Author Topic: Great articles about Rafa (Read 14261 times)

thetruth · « **Reply #15 on:** December 04, 2013, 03:15:53 pm »

Quote from: Embla on December 04, 2013, 04:30:56 am

I am searching for the interview with Toni this year. Just a fab interview where you really get to know Rafa better, Rafas mind.

The Truth.. Have you read it? I can't find it!!

Edit/ found it!!

http://rafaelnadalfans.com/2013/09/01/toni-nadal-rafa-is-probably-the-player-with-the-most-match-wins-playing-poorly/

No, I hadn't seen it. I enjoyed it very much, thank you.

I love the way Toni talks, straight and to the point. He keeps things in perspective too. I'm glad he's finally admitting that Rafa is indeed good at tennis. He used to talk him down a bit, but now with him having achieved so much, it's harder to deny it.

This was one of my favorite parts (I don't know how to bold on here yet), because this is exactly how I see Richard. I don't understand why people think Gasquet is so talented. Maybe he is, it doesn't seem that way to me, but his lack of fighting spirit has always been a problem imo.

Overall, Toni tells the truth, and I like it.

Thanks for posting the article. Great read.

Why is it the case that there are players that the press talks up, pushes hard about their potential – I’m thinking specifically of Richard Gasquet – and then they just stagnate?

Because one has a potential as a youth, but if you analyze it carefully – as a professional, not an amateur – you’d say: OK, this player has a good serve, fine. He has a very solid backhand. The drive is OK. Is he a fighter? Not so much. Physically? Also, not impressive. Therefore, sure, you’re a very good player, but not for assaulting the throne of Djokovic, Murray, or Federer.

You’re saying that often times the press or fans are putting more on a player than is really there?

Yes, very often. Because often the writers aren’t experts in what they’re writing about. [...]

Clay Death · « **Reply #16 on:** December 04, 2013, 06:38:28 pm »

que pasa Rafa fans?

Clay Death · « **Reply #17 on:** December 04, 2013, 07:27:21 pm »

breaking new on Rafa:

http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/9057508/

he is going back to Argentina.

thetruth · « **Reply #18 on:** December 04, 2013, 10:35:49 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on December 03, 2013, 11:07:28 pm

this is one hell of an article about Nadal:

http://thebestyoumagazine.co/hunger-win-profile-rafael-nadal/

Loved it!

Clay Death · « **Reply #19 on:** December 04, 2013, 10:44:27 pm »

you, me, and embla have the rafa center at Camelot rocking.

general Tee loves Rafa too.

Clay Death · « **Reply #20 on:** December 09, 2013, 05:40:24 pm »

manolo Santana:

Rafa can hit 17 slams:

http://www.stevegtennis.com/2013/12/manolo-santana-nadal-can-equal-federer-in-grand-slam-titles/

Moxie629 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2013, 03:58:59 am »

Some really great reads. Thanks!

Clay Death · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2013, 05:59:04 pm »

good to see you around Moxie.

don't be a stranger around here. Camelot gates are always open.

Clay Death · « **Reply #23 on:** December 12, 2013, 12:10:23 am »

http://espn.go.com/blog/espntennis/post/_/id/967/amazing-year-makes-rafa-slam-dunk-poy

thetruth · « **Reply #24 on:** December 22, 2013, 05:39:32 am »

This is a great new article on Rafa's 2013 in review.

The writer encapsulates all that Rafa is to his fans.

I really enjoyed this article, and hope you all do too.

http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2013-in-Review-Rafael-Nadal.aspx#sthash.9qHuFO7t.dpuf

Excerpt:

When taken in context, Rafael Nadal's 2013 was really one of the most incredible seasons in recent memory. Nadal's campaign began with whispers of impending doom and, almost miraculously, after the Spaniard made a stunning return from career-threatening knee issues in Chile in February, ended with satisfied screams of ecstasy and whispers of GOATness.

It wasn't just that Nadal gobbled up titles and racked up milestones in 2013, it was the way that he emerged from a giant cluster of depressing black clouds like some magical raptor straight from the sun, all glimmering and glistening, and playing with a renewed vigor that, simply put, was undeniably beautiful.

Nadal's modus operandi as a tennis player is to run hot like a muscle car or a thoroughbred, and because of that fact, many had him pegged as over the hill at the tender age of 26. When he announced his withdrawal from the 2013 Australian Open there were a lot of puzzled scribes in tennisland who couldn't help but prognosticate that the end was near. His game, that combustible concoction of fast-twitch muscles and a high-revving heart, simply was not built to last...

Well, that point was proven to be further and further from the truth as the season wound on and Nadal, playing passionate, shaman-like tennis on hard courts as well as clay courts started racking up improbable victory after improbable victory.

Clay Death · « **Reply #25 on:** December 23, 2013, 03:09:38 pm »

Quote from: thetruth on December 22, 2013, 05:39:32 am

This is a great new article on Rafa's 2013 in review.

The writer encapsulates all that Rafa is to his fans.

I really enjoyed this article, and hope you all do too.

http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2013-in-Review-Rafael-Nadal.aspx#sthash.9qHuFO7t.dpuf

Excerpt:

When taken in context, Rafael Nadal's 2013 was really one of the most incredible seasons in recent memory. Nadal's campaign began with whispers of impending doom and, almost miraculously, after the Spaniard made a stunning return from career-threatening knee issues in Chile in February, ended with satisfied screams of ecstasy and whispers of GOATness.

It wasn't just that Nadal gobbled up titles and racked up milestones in 2013, it was the way that he emerged from a giant cluster of depressing black clouds like some magical raptor straight from the sun, all glimmering and glistening, and playing with a renewed vigor that, simply put, was undeniably beautiful.

Nadal's modus operandi as a tennis player is to run hot like a muscle car or a thoroughbred, and because of that fact, many had him pegged as over the hill at the tender age of 26. When he announced his withdrawal from the 2013 Australian Open there were a lot of puzzled scribes in tennisland who couldn't help but prognosticate that the end was near. His game, that combustible concoction of fast-twitch muscles and a high-revving heart, simply was not built to last...

Well, that point was proven to be further and further from the truth as the season wound on and Nadal, playing passionate, shaman-like tennis on hard courts as well as clay courts started racking up improbable victory after improbable victory.

great read.

keep them coming.

Clay Death · « **Reply #26 on:** December 24, 2013, 01:27:26 pm »

here is another good article about Rafa:

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20131224/ARTICLE/131229595

Clay Death · « **Reply #27 on:** December 24, 2013, 02:10:46 pm »

Rafa just raked in another award:

http://rafaelnadalfans.com/2013/12/24/rafael-nadal-named-2013-united-states-sports-academy-male-athlete-of-the-year/

thetruth · « **Reply #28 on:** December 25, 2013, 12:06:23 am »

Gre

Quote from: Clay Death on December 24, 2013, 01:27:26 pm

here is another good article about Rafa:

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20131224/ARTICLE/131229595

Nice article, but they get on my nerves with counting his ticks. Every player has ticks, they just don't highlight them. Even in the clip that they show the other player is sitting over there "ticking" away.

But, the good thing is that it shows that ticks, in the end, have nothing to do with performance, or the end goals.

Clay Death · « **Reply #29 on:** December 25, 2013, 12:22:22 am »

I will keep posting any and all articles that I see about the clay warrior.

our Rafa center is going to be the very best one day.

he is skyrocketing in popularity. we are sure to attract a few other Rafa fans here.

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