As usual, Rafa is honest and makes no excuses. He never downgrades his opponents. He tells it like it is. All that cannot be said of a lot of people in sports or in the entertainment field. He is a class act at all times. Thank you uncle Toni and the rest of the Nadal family! I hope he stops saying that because it is not true. Remember, he still gas a winning record versus Novak. But he came back after that and learned to beat him again.
A winner is a winner. A looser is a looser. Rafa is not playing as good as he used to be. I have watched him played since His shots in those days were unbelieverably laser accurate. These days,especially against Djokovic,is extremely poor most of the time. The ball always landed either in the middle T or right infront of Djokovic where he can dictate the killer shot. I hope his team analyse and watch the game afterward to identify his strengths and weknesses.
Otherwise he will continue to struggle to beat Djokovic just like Federer. Wonderful — sweet and humble as always. You are guessing my thoughts.
A humble guy im winning nd a much humble guy on defeat! What a champ! Worthy of emulation nd great ambassador for the not only tennis bt for Sport. Vamooosss Dr Rafa! This is what a champion is with so humbling nature. Those criticized him were simply jealous especially with so many fans that love him to bit….
Rafa you are so humble. Stay that way. No one else loses and wins with such grace, beauty and sweetness! I would have liked at the end that he would have named his girlfriend as one of the members of the family he misses.
He wants to protect her so much!! Yes Debby, I do! How can anyone not love Rafa? The only other player I ever loved this much is Monica Seles.
Both are great champions, humble in victory and defeat, and sweet beyond words. There are sick people all around the world. The more successful and loved a celebrity is, the more those sick people need to criticize.
The great Spaniard plays rough and aggressive tennis, based on great physical conditioning and tremendous willpower that makes him the mentally toughest player on the tour. Playing against Nadal is a nightmare, as players know they will have to win every single point of the match, and that he will never give anything away.
If an athlete can commit himself to developing the same frame of mind and working as hard as the Spaniard does, it is possible that we will see this kind of tennis player in the future, after Nadal retires. On the other hand, developing a talent like Roger Federer is no easy task. People with his kind of gift are born that way. But what he lacked in natural ability, he made up for in effort.
He resolved. He delivered. He fought the odds. Again and again. He made the impossible possible. When he had to stop playing towards the ends of the season because of tendonitis, a lot of people whispered that it might soon be over. How long can Rafa keep this up? In reply, Nadal came back and won the Australian Open, again thrashing Federer in the final, and then went on to win four more titles. He was young, he could have been brash. He was beating the great Federer over and over, he could have been smug.
But of course, it is not. We all know how hard it is to be gracious in defeat and modest in victory. Once again, the guy has gone and done the impossible. Every time he lost, he refused to make excuses. Even at the French Open this year, after his shock defeat by Robin Soderling, Rafa did not once mention his knees.
He was the most philosophical about his loss that I remember a player ever being. There are times when Federer sounds a little bit conceited these days. His interviews and comments readily acknowledge his own greatness.
When he was losing to a lot of players last year, he sounded grumpy. He has gone on record being critical of other players like Andy Murray who is not very happy with him right now. Let me cite one case in point: Before that amazing match at Wimbledon last year between the two of them, Nadal was asked if the rain delays were a problem.
I want to perceive the world like Rafa Nadal. To take what talent you might have and then to wring it till the last drop has fallen, to fight your competitors, your body and your mind, to defy all odds, to go beyond what was destined for you, and to do it all without a harsh word or an arrogant glance.
It may not be possible for me to ever be a Roger Federer in life. What will parents teach their kids to do like Federer? To be born great? To be naturally graceful and beautiful? How can the kids achieve these goals? To be brave and to never give up. To be humble and generous in victory and defeat.
To let will overcome deficit and adversity. To try. To keep trying. These are qualities we can actually control. These are qualities that have nothing to do with sport and everything to do with life.
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