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Camelot Tennis Universe => THE SPIRIT OF CHILE BY CRISSTTI => Topic started by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 05:51:50 pm

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on March 01, 2015, 08:17:56 am

good to see you around crisstti.


your place is intact here at Camelot forever and ever.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on February 27, 2015, 10:09:32 pm

Hi Maria!, gee, your post is from almost a year ago.  Will you believe me I hadn't seen it?.

It was 5 years from the earthquake yesterday.

Thank you very much for your good wishes :)

That AO final was one of the toughest moments of his career for sure, and for us as fans too.  Injuries have taken so much from his career.  But he's strong and we can trust he will do his best every time to come back.  And his good is pretty good.

How great was Rafa today btw?.  I'm feeling in a very good mood :)

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: maria rafangel on April 02, 2014, 09:19:56 am

Hello Crisstti! I am Maria from Brazil.
I'm totally supportive of what happened in Chile, TV news give us news about the earthquake everyday. I wish that God will protect them and that give you strength to overcome this difficult time.

Glad you're well and you're back to Camelot.
Your comments and reviews are great.

I still feel the pain of the AO final.... I try to forget, but it still hurts in my own back, and I can also imagine that it is very difficult for Rafa. This shook their physical and emotional side, it's evident, unfortunately... even as strong as Rafa is, the truth is that he still feels the blow.
but I have faith and trust him... I know he will be able to rebuild.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 11:10:18 pm

i hear ya.


i made a mistake. i forget so quickly. i am realizing now that the 2009 Rafa vs Soderling match at RG was not the final. of course i knew that but i tend to lose sight of it at times.


anyway highlights of that match told me all i needed to know: Rafa was having trouble pushing off his leg. his movement was compromised and his ground game was thrown off. on the other side of the ledger, soderling played a match of his life but then again how can you not pounce on short balls that were bouncing around his service lines or inside the service boxes.


Rafa is 8-0 at RG finals.


anyway i did not watch the 2009 RG final either. i had to be somewhere so i was not home to watch it.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 10:30:14 pm

Oh, I had meant I haven't seen the match against Soderling from 2009.  But I haven't seen the final either, mind you.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 09:17:03 pm

I only saw some highlights of that 2009 RG final. i can assure you that i have no desire of watching that final.

we have it here at our global tennis video center.


i did see the 2010 RG final live and then a couple of more times after that. that set the record straight.

its really a great tragedy that the poor fellow has been struck down with so many injuries.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 08:50:48 pm

Oh, I understand you.  I never watch replays of matches Rafa has lost.  For example, I still haven't seen the 2009 RG match.

It is frustrating to see injuries derail his career again and again.  It happened in 2004 (he should have won his first title much earlier than he did), in late 2006 / early 2007, in 2009 of course.  2012, and now again.  The AO still hurts and always will really.

Sigh.  I guess he's used to it in a way and knows he can come back.

Let's hope he gets himself and his game in shape for the clay season.

Yeah, Chile is very prone to earthquakes.  The one in 2010 was 8.8, this one apparently 8.2.  The one from 1960 was 9.5 and maybe higher.  In all cases though the most damage was caused by the ensuing tsunamis rather than the earthquakes themselves.  FOr example in 2010 I don't think anyone died from the earthquake itself.  The incompetent government however, having conflicting info about a tsumani, decided not only not to issue a tsunami alert, but to tell the whole country that there was no danger of tsunami whatsoever.  They even told people who had evacuated on their own to go back to their houses, where many died when the waves came.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 08:43:07 pm

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/powerful-earthquake-hits-off-coast-of-chile/


Chile is quite prone to earthquakes. thank goodness this was not as bad as the one in 2010.

the one in 1960 was also a tremendous tragedy for Chile.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 08:19:28 pm

that 2013 monte carlo pic is one of his best ever. I use it a lot in my sports images that I make for fun and relaxation.



