your work sometimes…” ¤¤

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  7. I’m just setting off for Abu Dhabi for thr Mubadala Tennis and Ricky has kindly got me a media pass so I will have an eye witness account of Rafa’s ‘mental state’ to put hawkeye’s mind at rest.

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  8. Rafa has said he had a mental problem and that anxiety prevented him from his best tennis for much of last year. The block he speaks of was caused by anxiety.

    You have to be stupid or delusional not to understand this. In some cases both. 🙂

    To equate those terms with crazy as mary16 did was antiquated and disrespectful to Rafa.

    As Rafa says, he’s always been open and honest unlike some.

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    • Enjoy nadline! Give us a first hand account of everything.As you have a media pass, you could also ask him questions, right?
      Send us photos, match recaps, your observations. Look forward to it! Envy you nadline! But you are his best fan ( maybe tied for that honor with augusta!).

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      • Mary, is there anything you would like me to ask any of the players?

        Everyone is invited to suggest questions they would like me to ask the players.

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  10. hawkeye actually thinks Rafa saying he might get momentarily tired of all that his work involves can be blown up into a headline” Rafa is tired of tennis!!” Hilarious!!!
    On par with his claim that
    mental block=mental problems
    anxiety =anxiety disorder
    Must apply for a job with tabloids!

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  12. nadline you could tell Rafa that Benny’s bff thinks Rafa is loony!
    On a serious note, I want to know whether he thinks his forehand is back and if he is ready for Djokovic. Of course I am also waiting for your personal observations re the forehand.
    Did Wawa bash up Kokkinakis? ( no, don’t ask!)

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    • OK I’ll ask about the fh but I don’t want Djoker to look like he is a problem for Rafa. Of course a 100% Rafa is more than a match for the joker. Maybe in regard to that I’ll ask him if he is ready to compete at his highest level.

      Any questions for Stan, Feru, Kevin and Raonic?

      P

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  13. Thanks nadline.
    I can think of some naughty/awkward questions for the other players!
    nadline, more than the questions/answers, I am interested in your first hand observations.
    Let 2016 bring cheer to Rafa fans and a nasty jolt to smug Djoker fans!

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  14. One question to Rafa should be: hawkeye and other Djoker fans think you have a mental problem, do you think it’s wishful thinking because they want Djoker to have a free ride?

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  17. I asked Rafa if he would like to see the shot clock used on the tour and he said no because the tour is very different and very demanding. Mary W, someone else said that Pat Cash thinks Rafa’s fh is technically wrong and Rafa said he respects Pat Cash’s opinion because he us a great player. I swear, hawkeye was there because a man asked Rafa about his mental state and Rafa said it’s just a question of confidence.

    I asked Stan if he would play doubles at the Olympics with Fed and he said they have ‘t decided yet.7

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  18. Stan seems to think he can win Olympic singles if he focuses on it. He suddenly seems a force because Fed and Rafa who used to thrash Stan aren’t what they were and Djoker is vulnerable to him. Fading of Fed and Rafa is also responsible for Djoker seeming almost invincible.

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    • oh he can win it but not by just focusing on it. He also needs Rafa to be not back at peak or Fed not playing inspired and preferably Djoker, Fed and Rafa to be in the other half.

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  19. No, my point is not what needs to happen with the draw but that Stan isn’t invincible when he focuses. Probably only Fed at his peak had the best right to say the match is always on his racket i.e when he is on, he can win, irrespective of the level of the opponent. Even for Fed it wasn’t true when Rafa was the opponent. Stan still doesn’t have the credentials to claim that when he is on, he can beat anyone no matter what the opponent’s level.

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