Rafael Nadal: No Olympics can result in the US Open title – Tennis Special (Part Two)
Sadness of missing the Olympics was discussed in Part One. Now, it is time to utilize the break and attain optimum results from that. Yes, I know that it has been a very poor grass court season for the third ranked Spaniard but
after a thunderstorm, the sky is cleared. Same is the case with the Spanish hero, he needs to drape his knee with some ice and look beyond the inevitable circumstances; forget about the Olympics and gear up for the year’s fourth Grand Slam Championship, the
US Open, that will take place in New York, United States of America.
Dear Rafa: Here is a method to overcome the pain and construct a shining future
Ignore the journalist who mention about your lack of potential. See a pathway to rise above hate and answer those cranky writers with your accomplishments. There is definitely an opportunity knocking at your door in the darkest
regions of despair that is calling your name to be engraved as the new US Open Champion in September.
Since, the age of 14 you have been fighting with the injuries especially the knee injury that has never let you take a sigh of relief and always disturbed you at all platforms. However, you have fought through pain and attained
the highest level of status in the history of tennis.
It is a commendable achievement for anyone and considering the toughness of your soul, I can assure you that you can easily overcome the sadness of missing Olympics by lifting the US Open title, on a surface that is not always
affiliated with you. It will enhance your image as well as increase your mental strength to fight the odds in the future as well.
Perhaps, there has been no player in the sporting world of tennis to have put his body on the line more than you. You have grinded your each part in the pursuit of gigantic achievements and you have successfully surpassed the expectations
of most of the people on the globe. Saying one thing is enough to tell others about your strength and ability and that is the positive head-to-head record against the guru of tennis, Roger Federer. You have never had a negative head-to-head against him, a
player who hardly allows anyone to stick around for long.
So, why take tension when you can easily overpower the arch rivals. A shallow grass court season might be a good break for your body to regroup and toughen up for the upcoming battles. Following is an extract from your book Rafa:
My Story. Rafael Nadal with John Carlin: “I play through pain much of the time, but I think all elite sports people do. I’ve had to push and mould my body to adapt it to cope with the repetitive muscular stress that tennis forces on you. The rest of us just
have to learn to live with pain, and long break from the game, because a foot, a shoulder, or a leg has sent a cry for help to the brain, asking it to stop."
I will continue the probable rehabilitation process that can reignite Rafa’s love for game in the following part.
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