Friends, I am simply shocked by what you said about this place ...
I remember when I started rooting for Rafa, I really did not know the hatred that these people feel for him.
...but little by little I was seeing, and it saddens me greatly.
When I saw the wickedness against him I responded with outrage. So it devastated me.
Over time I was creating a shield against it, and instead of hatred I was feeling contempt for them, because they do not deserve our attention.
And I'll confess something, in everything I've seen about the rivalries in sports, I had never seen so much hatred against an athlete as I see by Rafa.
In Brazil there are these sick people too... They can't accept the success of Rafa and the only way they encounter is being cruel to him.
One thing they do not know is that those who wish evil to others will receive all this evil back.
I'm sure Rafa needs our positive thoughts for your protection and strength.
I agree with your earlier post, maria. It's envy, pure and simple.
Everyone on tour does something, they have to because they're not perfect. Some players curse on court, some challenge in calls and pretend they're out just to save time, some throw temper tantrums and attempt to break the momentum of their opponents. Some talk crazy in the press. Still others go over the time limit, but they are not targeted.
Rafa is targeted. This whole time thing is ridiculous.
It's ironic that everyone else gets a pass, no matter what they do.
They used to do an on screen shot showing how much time the players took, and guess what? Most of them were going over. You can guess what happened next.
Yep. They abolished the time on the screen shot clock.
Now, it's better to do it by innuendo. Plant a seed. Watch it grow.