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Some pretty cool quotes others had to say on Rafa I read this one first & have gone around trying to find some more to create this post..
Javier Bardem:
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"I try to keep the right distance
with what happens to me, like Rafael Nadal. "
Pleased with the recognition given, yet its rewards it into perspective, comparing them to sports heroes, like his fellow tennis player Rafael Nadal, whom he cites as a model unexpected. "I too old to punish me by repeating myself I do not deserve what I have, I am very proud of the prize in Cannes. But I try to keep the proper distance with what happens to me, like Nadal. It is the values we would all teach our children: work, perseverance, genuine modesty. In addition, he is handsome, charming and nice! "
Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez
“Great Nadal, 24 years-old and won everything. All Majors, Davis Cup, Olympic gold medal, and most Masters Series titles. The worst for us is that he wants more.”
Fransico Roig
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Brad Gilbert
“I have never seen Rafa play like he has this year in my life,” Roig, a 41-year-old former tour pro, said. “In Qatar, in Abu Dhabi, in the first two sets against Andy [Murray] and this week, we have seen he is a more complete player, someone who is able to do more things with his game.”
So, what of the doom-mongers? “People have no idea,” he said. “To talk about these things, you have to be inside of the work day to day, to know what he can do. I see him on the practice court every day and I am surprised every day.
“I stand behind him and I do not know how a player can hit the ball so strong, so good. I have never seen anyone in this sport who can arrive at a ball with not a good stance and still generate so much power. That is something he has had all his life, but now we are adding to his game.”
Translations by myself.
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Rafa has the greatest ability to just get after it-Despite all the brk pts-he's got the finish line in his sight-seems to be no stopping him
10:37 PM Sep 13th via web
Maria Sharapova
via her facebook page
Did you guys watch Rafa? I was really happy to see him win the US Open, he is such a great champion. It is amazing what he can do on a tennis court.
Novak Djokovic
after his loss at the USOPEN
"you have Nadal who is just proving each day, each year that he's getting better, you know. That's what's so frustrating, a little bit. He's getting better each time you play him. He's so mentally strong and dedicated to this sport. You know, he has all the capabilities, everything he needs, in order to be the biggest ever, my opinion. He has lots of time to come if he physically holds on the next five, six, seven years. I don't know how long he's gonna play. Anyway, he has the game now for each surface, and he has won each Major. He has proven to the world that he's the best in this moment, so there is no question about it."
"It's just great for somebody who had so much success as he did, very young age, and to be able to continue motivating himself to perform his best each tournament, each match he plays regardless who he has across the net. You just have to put a hat down for this guy, everything he does on and off the court. Great champion, great person, and great example of an athlete."
Rafael Nadal's gladiatorial spirit puts the fallen sports stars to shame
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"My name is Rafael Nadal Parera, commander of my legions of fans, general of the sport of tennis, loyal servant to my coach and uncle Toni, son to Sebastián and Ana María, and I will always be avenged, in this set or the next."
David Nalbandian
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Whatever he does, is pure energy. He's tremendous, just tremendous. The energy that he has to play a Grand Slam final is the same energy that he puts into playing playstation, into eating a plate of pasta, into going for a walk, into talking about cars..or football. He's tremendous. For me, he's totally a super gifted person....
I guess for me, I look at it, you know, I see -- the way it's presented as far as Rafa's success is a little bit predictable to me as far as what I read. It's like he hasn't won a tournament for this long, all of a sudden he gets on the clay, he wins everything, everyone changes him into a different human being. He's the same human being. He's the most dominant clay court player that's ever played. He's the best clay court player in my opinion that's played. And obviously winning matches creates confidence. You know, so obviously he uses that as a bit of a springboard.
But, you know, I don't think anybody in the locker room has ever said, Rafa is not the same. It's just a matter of him getting into a groove. He lost one match last year. It's one match in six years. Everyone acted like he was finished, it was the end, it was this. We don't deal in headlines or extremes again. He lost one match.
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