"Today I have nothing much to say but, thank you, thank you very much." My infatuation for this man from Spain probably began 11 years ago during Australian open. When my entire family was supporting the God of tennis, i.e. Roger Federer, where I chose to rally for the human, Rafael Nadal. This human lost that match, but has since proven that if not god, he sure is a super hero. Ever since, Nadal has had his share of failure. At one point I distanced myself from the game because I didn't see a future for him, he wasn't coming back, I told myself. From playing with a very rare knee injury (doctors had told him when he was 19, that this was it for him. He played after taking injections, wearing knee caps and Nike customised special shoes for him.) to today, overcoming that injury through a surgery that came to being after a medical break through; Nadal has always been a champion. My champion. If you see him play, you'll realise that he would cover the entire court, the entire court to try to hit back on an impossible point. Nadal has had a difficult career, he doesn't hit many aces. Unlike Federer, the game doesn't come naturally to him. Yet he has made God look at this super human and wonder, "how in god's name did he do that?!" 1 Aus Open 10 French Open 2 Wimbledons 2 US open Later, I present to you Rafael Nadal, ladies and gentlemen. My first crush, my inspiration, my hero, tennis' Super hero and the king of clay. #vamosrafa #rolandgarros #frenchopen2017 79-2