here is another one I made. I made the Rafa bull logo out of the RG clay:


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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 08:11:53 pm

i was so heartbroken from that Miami final that i have yet to even see the match. I was out on the road when the match was being played. thank goodness I was not home otherwise I would have watched it on the tele.

we have it at our global tennis video center by the way. i don't think i am going to watch it.


i did not care for his presser either. the sooner i can forget Miami forever the sooner the better. I know he was disappointed so I did not want to see him that way. Australian Open final was bad enough for people like me.

i will be honest with you: the back injury has set him back which has derailed his fitness. he was not able to practice as well as he would like to either.

for example he was not able to serve for 10 days after Rio.

he said it the other day in some article that i read: he said he has to work harder and get in better shape. that explains it all.

we will get nole at RG and we will take him down at flushing meadows if we run into him there. i am pretty confident of that.

now it would not hurt to take him down a few times before that either. he will be in monte carlo, Madrid, and rome. Rafa will be waiting for him there.

nole will always have the edge on the hard courts in the best of 3 sets formats. he has won at least 8 of them with scores like 6-2, 6-3/ 6-3, 6-2/ 6-3, 6-3 and the like.

we don't care. we will take all the clay events and the slams going forward. i do believe that Rafa will be too worn out for Wimbledon to be able to make a deep run there but lets hope for the best anyway.

Rafa has to make it count at RG and at Flushing Meadows and that is all that matters now. rest will take care of itself.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 07:55:35 pm

That is awesome! :)

That Monte Carlo pic is SO great...

Yeah, the lost finals are starting to pile up.  After the USO there's been what, 4 already?, Shanghai, WTF, AO (:(), Miami.

 :-\

At least he's won a couple since.

I'm afraid the injury has been derailing his season.  His level hasn't yet been quite the same, except for a couple matches in Miami.  Now, Rafa did say his level improved in Miami compared to before it, so that is good.  He needs to get his level back.

Did you see his post-final press conference btw?, it was some good analysis from him I thought.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:50:27 pm

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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:45:02 pm

i saw this article today. this is a good one:


http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/tennis-10-records-rafael-nadal-never-broken/?imgid=4566&ref=slide-next

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:44:02 pm

a lot of lost finals and they are starting to add up. one was lost in London at WTF also.


we have to take Monte Carlo back and get back in the swing of things. i think he will take monte carlo back and start to restore some order.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 07:39:52 pm

Yeah, ready for clay season.  4 lost finals in Miami, damn  :-\

In a train to Madrid?, I didn't hear, but I'm guessing he might be planning to go to the Champions League match tomorrow?.  Madrid plays German team Borussia Dortmund.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 07:34:22 pm

Quote

crisstti i put your board right next to RAFA Nation which is where you belong.


vamossssssssssssssss.

Hahah, thank you! :)

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:33:22 pm

i see. i will have to check more news.

i just saw something about it on twitter.




are you ready for clay? i am sick of that Miami Masters event. i hope he never plays that again. it is too close to his clay season.

he is not young anymore.


also i hear he was on a train to Madrid today? any idea what that is all about?

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 07:31:11 pm

Not minor at all actually CD.  They're evacuating people, and there's been tsunami waves apparently already.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:29:34 pm

crisstti i put your board right next to RAFA Nation which is where you belong.


vamossssssssssssssss.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on April 01, 2014, 07:27:00 pm

hi crisstti. I just heard about that earthquake.


i hope is is minor and doesn't do any damage.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on April 01, 2014, 07:15:37 pm

Wow, there just was a 7.9 (from 7.8 to 8.0 depending on the source) earthquake on the North of the country.  Tsunami alert to all of the coast of Chile and of Peru as well.  I didn't feel it here in Santiago at all though.

Hello again btw.  It had been a while since I had come!.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on February 15, 2014, 05:54:15 pm

vamossssssssssssssssssssssssss crisstti.

