Nadal: "Seems like I've played 100 years on tour"

[rafan]

Aston Martin DBS - $269,000
RM 027 Tourbillon Watch - $525,000
Secondary Ibiza Summer Retreat Mansion - $9 Million

Keeping the simple Humblito life - Priceless

For every celebrity in life, there's a blind obsesser, for everything else in life there's Mastercard.

I cannot imagine anyone with a great deal of money wanting to holiday in Ibiza unless they preferred the simple life. There are less crowded places to buy or build a house. Good for him if he is investing his hard earned cash in propery. His career won't last forever

 

[rommil]

Nadal has hardly played more tourneys than other top guys this year.

He played 8 tourneys before RG.

To compare Murray has played 8 tourneys so far including hopman cup(9th ongoing in RG) and retired from Barcelona and Dubai because of injuries. So if he had kept up with his own schedule, RG would have been Andy's 10-11th tourney this year.

Fed has played 8 tourneys before RG.

Djoker has played 7 tourneys before RG.

Soderling played 10 tourneys before RG.

You know better than only point out his schedule this year. This has been a sing song of his since years back. The tour has been there way before this Mallorcan whiner came to the tennis world. Not to say that he is the only one with this lament but Rafa should schedule better, he should adjust things on his end, things that he can easily control and change.
As you pointed out, the others have been playing as much or more than Rafa, some pros older than him.There are schedules he can choose.
The bottom line with this is Nadal is getting beat up with the effort he needs to put out to stay on top.

 

[mellowyellow]

nadal is in his ninth year on tour and hes only 24 years old, thats just insane. truly amazing if you think about it.

I don't think he was allowed to play a full schedule till 17 though correct? Wasn't that the rule made to keep players from early burnout?

 

[Sentinel]

Tony is making the poor lad grind out each point. That worked for a while but had to burn him out if not tire him out. You cannot enjoy such a style of play (and practice) for several hours a day all year round. It's there on his face.

However, people are trying to rely on results to prove he is fine, or better than before or whatever. I think Rafa is being absolutely honest, and Tony et al need to listen to this.

 

[namelessone]

Not to say that he is the only one with this lament but Rafa should schedule better, he should adjust things on his end, things that he can easily control and change.

I don't really see what he can change. Too late for a change in style as he is in the twilight years of his career and tbh I don't think he is playing THAT much.

I mean he has 13 mandatory tourneys(4 slams + 9 masters, yeah I know MC is non-mandatory but that's a must for Rafa) and according to the ATP rules you still have to play a couple of 250 and 500 tourneys. And out of those you can't really cut out Doha cause it is AO preparation, Queens is WB preparation and Barcelona is Nadal's Basel.

 

[InsideIn]

Schedule should be January-October. There should not be 1 single tournament in November or December. This would give players November (over 4 weeks) to not play at all, and practice their game the entire December.

Furthermore, Pro's should manage their schedule better and not play every single Masters. For instance best 16 Tournaments should count for Ranking, (All 4 GS's, but best 6 Masters, and best 6 of smaller events). This way, Pro's don't HAVE TO play Indian Wells & Miami, or Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome back to back to back.

The way the rules are now, you get penalized for not showing up to ALL 9 masters, a ridiculous rule. You should choose to play what you want. I think my ranking system would be fair and would give players longer careers. They also would fight harder in the tournaments they do play.

 

[fundrazer]

I find it hilarious how Humbalito whines about having to play too much tennis when there are kids slaving away to make footballs for his apparel sponsor.

 

[namelessone]

I find it hilarious how Humbalito whines about having to play too much tennis when there are kids slaving away to make footballs for his apparel sponsor.

Classic case of overreaction.

Trust me, tennis is not like a real job and most of these guys know it(they are hitting a ball over the net). Most of them come from middle-upper or even upper case society and wouldn't last a day in a real job so the comparison is pretty meh.

Ferrer(so not a whiner like humbalito, amirite?) got to see what real work was when he had a job as a brickworker(or something like that) and vowed to keep to tennis from that day on.

