Comments on: Tough moments

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:22 +0000

Gosh! I think everyone has covered all the issues here!

From personal circs, I felt so much for our honey-man – so glad to hear he seems to have buried some demons…

Even though I’ll only be about 60 miles away from Rafa in London I think I’m more looking forward to seeing the DC finals…

By: Dale C. A.

Dale C. A. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:35:29 +0000

I sooo love Rafa..the Athlete and the Person :-))

By: Rafafan

Rafafan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:05:28 +0000

I agree. If you remember when he lost to Del Potro (think it was Mimi) when he was 3 – 0 up in the third set and then lost it all. In the interview on utube and others he didn’t mention it (or they cut it out) but in the transcript they asked him the same question about his mentality etc. and he said it was personal…. the papers then had a feel day do you remember? I certainly did and made a comment on it and to be honest 9 times out of 10 the papers are always right. I also notice about our Rafa he is not quite as pure and honest as he is made out to be. How many times have we said is there something wrong, something else have you an injury and then of course after the matches when he has lots he has conceeded. Makes me think also about his motivation, his improvement etc. He ain’t gonna say anything different than what we want to hear. The proof in the pudding is the eating – which means lets see him answer his critics on the court when he wins…………

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:27:22 +0000

Oh heavens sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that he was in any way going to retire any time soon…I am so not touching that subject in any way, shape or form again having dragged myself out of my post-Bercy teeth gnashing, baying at the sky slump:)

Wobbled slightly at the “if I go at 25 at least I will have done 9 years” thing, but am determined to be positive, stay focussed, and all the other things Uncle T says are so good for us. Bring on What The Fck, and vamos for the DC.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:33 +0000

The day Rafa retires I will cry, and cry, and cry, and cry….I don’t know how long it would be before it stopped either!!! Am dreading that day!! :-(

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:12:31 +0000

It isn’t daft at all – or if it is, then I am completely daft too because that was exactly how I felt. I was thrilled to be at Wimbledon but there was a void there somehow. If he had retired from tennis I would still have missed him like I do other ex players, but at least there would be a sense of completion and you could look positively at their moments in making history. However to be yanked out of there three days before it started….Jesus. Watching Soderling didn’t really help either. If we feel like this, imagine how he must have felt. No don’t, it’s horrible.

I just hope he has awareness of how much so many people love and support him. I can’t think of another player who would have induced this sort of outpouring of emotion to this extent.

Loved the interview. More please. X

By: Ch F

Ch F — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:32:36 +0000

No, no one ever doubted the problem wasn’t just physical. I remember that some time around Rafa’s defeat we were all saying something is wrong and that his mind didn’t seem to be in it. He wasn’t happy on court and I remember it had come as a shock, at least for me. I agree that it is probably in Rafa’s personality to discuss something after he’s coped with it, or at least I hope so, because that would mean it can only be uphill from here ;-)

Thanks a lot for the interview!Great as always.

By: CC

CC — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:16 +0000

Sorry if my first comment came across as being a bit arsy, not intended at all. :)

By: CC

CC — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:24:12 +0000

I wouldn’t have a clue if he’s with colm now, mary. Did I say that? I can’t even remember my own comments now… ;)

By: shani h

shani h — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:11 +0000

Rafa is just wonderful! His honesty charm and candour shone out from the pages and I’m so glad that he now feels that he can share this as usually he is guarded and very tactful when talking about his private life.

I’m sure a lot of his fans in the UK will be at the O2 next week as I will to cheer him on. I had tickets for Queens and 1st Monday at Wimbledon this year to see Rafa walk out as defending champ…I ended up hiding in the Centre Court toilets as I couldn’t bear to see Roger Federer walk out in Rafa’s rightful place! Daft I know but that’s how I felt.

I’m sure that 2010 will be a better year for him and our old Rafa will be back to his best….I don’t want to see that sad little face that lost to Soderling..it was completely unbearable to watch.