A page and forum to discuss all things Rafael Nadal.
Current ranking: 14
Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)
Next tournament: Roland Garros
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A page and forum to discuss all things Rafael Nadal.
Current ranking: 14
Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)
Next tournament: Roland Garros
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Poor Rafa, he just cannot be left alone to concentrate on his own game, here he is promoting the up-coming hoops World Cup in Spain:
https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal/status/469392227819859969/photo/1
rafaisthebest (at 8:34 am),
Rafa’s friend Pau Gasol will be playing for the Spanish national basketball team. (He is also a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA). PG has often watched Rafa’s matches. He watched the FO final at Roland Garros at the least in 2011, 2012, 2013.
Picture. Pau Gasol congratulates Rafa at Roland Garros in 2012:
https://twitter.com/augustazeight/status/469414206807478273/photo/1
https://twitter.com/LuisGatTWI/statuses/469411282509365249
So rafa still experiences knee pain …it’s just that the pain does not really limit his game for now…
Below re some excerpts from TIME’s interview with Rafa
On preferring five set classics to straight set blowouts ….
“I never like the easy matches. I think that good sportsmen don’t like the easy wins … At the end, if you are winning with a little more drama, it stays in your mind a lot longer than when you are winning easy, no?”
On why he loves Roland Garros, home to the French Open, and playing on clay …
“I always like to play on this beautiful surface that gives you an opportunity to attack, an opportunity to defend. I like this thing. I understand the sport this way. It needs strategy, it needs suffering, it needs good possibilities to make the game interesting, no?”
On the state of his knee …
“I’m still having pain a lot of days. The only thing I wish is that the pain is only minding me when I’m competing. Because I really like to enjoy the rest of the time of my life.”
On confidence …
“I doubt about myself,” Nadal says. “I think the doubts are good in life. The people who don’t have doubts I think only two things: arrogance or not intelligence.”
On whether Nadal can possibly enjoy his epic matches as much as his fans do …
“It’s difficult to understand for somebody who is not on the court. I don’t know if the word is enjoy. But in some way that feeling is great when you are there and are playing well, the opponent is one of the best in the world, you are competing for important things and you are fighting and you resist a little bit more. You need to find another solution, you need to put one more ball in play, with the right determination in that point because it’s the point that can change the dynamic of the match. So all these things, it’s difficult to say you’re enjoying, but it’s, in some way, yes, I will say—I appreciate what’s going on in that moment. Because all my career, all my life, I work hard to be there, and today you feel there, you are healthy, you are able to run, you are able to fight, you are able to play for something that was a dream for you since you were a kid. You appreciate the moment a lot.”
Excerpts from TIME’s interview with Rafa…
On preferring five set classics to straight set blowouts ….
“I never like the easy matches. I think that good sportsmen don’t like the easy wins … At the end, if you are winning with a little more drama, it stays in your mind a lot longer than when you are winning easy, no?”
On why he loves Roland Garros, home to the French Open, and playing on clay …
“I always like to play on this beautiful surface that gives you an opportunity to attack, an opportunity to defend. I like this thing. I understand the sport this way. It needs strategy, it needs suffering, it needs good possibilities to make the game interesting, no?”
On the state of his knee …
“I’m still having pain a lot of days. The only thing I wish is that the pain is only minding me when I’m competing. Because I really like to enjoy the rest of the time of my life.”
On confidence …
“I doubt about myself,” Nadal says. “I think the doubts are good in life. The people who don’t have doubts I think only two things: arrogance or not intelligence.”
On whether Nadal can possibly enjoy his epic matches as much as his fans do …
“It’s difficult to understand for somebody who is not on the court. I don’t know if the word is enjoy. But in some way that feeling is great when you are there and are playing well, the opponent is one of the best in the world, you are competing for important things and you are fighting and you resist a little bit more. You need to find another solution, you need to put one more ball in play, with the right determination in that point because it’s the point that can change the dynamic of the match. So all these things, it’s difficult to say you’re enjoying, but it’s, in some way, yes, I will say—I appreciate what’s going on in that moment. Because all my career, all my life, I work hard to be there, and today you feel there, you are healthy, you are able to run, you are able to fight, you are able to play for something that was a dream for you since you were a kid. You appreciate the moment a lot.”
So the knee still causes pain!
oops…the ‘anonymous’ above is me, vamosrafa
This is the article referred to by @Anonymous above:
http://time.com/108222/rafael-nadal-interview/
Not surprised to hear he still experiences pain in the knee, it is tendonitis after all……………
Rafa on his way to Paris
https://twitter.com/SitTanyusha/status/469449803286716416/photo/1
Sometimes I do wonder: who pays some of these journos for some of the rubbish they write? Look at the following headline, “No guarantees for Rafa in Paris”
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10953041/tennis-no-guarantees-rafael-nadal-paris
When has Rafa ever had guarantees in Paris, or anywhere else for that matter? On the basis of Rome 2014 they are falling over each other writing Rafa off, favouring Djokovic, as if their opinions are going to decide the outcome. All of them had Djokovic as a shoe-in for the Oz Open 2014, we know how that turned out. They had Djokovic winning RG IN 2011, 2012 and 2013………….we know how that turned out.