 

[mellowyellow]

The schedule is fine, its easier than what it used to be. IW and Miami are 1.5 week tourneyes and not Back to back especially for the top 8 who get a bye, they all have almost a week off from final to 2nd rd start. The Monte Carlo tourney is not mandatory, and then their is a week off if you choose, then Madrid and Rome are back to back. Nadal chooses a tough schedule, its not forced on him and the rest of the field is selective in that part of the calendar save for guys like Almagro, Monaco, Hanescu and see what happens..... they have all the time in the world to rest before grass

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Cry me a river poor *******.

Or learn how to play like Federer

 

[namelessone]

The schedule is fine, its easier than what it used to be. IW and Miami are 1.5 week tourneyes and not Back to back especially for the top 8 who get a bye, they all have almost a week off from final to 2nd rd start. The Monte Carlo tourney is not mandatory, and then their is a week off if you choose, then Madrid and Rome are back to back. Nadal chooses a tough schedule, its not forced on him and the rest of the field is selective in that part of the calendar save for guys like Almagro, Monaco, Hanescu and see what happens..... they have all the time in the world to rest before grass

The schedule has gotten better IMO except for the fact that there is no big rest period at the end of the year.

After AO, there is whole month where most top players only play dubai(some do a marseille or rotterdam). They get rest for the IW-WB period which is very important and with little rest periods.

Then they don't have any major tourneys(just two 500 events in July-8th of August, hamburg and legg mason) for basically a whole month, so most top guys get rest before the USO stretch.

Then they play Canada-Cincy-USO.

In theory, after USO, you should be able to wind down a bit. But as a top player you still have to meet that 250/500 quota(china,tokio,valencia,basel are best options) and most guys don't load up on these in the early part of the year.

Not to mention that after September is over(and USO ends in early september), you still have 2 MANDATORY Masters events(notice how Paris gets ditched by many top players, with some laughable excuses, just cause they are so tired by that point). And so October ends, we enter November and you think you can chill. But wait, if you are a top player, you still have to play World tour finals and thus your season ends in late November... and that would be the case unless you are one of the (un)lucky *******s to play in DC final.

Now your season is over and you can just chillax, right? Wrong. You can maybe take 1-2 weeks and then get back to practice cause you have to prepare for AO warm-up, Doha or other tourney(Brisbane).

For top guys, the season has 3 major periods where they can put their feet up a bit:

-February after AO.
-July after WB.
-September after USO.

But I feel that top players need a longer rest period right at the end of the year most of all and I don't think they have it at this point ,they don't really have a off season.

 

[sureshs]

He needs to cut some of those unnecessary exhibition matches and concentrate on the bigger matches. He needs to learn to schedule himself better.

No, those exos are for money and sponsors, and the money will always be with him (if he is wise) when his days are over and no one cares about him. It is difficult to appreciate that if you are not an athlete. There is a limited window of opportunity and you try to make the most of it, whether others like it or not.

 

[Murrayfan31]

The schedule is fine. Rafa is just an idiot.

 

[sillymonkey]

such hatred here!
he sounds kinda burned out. it happens to all of us.

 

[Murrayfan31]

such hatred here!
he sounds kinda burned out. it happens to all of us.

No one told him he had to play Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. He chose that.

 

[West Coast Ace]

The schedule is fine, its easier than what it used to be.

Amen. In '98 there were over 3200 matches on the ATP tour; last yr just under 2700. And the top guys like Rafa fly private jets - so their life is a lot easier.

Or learn how to play like Federer

Better yet, practice like Federer. I once felt a little bad for Rafa and his bad knees; then heard that he practiced 8 hrs a day on the off weeks (and before the tendonitis showed up, with ankle weights) - so even if they cut the schedule he'd be wearing his body out. And every tournament I go to, he's out grinding hard on the practice court for 90 minutes - a few hrs before a match; Roger has a light 45 minute hit.

 

[cc0509]

Amen. In '98 there were over 3200 matches on the ATP tour; last yr just under 2700. And the top guys like Rafa fly private jets - so their life is a lot easier.

