Nadalites – Rafa Nadal Talk

[Nadalfan2013]

Haha yes Good answer.
The first journalist is more talented, the second the better worker/ more discipline.
Who saves more energy? Who is smarter?
That for Nadal coudnt do anything beside tennis to stay behind Rogers ass.


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Federer saved energy with his ballerina and servebot tennis but Nadal will be known as the GOAT. I say Nadal is smarter.

 

[Carol]

Haha yes Good answer.
The first journalist is more talented, the second the better worker/ more discipline.
Who saves more energy? Who is smarter?
That for Nadal coudnt do anything beside tennis to stay behind Rogers ass.


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I'm not sure who saves more energy (only because his excellent service) o who is smarter but the the first journalist has to go through the third knee surgery already

 

[Horsa]

Interview in Spanish:

Nadal: «A 19 anni mi dissero che non avrei più giocato. Federer? Uno dei più grandi»

Rafael Nadal si racconta: dall’infanzia ai trionfi passando per il rapporto con i rivali Djokovic e Federer. «A 19 anni mi dissero che non avrei più giocato. Quella fragilità ora è forza»

www.corriere.it

English Translation:

Q. What are you afraid of? It's said darkness, dogs
Rafa: Those are just jokes. I'm afraid of illness. I'm afraid for those I love.

Q .Are you also afraid of Covid?
Rafa: Not for me. I'm still young & my body still responds. But, if I get infected, I can infect people at risk. I'm worried for my parents, my family. For my community. It's the toughest time in our life. That's why it's the time to fight for things more important than a tennis match. We must have faith.

Q. How should we face the Covid crisis?
Rafa: With respect. Towards ourselves, towards our beloved ones and towards others. And then with responsibility and logic. You can die from the virus, but also from hunger. The blow to the economy has been really severe. We must find the balance between health and work, between health and social protection. Safety is key, but so are freedom and dignity.

Q. Unlike many of your colleagues who have taken refuge in tax havens, you pay your taxes in Spain. Are you proud of being Spanish?
Rafa: I'm Spanish. And I'm happy to be so. Of course, when the tax bill arrives, I'm a little less happy, but I've had the good fortune to be born in a country with many virtues, which gave me a good life.

Q. You're named after your grandfather, Rafael Nadal, musician.
Rafa: Conductor. After the civil war he brought Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to the village. He later conducted Alfredo Kraus, the tenor. I was very close to my grandfather. His death was a terrible pain.

Q. People wonder what's the reason for your ritual: the 2 sips of water from 2 bottles, not to walk on the lines... Superstition?
Rafa: No. I'm not superstitious. Otherwise, I'd change the ritual with each defeat. I'm not even a slave to the routine: my life changes constantly, always traveling. And competing is very different from training. What you call tics is a way of putting my head in order, for me, who usually am very messy. It's a way to focus and silence the voices within. In order not to listen to the voice that tells me that I will lose, or to the one, even more dangerous, that tells me that I will win.

Q. You have been with the same woman all your life. When did you meet her?
Rafa: We've known each other since forever, ever since we were kids. Mery is my point of stability.

Q. Is it true that behind your 2009 crisis there was the crisis between your parents?
Rafa: It's true. That year they separated, although only for a period. I suffered very much from it because without my family I would have done nothing.

Q. It is usually said that you're less talented than Federer. However, some deny it. What do you think?
Rafa: What is talent? Each of us has his own talent. To some it all comes easy, others know how to stay on court for longer. You can have the talent to write a good article in half an hour, but if one of your colleagues can work for six straight hours and come up with an excellent article, he will be a more talented journalist than you.

Q. Do you believe in God?
Rafa: I don't know, and I don't ask myself. For me the important thing is to behave well, to help those in need. I believe in good people. And if after all God exists, it'll be wonderful.

Q. How do you imagine the afterlife?
Rafa: I don't imagine it.

Q. Why do you never throw your racket?
Rafa: Because as a child I was taught that it must not be done. It is me who makes mistakes, not the racket.

I'm very sorry to disappoint you but that interview looks more Italian than Spanish.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

I'm very sorry to disappoint you but that interview looks more Italian than Spanish.

Thanks, I took it from somewhere else and assumed it was in Spanish.

 

[Horsa]

Thanks, I took it from somewhere else and assumed it was in Spanish.