They need to relax…………..the winner will be revealed in 2 weeks’ time.
rafaisthebest@May 22, 2014 at 1:46 pm
—Sometimes I do wonder: who pays some of these journos…—
Their employers and maybe some secret “sponsors”.
Nike tweeted Rafa’s outfit.
https://twitter.com/NikeTennis/status/469477796981768193/photo/1
It’s well known that Fed has been wearing extraordinary outfits at Wimbledon:
http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article401835.ece/alternates/s615/roger-federer-pic-reuters-image-1-181118962.jpg
Rafa should follow his example and do the same at Roland Garros.
(I’ll continue in Reply)
Rafa is the eight-time winner of the Musketeers’ Cup. I think, THIS is a suitable costume for him:
https://twitter.com/augustazeight/status/469480881535848448/photo/1
Love it! tired of the red, blue, and off-white kits he has worn a lot.
Hilarious Gussie. But why do I get the feeling Federer would not appreciate that joke 😉
I bet he lived to regret that pretentious, overweening ‘fashion’ statement. I guess he was under the influence of his friend The Devil Wears Prada. His real faux pas however was to tactlessly don a jacket, pre-embroidered with the number ’15’, in front of a devastated Roddick who had just come within a whisker of thwarting his ambition to beat Pete Sampras’ record of 14 slams.
Regrets it?
He uses that outfit for pajamas now.
I hope Nike tailors get it right for RG.
Perhaps this year Roger could choose from among one of these outfits:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bWMjMLq9CEk/T_dNIXrDixI/AAAAAAAAA44/LmQTlFURRfQ/s1600/1930.jpg
Fed’s already got the one on the extreme left.
The dressing gown on the far right would be good. Befits his seniority.
Should they allows take up smoking a good ol’ pipe?
allows –> also
@ jpacnw,
Where on earth did you get that? Hilarious! 😀
Rafa is practicing and Jean Gachassin – the President of the French tennis federation – is watching (on the left in the stands)
https://twitter.com/ebruna1973/status/469495879783960576/photo/1
The RG Draw will be out tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/rolandgarros/statuses/469542614509699072
From Vamôs Rafael Nadal.
Video. Rafael Nadal Interview before his travel to Paris, May 22, 2014 (in Catalán).
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1w2zlq_rafael-nadal-interview-before-his-travel-to-paris-may-22-2014_sport?start=15
Translated By Ericka Domenzáin.
¤¤ Rafa Nadal talks about RG just minutes before leaving to Paris
Rafa says he is going to train as every time he goes there; this year is a little different from the others because of his last results; he says he will be there where he has good feelings, and it is a different tournament for him because he feels very comfortable but also because his game has improved lately and he has lived very special moments when he has played there.
He says he has got good feeling in Rome and now he hopes he can train and play with more confidence; he will try to consolidate his match and to have more desition [?] at the moment of playing.
He mentions he will have some days to train before he plays his 1st match, and that after Madrid and Rome he felt tired, but he has rested and he hopes he is prepared physically for RG.
He says: “I will try, it´s too early to say anything about the final or semis; I go day by day, but I have good sensations [feeling?], we will see how it goes day by day.”.¤¤
https://twitter.com/Rafaholics/status/469553206473682944/photo/1
https://twitter.com/LuisGatTWI/statuses/469534518336974848
Isn’t it a lovely picture? 🙂
https://twitter.com/Rafaholics/status/469559023142854656/photo/1
RITB: HEALTH WARNING. Looking at the above picture for more than 10 seconds may cause dizziness, palpitations, raised blood pressure, loss of appetite, inability to concentrate, and sleeplessness. If you experience any of the above side effects consult your doctor immediately.
@ed251137, I looked at the picture and decided to keep my counsel…..
Make of that what you will……….
What time is the appointment with your doctor? Let us know his diagnosis 😉
… 9 years later
https://twitter.com/Rafaholics/status/469584958273486848/photo/1
I still remember watching him in those early years and being completely captivated by his appearance…and I don’t mean just by his good looks. He just looked different from everyone else: The way he played, the interviews he gave in his adorable limited English, his humility, that smile, all of it was completely charming and managed to draw me in. Nearly 10 year later, I’m still hooked. It’ll be a sad day for me when he retires and I’m back to watching tennis without his presence. (It’ll probably be better for my nerves, though).
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RT @DavidEpstein: “Nadal on people who have no self doubt: “arrogance or not intelligence” http://time.com/108222/rafael-nadal-interview/?xid=sportsillustrated …”
Ouch……@nadline, are you sure Rafa is not your long lost son??!!
#Wasp
Rafa and my eldest son have almost the same birthday. Rafa on 3rd June and my son on 4th June so you are not far off. 😀
https://twitter.com/rolandgarros/statuses/469593971648651264
Official Site of Roland-Garros
Friday, May 23, 2014
¤¤ The draw for the French Open is always a hotly anticipated event by players and fans alike. This year it will take place on Friday 23 May at the Roland Garros Tennis Museum, starting at 11:30 am CET.
The men will have their fate decided by Serena Williams this year, while the women will be hoping that Rafael Nadal gives them a favourable draw.¤¤
#HangingChads