Better yet, practice like Federer. I once felt a little bad for Rafa and his bad knees; then heard that he practiced 8 hrs a day on the off weeks (and before the tendonitis showed up, with ankle weights) - so even if they cut the schedule he'd be wearing his body out. And every tournament I go to, he's out grinding hard on the practice court for 90 minutes - a few hrs before a match; Roger has a light 45 minute hit.

Nadal is NOT Federer. Their styles are completely different. Roger has more natural talent. In truth he does not have to practise the way Nadal does. Nadal has to work harder to be successful and stay at the top(he would be the first one to admit that.) It is unfair to say Nadal should play like Federer and completely silly to suggest it. They are night and day in terms of their respective styles.

 

[Mustard]

Amen. In '98 there were over 3200 matches on the ATP tour; last yr just under 2700.

That's because there were a lot more choices for the players in terms of which tournaments to play throughout the year. Someone like Berasategui could just play on clay almost all year.

 

[DeShaun]

On the other hand, the man in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaN5xvvJCU&feature=related is nearing thirty yet still enjoying himself. He has always exuded a childlike enthusiasm on the court, in my opinion. That is why I much prefer watching him play the game over watching Rafa. Rafa's style relied on sucking the life or the will to compete from his opponents by way of first testing their patience with his phenomenal defense and rhythm-disrupting habits and then suddenly pouncing by moving forward and ripping the ball on sick offensive angles that in combination can have a very dispiriting effect on his opponents. But basically, Rafa seldom looks like he is having very much fun playing tennis whereas Roger historically looks like he is enjoying himself immensely.

 

[flyinghippos101]

On the other hand, the man in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaN5xvvJCU&feature=related is nearing thirty yet still enjoying himself. He has always exuded a childlike enthusiasm on the court, in my opinion. That is why I much prefer watching him play the game over watching Rafa. Rafa's style relied on sucking the life or the will to compete from his opponents by way of first testing their patience with his phenomenal defense and rhythm-disrupting habits and then suddenly pouncing by moving forward and ripping the ball on sick offensive angles that in combination can have a very dispiriting effect on his opponents. But basically, Rafa seldom looks like he is having very much fun playing tennis whereas Roger historically looks like he is enjoying himself immensely.

Because he was winning most of the time, people tend to look more happy when they're not losing.

 

[DeShaun]

Because he was winning most of the time, people tend to look more happy when they're not losing.

Fair enough. But Roger looks decidedly happy when he is winning. Rafa rather looks more relieved (of some burden) than happy when he is winning. I think most objective fans would agree. This is not to say that Rafa never celebrates joyously, but his brow is always much more furrowed and he scowls habitually on court, which does not vicariously relax me nor leave me feeling enthused.

 

[AM95]

Watch some posters mention Nadal taking part in non-mandatory tournaments and exhibitions.

why cant they?

he complains about playing too much, yet he goes to bogota with djokovic after the IW final to play a exhibition in order to make some extra $$. whats the logic behind that?

he did not have to play barcelona this year, especially since he was not defending points. but he decided to go on a point hunting spree in order to gain some traction against djokovic.

nadal has spent 9 years on tour, federer is closing in on 13-14. if nadal is tired, than what level of exhaustion has federer reached?

if nadal doesnt like playing so much tennis, he should stop playing non mandatory touranemnts like federer did a few years back. i remember federer said that at first in his career he was looking to earn points and play many tournaments, but as his body aged he realized that this was no longer possible. nadal should look to emulate federer in this category (rather than hairstyle) and start managing his schedule accordingly.

 

[Murrayfan31]

Some players need a lot of tournaments as they don't go that far in those tournaments. Some players would rather play in other parts of the world. Some are coming back from injury and need quick tournaments to gain confidence. So Rafa thinks he needs to play all these tournaments as well? Just stupid on his part to think they are forcing him to play a tight schedule all year.

 

[Hapless]

The issue around the scheduling has less to do with how many weeks the players can take off during the year so much as needing a dedicated off-season. Unlike most of us who work jobs and need vacations to "recharge batteries" and forget about work, athletes need time to relax, let nagging injuries heal, address training/nutrition issues, and so on, before getting back into things. One week here or there, even one month doesn't cut it.