You're welcome. I learnt Spanish for my holidays. I learnt a bit of Italian but not much. From what I remembered of both languages it looked more Italian than Spanish.

 

[Jelenafan]

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Rafa I don't think misstated when he compared a good result with an excellent result. It's the result that matters.

 

[Ricardo]

Federer saved energy with his ballerina and servebot tennis but Nadal will be known as the GOAT. I say Nadal is smarter.

Since when should a good serve be belittled? As if it’s less valid? Why don’t you belittle a good forehand, backhand or speed? The serve should be the single most valuable shot, everyone point starts with it. Every other shot you can win a point without.

 

[Kieran]

Jimmy Connors interviewing Young Ralph when he was young:

 

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What do you think of the matches he picked? I’m mainly surprised he omitted the ‘09 Madrid SF against Novak.

 

[Moxie]

What do you think of the matches he picked? I’m mainly surprised he omitted the ‘09 Madrid SF against Novak.

Well, he decided to add an early win in 2002, so who's to say the ones he likes. I'd have had the '09 Madrid SF in there, and I'd have considered the '09 IW R16 v. David Nalbandian, because it was such a signature come-back. I thought the Murray SF at YEC and Del Potro final at IW were great additions.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Why Rafael Nadal's latest record could be his biggest achievement yet - Eurosport

Rafael Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam titles and over 1,000 singles matches, but his latest achievement of 790 weeks in the top 10 might be his best yet.

www.eurosport.com

 

[Moxie]

Why Rafael Nadal's latest record could be his biggest achievement yet - Eurosport

Rafael Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam titles and over 1,000 singles matches, but his latest achievement of 790 weeks in the top 10 might be his best yet.

www.eurosport.com

This is exactly the kind of record that folks like Fiero call "minor." But at the same time, Fed and Djoker fans make a big issue out of "dominance," when it comes to weeks at #1. At their altitude, I think consistency and dominance are variations on the same theme. Look who has the highest winning pct of Majors played.

 

[Kieran]

This is exactly the kind of record that folks like Fiero call "minor." But at the same time, Fed and Djoker fans make a big issue out of "dominance," when it comes to weeks at #1. At their altitude, I think consistency and dominance are variations on the same theme. Look who has the highest winning pct of Majors played.

It seems that no tennis record will remain intact after the big 3, except maybe Petes six in a row. They’re knocking off the top table records and because of this, they’re taking records like this too. It’s great to see but it also comes with a price for future generations - the bar has been raised, what will be considered “great” in 20 years? I can imagine a future player retiring on 9 slams at age 24, but with the calendar year slam among them, and being legitimately feted as the GOAT...

 

[Nadalfan2013]

The WTF groups have been announced:

Nadal, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Rublev

Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev, Schwartzman

 

[Kieran]

The WTF groups have been announced:

Nadal, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Rublev

Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev, Schwartzman

Rafa avoids zverev, it’s not a bad draw, but it’s not too easy either, is it?

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Rafa avoids zverev, it’s not a bad draw, but it’s not too easy either, is it?

It's not bad, I think Medvedev and Zverev are currently in better form than Thiem and Tsitsipas, so I think it's a good draw in that sense. Maybe Rublev is more difficult than Schwartzman but not a big difference. Overall I think Nadal should qualify for the SF!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa will play Rublev in the evening match...8pm
Theim will play Tsitsipas in the day match...2pm

Rafa's group will play first....Sunday 15th November.

 

[Jelenafan]

It seems that no tennis record will remain intact after the big 3, except maybe Petes six in a row. They’re knocking off the top table records and because of this, they’re taking records like this too. It’s great to see but it also comes with a price for future generations - the bar has been raised, what will be considered “great” in 20 years? I can imagine a future player retiring on 9 slams at age 24, but with the calendar year slam among them, and being legitimately feted as the GOAT...

Which is somewhat understandable. Do current baseball fans truly really relate to Cy Young and his 511 pitching victories? The way the circle of life works within a few years few people will be around who remember anybody playing from the Rod Laver and early Open Era. Even the Borg/Connors era seems like ancient history to some.

The assumption is "todays'" athletes are bigger, stronger, faster, so I could see years from now fans dismissing old timers arguing about the merits of the big 3 vis a vis GOAT debates as just nostalgia orgy. Of course the new generation will be "better".