I will post some pics of Rafa here from his practice session today in Rio.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 31, 2014, 07:43:39 pm

this one is for you Crisstti:


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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 30, 2014, 03:44:15 pm

rafa is supposed to be in Barcelona on Monday for medical treatment.


I wonder if he takes off for Argentina right after the treatment.


anybody has any info on this?

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 30, 2014, 12:19:46 am

chile has incredible national parks.


the magnificent scenery just takes your breath away.



anyway I am getting sleepy folks.


post away and have a blast. I will see you all next time around.

create a million threads if you wish or please. Camelot belongs to you.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: thetruth on January 30, 2014, 12:16:34 am

These are beautiful pictures of Chile, CD. Land as it's supposed to be.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 11:48:58 pm

Michael Nadal has well over 18,000 posts at tennis warehouse so it is not going to be easy for him to pull away from there.


what he might do is join and post a little bit here from time to time.

the Camelot gates are wide open for him and for his friends here. he can come and go as he pleases.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 11:44:57 pm

I am sure he will be careful and cautious in the first tournament and see how the back feels.

one thing is certain: clay will do him good. it is going allow him to start gathering his momentum and his confidence for the assault on RG.

he is not coming back from a 7 month layoff this time around.

I think he takes back monte carlo this year too.



Miami masters doesn't and should not matter. I hope he is wise enough to pull back if he feels any pain at all in the knee or the back.

this year is a little too critical now. he has to take RG and then see if he has any gas left to make a little run at Wimbledon. there are points to be had there.

looks like he is going to have to win the u.s. open again.

he needs 2 slams at a minimum this year to stay within the striking distance of the slam record.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on January 29, 2014, 11:26:40 pm

Quote from: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:50:12 pm

the word on the street is that Michael Nadal will be joining Camelot soon.


he is having some computer issues at the moment.

Great! :)

Good news about Rafa.  Hopefully things go according to plan.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:50:12 pm

the word on the street is that Michael Nadal will be joining Camelot soon.


he is having some computer issues at the moment.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:41:39 pm

here is that article about Rafa:


http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/rafael-nadal-not-to-miss-any-tournaments-with-back-injury-012914

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:34:58 pm

congrats on your very own board and also your new global mod post.


now you rule.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:32:38 pm

there is some good news.


you can also locate it at the top of the page. all those news tickers are breaking and current news on tennis.

you can click on any headline and get the full article.



looks like rafa is not going to miss any tournaments.


that means he is headed to copa clara event next week.

it also means that he likely to start hitting in a couple or 3 days.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Crisstti on January 29, 2014, 07:30:09 pm

Gracias DM!  :D

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 07:28:21 pm

now you have it all.


you have a welcome center so people can feel welcome here at your place.

and you have your own show where you can talk about a million different things and nobody will ever bother you. you do whatever the hell you please at your show.

it is your show.



also now you can pursue some other ideas. you can generate a million threads about your ideas here.


and since you have your own board, now you are a global mod also. that gives you status that you deserve.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 06:53:04 pm

crisstti will you be traveling to the clay event coming up in vina del mer?

the one that Fernando Gonzales won so many times. I lost count.

he may have won 6 of them.

Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 06:44:23 pm

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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 06:42:11 pm

this Torres del Paine National Park in Chile:



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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 06:08:26 pm

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Torres del Paine National Park


Sunset casts a rosy glow over granite peaks encircling a glacial lake in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Chile's prized jewel, the 598,000-acre (242,000-hectare) national park is a mosaic of landforms including soaring mountains, golden pampas, and grinding ice fields.

At the southern tip of South America, the region of Patagonia includes parts of Argentina and Chile.






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Title: Re: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 05:53:38 pm

The Spirit Of Chile sounds pretty cool crisstti.



we can also do other themes at your place or we can change this one.

its is your show here so you call the shots.

Title: The Spirit Of Chile Show
Post by: Clay Death on January 29, 2014, 05:51:50 pm

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