Every other professional sport gives its athletes several months off before training camp starts again...only those who reach the very late round of the playoffs (NBA, NHL) have a shortened off-season, and the tradeoff is likely worth it. As tennis game has become a faster and more punishing sport in the last 20 years, why should tennis players be treated any differently?

 

[cc0509]

why cant they?

he complains about playing too much, yet he goes to bogota with djokovic after the IW final to play a exhibition in order to make some extra $$. whats the logic behind that?

he did not have to play barcelona this year, especially since he was not defending points. but he decided to go on a point hunting spree in order to gain some traction against djokovic.

nadal has spent 9 years on tour, federer is closing in on 13-14. if nadal is tired, than what level of exhaustion has federer reached?

if nadal doesnt like playing so much tennis, he should stop playing non mandatory touranemnts like federer did a few years back. i remember federer said that at first in his career he was looking to earn points and play many tournaments, but as his body aged he realized that this was no longer possible. nadal should look to emulate federer in this category (rather than hairstyle) and start managing his schedule accordingly.

Why is everybody trying to compare Nadal to Federer? They are different people in case you have not noticed. Just because Roger has been on the tour longer and still supposedly enjoys it, does not mean Nadal has to feel the same way. People are different and have different experiences. It is ok for Nadal to admit if he is tired or burnt out. He is human after all.
Just because he makes a lot of money people feel he can't complain? That is ridiculous I am sorry.

Also, an exhibition here or there does not really count. He also gets paid a lot of money to do those exhibitions. Maybe he is just tired of the actual tour itself and if he is, it is ok for him to admit it. People need to stop judging him negatively for every comment he makes. Everything he says people jump on it and try and dissect every comment to try and figure out what is best for Nadal and how HE should arrange HIS schedule. Only Nadal can decide what is right and wrong for him. Stop the armchair analysis. It is his life.

 

[DownTheLine]

Watch some posters mention Nadal taking part in non-mandatory tournaments and exhibitions.

What's bad about mentioning it when it's true? Stop trying to cover your bases.

 

[tusharlovesrafa]

Nadal is deliberately trying to lower the expectation then at the later stages Nadal Bomb WILL EXPLODE..

 

[TennisandMusic]

Fair enough. But Roger looks decidedly happy when he is winning. Rafa rather looks more relieved (of some burden) than happy when he is winning. I think most objective fans would agree. This is not to say that Rafa never celebrates joyously, but his brow is always much more furrowed and he scowls habitually on court, which does not vicariously relax me nor leave me feeling enthused.

You should definitely stick to watching Federer then. Wouldn't want you to not be vicariously relaxed.

 

[chrischris]

Source.



A lot of people, including me share his feelings. To me he has been around along time.Im a bit burnt out to of seeing him go through his taxing style and taxing matches. I hope he can change his style a bit.

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Nadal WILL EXPLODE..

that is a beautifull image.


On a more serious note, i cannot wait to see that guy retire. He is a Disgrace of a number one!

if he is tired, then he should retire. and shut the frack up... oh and Man up while at it!!

 

[PCXL-Fan]

Why is everybody trying to compare Nadal to Federer? They are different people in case you have not noticed. Just because Roger has been on the tour longer and still supposedly enjoys it, does not mean Nadal has to feel the same way. People are different and have different experiences. It is ok for Nadal to admit if he is tired or burnt out. He is human after all.
Just because he makes a lot of money people feel he can't complain? That is ridiculous I am sorry.

Also, an exhibition here or there does not really count. He also gets paid a lot of money to do those exhibitions. Maybe he is just tired of the actual tour itself and if he is, it is ok for him to admit it. People need to stop judging him negatively for every comment he makes. Everything he says people jump on it and try and dissect every comment to try and figure out what is best for Nadal and how HE should arrange HIS schedule. Only Nadal can decide what is right and wrong for him. Stop the armchair analysis. It is his life.

