RafaLint: July 4th
Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/ AFP/ Getty Images
Articles:
- A Loser’s Winning Moment – Jason Gay/Wall Street Journal (Thanks, JK)
- Nadal no sufre una fractura en su pie, según su tío Toni – AS (mangle)
- Fifty thoughts from Wimbledon – Jon Wertheim/SI (Jon teases us about Rafa’s upcoming book)
- Wimbledon players leave landlords legacy of dirty linen – Pritha Sarkar/Reuters (Thanks, Atch2)
Video & Audio:
- iB3 report on ranking change
- Pre-final BBC podcast – Rafa starts at around 30 minutes in. (Thanks, CC)
- Audio of an interview in Spanish
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The WSJ gave a well deserved nod to Rafa’s dignity and character. He has a pure and courageous spirit, and I am honored to support him.
I’m so happy to hear that Rafa is not injured. Hope he has a well earned rest. See you on court soon again Rafa.
Vamos! Rafa & uncle Tony
I like the BBC podcast. The hosts are such Rafa fanboys. They really admire Rafa as a person. Did one of them really go golfing with Rafa and Rafa went into the bush to find a stray golf ball? I missed the beginning part of the convo ;)
Love the WSJ article too.Really defines Rafa,really defines what i was thinking as i watched the trophy ceremony.Somehow soothes my mind after the defeat.
I agree, Rafa was pure class’ in defeat, and wasn’t he SO handsome standing next to Nole,
Something tells me she got her knickers in a twist over Rafa’s knickers ;-) Bet she kept them ;-)
OMG Rafa’s pants *swoons* What a fantastic thing to find – clearly she kept them, and I don’t believe she has emerged from her room since then, she’s just employed a doppelganger to live her life. I’ve often wondered what it’d be like to let your house to the players, but never in my wildest dreams did I think pants *pants* OK, shut up Rafangel.
Loved the WSJ article.
I wonder, if I sold my soul would I get enough to buy a house in Wimbledon?
Were they clean or dirty, I wonder…?
I feel rather embarrassed to admit that I’d quite happily spend a day in bed with Rafa’s knick-knocks. Or do I feel embarrassed? Nope. Not in the slightest. ;)
You realy would CC? Okay you’ll take the knick-knocks then while i spend the day in bed with Rafa without them;)
*sobs uncontrollably
*wipes tears with Rafa’s panties*
Aaaaaawww, so sorry! Okay you can lend him for one day;)
Beautiful writing in the WSJ article. I so admire everything about that man … total class.
How do we know those are Rafa’s knickers and not Uncle Toni’s???
Rafa is gracious whether he wins or loses. He’s such a lovely handsome champion!
Rafa’s autobiography is called “My story”? Like…everyone else’s fucking autobiography? Hmph. I find it amazingly hard to deal with the fact that someone so special does what everyone else does. :( Still, I’ll probably buy it and lick every page of it, like the Rafaslut I am. *tuts at self*
I hate the name too! You have to give it to Agassi – Open was a good title for an autobiography – tied in with tennis but didn’t seem forced & he obviously was very frank & open!
Not sure what Rafa could have called his – something tying into his clay court roots perhaps… I’d prefer ‘An Autobiography’ to ‘My Story’
I would have prefered Rafa not to have agreed to the book at all, becuase I don’t think he needs to do it, especially not mid-careera. Woould love to know the reasoning behind that decision.
That’s true too – seems like it’s half a story at this stage! As for why I’m pretty sure it’s a case of striking when the iron’s hot & Rafa has the biggest public profile to make money. I don’t blame the Nadal camp for maximising his earnings since tennis players have a short career window compared to say golfers (which is why you’ve had Armani, Bacardi etc. added to the roster of endorsements) – but in this case given what a megastar Rafa is I’m sure an autobiography a few years after he retired would sell just as well & might allow for a more candid insight into the tour. For now he’d have to be guarded about opinions as he’s still playing…
I also don’t know when Rafa would have time to do this! Of course it’s ghost written but it’s still precious time he could be spending relaxing for a change. All that said, I’m intrigued as to what’s new that might emerge from it – especially after what Weirthem wrote.
Idea for a nadalnews poll: Favorite title for Rafa’s book.
Thanks Miri, loved the WSJ article. Especially this:
Perhaps he would helicopter to a mountaintop idyll in Switzerland, where Federer would be waiting with a cognac and a DVD of the 2008 Wimbledon final.
My Story is the English translated title. Maybe in Spanish or Mallorqui it sounds better?
Still having interrupted sleeps about Rafa’s loss, though feeling better to see that many tennis writers seem to choose to emphasize that Rafa has much to celebrate:
Rafael Nadal’s Place on All Time List – Total Weeks Ranked Number One (Crunch Sports)
http://www.crunchsports.com/category/Tennis/Rafael-Nadals-Place-on-All-Time-List-201107040037/
Despite Djokovic’s Wimbledon Win, Nadal Is Still King of Tennis (David Lariviere on Forbes):
http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/2011/07/05/despite-djokovics-wimbledon-win-nadal-is-still-king-of-tennis/