Wait a sec I thought Nadal likes very simple and humble life and is not interested much in money because he comes from a wealthy family.
Why would he play these exos and get lots of money if he just likes the very simple humble and non-material life, yet is also very tired of his schedule?

Its not just about being on court. Its all those other things associated with being number one that would drive me nuts. The appearances etc. Ok it earns money but Nadal cannot be doing this for the money by now. The average person could not cope with this so why shouldn't our tennis players have a moan. I don't think he has the same philosophy as Federer about life anyway. I mean what other hobbies, sports does Federer take part in? Nadal likes the simple life. He's a simple boy from Majorca who likes going fishing for the whole day and just happens to be incredibly talented.

 

[Sentinel]

Source.



A lot of people, including me share his feelings. To me he has been around along time.Im a bit burnt out to of seeing him go through his taxing style and taxing matches. I hope he can change his style a bit.

True that -- watching Rafa playing burns me out. I avoid his matches as far as possible.

that is a beautifull image.


On a more serious note, i cannot wait to see that guy retire. He is a Disgrace of a number one!

if he is tired, then he should retire. and shut the frack up... oh and Man up while at it!!

That's THREE things you are expecting a very tired and humble man to do. Can't you possibly narrow it down to 2 ?
(hint: the last one will be really tough for him).

 

[Deleted member 21996]

...tired man..

seriously... i wake up at 6:30 every day, work for 8 to 10 hours, i studied my ass of to get a college degree, and then to get my msc, and them on to the phd, to become a director at the company i work, to make in a month what he makes in an hour of game or something like that. and i am happy because i make a good living from my salary and i enjoy what i do. this anal cavity cant shut the frack up on how tired he is and how he wants the schedule to be shortened... it's un-fracken-bearable!!!

how people call him a fighter is beyond human comprehension!

 

[rafan]

Yesterday I avoided the Federer match, the Djokovic match but when I turned on the Ferrer/Monfils match I stayed with it - why? because both players were exciting and giving their all. There is something to be said for the Spanish and to some extent the French who can bring the best to tennis in a theatrical way and keep us focused. Federer or Djokovic may win this match but if Rafa isn't in the finals then it will be a faded version of the tournament. For heavens sake Rafa stay in tennis because it will be so dull without you

 

[aphex]

seriously... i wake up at 6:30 every day, work for 8 to 10 hours, i studied my ass of to get a college degree, and then to get my msc, and them on to the phd, to become a director at the company i work, to make in a month what he makes in an hour of game or something like that. and i am happy because i make a good living from my salary and i enjoy what i do. this anal cavity cant shut the frack up on how tired he is and how he wants the schedule to be shortened... it's un-fracken-bearable!!!

how people call him a fighter is beyond human comprehension!

Ralph plans to get 3 PhDs when he retires...

He's only whining because he wants to start them asap, no?

He will then teach "advanced Shakespearean symbolism" at Oxford.

 

[DeShaun]

Yesterday I avoided the Federer match, the Djokovic match but when I turned on the Ferrer/Monfils match I stayed with it - why? because both players were exciting and giving their all. There is something to be said for the Spanish and to some extent the French who can bring the best to tennis in a theatrical way and keep us focused. Federer or Djokovic may win this match but if Rafa isn't in the finals then it will be a faded version of the tournament. For heavens sake Rafa stay in tennis because it will be so dull without you

Rafa is more exciting for me to watch in a way that is similar to how the Impulse label recordings of John Coltrane are for me to listen to, which is to say that both experiences arouse intense feelings of angst and being tortured, both exciting performances but also very fatiguing.

 

[CMM]

Llodra writes a blog for Le Monde and he agrees with Rafa

"Rafael Nadal is more introverted, more shy. There’s also a language barrier between us because he’s less at ease in English. But “Rafa” is appreciated and very much respected by all the players. Whether you like his game style or not, he brings so much to tennis… and his viewpoints are always very much listened to.

I agree with what he said about the crazy schedule they force upon us. A tennis season starts on January 1st and ends in the beginning of December! We need at least November and December to give us a bit of breathing space and to allow us to train, just like the women have. The tour is physically so demanding…The lack of off season is noticeable in the general level at the end of the year.

Without wanting to feel sorry for ourselves (far from it), they really put us to the test with the ongoing changing of the balls, the sequence of tournaments, the time difference (jetlag)…A lot of things need to change. To play two Masters 1000 in one month (Indian Wells and Miami) in the springtime, that’s no longer doable. Neither is putting the Australian Open only two weeks after the start of the season.

Parallel to the rearranging of the season, I’m in favour of creating a bigger difference between the surfaces. The grass has become super slow and the indoor courts are sometimes slower than a fast clay court."

http://balle-de-break.blog.lemonde.fr/2011/05/30/roland-garros-quinze-jours-avec-michael-llodra-episode-6/

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

To play two Masters 1000 in one month (Indian Wells and Miami) in the springtime, that’s no longer doable.

so playing 2 tournaments (with best-of-3 matches) in one month is not "doable" anymore ?
i mean...... seriously ?

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Llodra writes a blog for Le Monde and he agrees with Rafa

oh poor mr Michael Llodra.. has to work for 3 hours for about 3 or 4 days in two separate weeks in one month... i'm with you sooooooo feellllllliiiinng for him there CMM!!!

 

[Deleted member 3771]

On the other hand, the man in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaN5xvvJCU&feature=related is nearing thirty yet still enjoying himself. He has always exuded a childlike enthusiasm on the court, in my opinion. That is why I much prefer watching him play the game over watching Rafa. Rafa's style relied on sucking the life or the will to compete from his opponents by way of first testing their patience with his phenomenal defense and rhythm-disrupting habits and then suddenly pouncing by moving forward and ripping the ball on sick offensive angles that in combination can have a very dispiriting effect on his opponents. But basically, Rafa seldom looks like he is having very much fun playing tennis whereas Roger historically looks like he is enjoying himself immensely.

I love Freddy's child like enthusiamm on court :lol:

 

[Deleted member 21996]

I love Freddy's child like enthusiamm on court :lol:

this is rich coming from a fan of Sampras!!!

 

[tusharlovesrafa]

seriously... i wake up at 6:30 every day, work for 8 to 10 hours, i studied my ass of to get a college degree, and then to get my msc, and them on to the phd, to become a director at the company i work, to make in a month what he makes in an hour of game or something like that. and i am happy because i make a good living from my salary and i enjoy what i do. this anal cavity cant shut the frack up on how tired he is and how he wants the schedule to be shortened... it's un-fracken-bearable!!!

how people call him a fighter is beyond human comprehension!

You are just so jealous of his success..you ain't working hard for anyone..it's for your self ...You want to secure your future.enjoy your life.There are thousands of people who study their ass off and aquire P.H.D... .In the same way rafa works hard on courts and earns what he deserves..Rafa is one of it's kind...And you are not..You know 1.5 yrs ago i broke down and suffered from depression ..I went to pshycologist ..he treated me..I was suffering a lot..I felt horrible.You know i worked hard ..i used to write whatever doctors used to tell me..I was inspired By rafa..And kept on fighting and i am better now...I didn't start getting jealous and start hating ppl...

 

[PCXL-Fan]

Gorecki leave Sampras alone. He suffered from congenital voice immodulation disorder as well as terminal frugal miser syndrome. Its not like he ever asked to be this way.

 

[aphex]

Llodra writes a blog for Le Monde and he agrees with Rafa

Great. Now let's hear from the other 1650 ranked ATP professionals who disagree.

 

[aphex]

You are just so jealous of his success..you ain't working hard for anyone..it's for your self ...You want to secure your future.enjoy your life.There are thousands of people who study their ass off and aquire P.H.D... .In the same way rafa works hard on courts and earns what he deserves..Rafa is one of it's kind...And you are not..

Not true...several monkeys have had success at broken English...

 

[namelessone]

seriously... i wake up at 6:30 every day, work for 8 to 10 hours, i studied my ass of to get a college degree, and then to get my msc, and them on to the phd, to become a director at the company i work, to make in a month what he makes in an hour of game or something like that. and i am happy because i make a good living from my salary and i enjoy what i do. this anal cavity cant shut the frack up on how tired he is and how he wants the schediule to be shortened... it's un-fracken-bearable!!!

how people call him a fighter is beyond human comprehension!

Everybody must be wrong but you.

And I don't know, maybe they call him that cause that's what he's been doing since 2001, fighting for each point on the pro tour.

Again, people make the mistake of comparing these people's lifestyles(and perceptions about real jobs) to their own job-wise. You honestly think Nadal and other guys(most pro's do have at least a upper-middle class upringing if not wealthy) think of tennis as their JOB? Most of these guys, when they decide to choose tennis end up with two outcomes:

1)They find life on the pro tour to demanding or can't even break even financially(tennis is expensive) so they retire from tennis relatively early and find a cushy job(not that they suffer for money the way you and I would but now they have to do some actual work) or stay in the tennis biz as something else.

2)Become top guys(say top 200) and pull in some decent cash. Victor Crivoi, nr. 196 in the world has earned nearly 500,000$ cash combined from both singles and doubles(he'll have less after taxes but still, that's a decent figure considering the fact that he are hitting a ball over the net).

So most of these would be players wouldn't exactly have had grueling jobs or money troubles in the first place. They have no terms of comparison with REAL jobs and situations where you are actually poor and need money to survive.

David Ferrer got to see what it was like to be in the brick business for a while(he was considering leaving tennis)when he was young and that's what scared him back to tennis for good. He saw what making a living doing that was really like.

Or to give another example, Sorana Carstea, her dad built her a court in their own backyard just so she could train(she was far away from better tennis facilities, she lived in Targoviste and the best tennis centers were all the way in Bucharest and Constanta) as a kid. And this was in early post revolutionary Romania. So had Sorana not chosen tennis I doubt she would have had money troubles and see what having a real job was like.

To come back to Nadal, his familiy were already multimillionaires. Nadal could have been sipping drinks in Mallorca till he was 50 no problem. If he chose tennis(training long hours and having to deal with the grind of the tour), it means it was his PASSION. If you honestly think Nadal views it as his job(in the traditional sense), then I don't know what to tell you.

Pro tennis(especially at the top) is essentially a club for pampered jocks and jockettes whose only calling in life is to hit a ball over the net as well as they can. Most of them don't even have a proper education since they have been doing this since they were kids. Most of them aren't trained in other fields so they can't exactly go and get a job if they fail at tennis(unless they drop out of tennis early on and go to college while they are still young). But the good news for them is that they don't have to, they can either retire with their money(if they were semi succesful) or their family's money.

 

[namelessone]

You are just so jealous of his success..you ain't working hard for anyone..it's for your self ...You want to secure your future.enjoy your life.There are thousands of people who study their ass off and aquire P.H.D... .In the same way rafa works hard on courts and earns what he deserves..Rafa is one of it's kind...And you are not..You know 1.5 yrs ago i broke down and suffered from depression ..I went to pshycologist ..he treated me..I was suffering a lot..I felt horrible.You know i worked hard ..i used to write whatever doctors used to tell me..I was inspired By rafa..And kept on fighting and i am better now...I didn't start getting jealous and start hating ppl...

 

[aphex]

To come back to Nadal, his familiy were already multimillionaires. Nadal could have been sipping drinks in Mallorca till he was 50 no problem. If he chose tennis(training long hours and having to deal with the grind of the tour), it means it was his PASSION. If you honestly think Nadal views it as his job(in the traditional sense), then I don't know what to tell you.

Source???????

 

[jones101]

Llodra writes a blog for Le Monde and he agrees with Rafa

LLODRA: ''Parallel to the rearranging of the season, I’m in favour of creating a bigger difference between the surfaces. The grass has become super slow and the indoor courts are sometimes slower than a fast clay court."

I agree this needs to be addressed asap on the tour, all surfaces play the same and its killing the surface specialists off.

 

[tusharlovesrafa]

I am better in troll mode then being serious..