“I like pros, especially when it comes to tennis and rent boys” — and here I’m really wondering if the pun on prose consolidates Bruce’s feeling toward it versus poetry under the sign of sex, which Bruce sometimes pays for, in order to direct us toward the pleasure of its use-function when monetised, a pleasure seldom associated with poetry, and one that might lead to the company of more pros. He continues: “If I can get a twofer, and the trick looks like Rafael Nadal, I’m in heaven.” HeavenTennisProseNadalPros Book:Mature Themes Source: Mature Themes
“You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age.” AgeYoungTalentTypeCoachesNadal Author:Brad Gilbert
“Everybody likes to say that Roger Federer is the Greatest Player of all time because its so nice to watch him play...but you have got to throw in Nadal's Mind as well...and That's the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!” MindWellsPlayWatchesNicePlayerLikesAll TimeRogerFedererNadal Author:Rafael Nadal
“I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court.” PeopleI CanPlayEnergyEmotionCourtWho I AmTennisMoldCan't ChangeHigh EnergyTennis CourtsNadal Author:Lleyton Hewitt
“If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with so much discipline, so much concentration and someone who likes to put a lot of passion into every point. Words fail to come out of me to describe his game appropriately. I've rarely seen anyone who approaches a ball with so much attention. With such passion and joy that it makes great fun to watch him. With him, you can associate everything that makes tennis so beautiful.” IfsPlayBeautifulJoyPassionGamesFunAttentionWatchesFailingDisciplineApproachBallsIncrediblesAthleteLikesTennisConcentrationAdmirationAssociatesAmazementNadal Author:Steffi Graf
“On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That's why he's the champion right now.” PlaySportsRight NowChampionNadalMatch Point Author:Bjorn Borg
“There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.” WellsReasonNightGivenLosesSleepKnowingReason WhyGraciousSleep WellFedererNadal Author:Jim Courier
“If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.” IfsMenPlayWould BeOne ManNadal Author:Jim Courier
“One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.” GreatnessHumbleNadal Author:Jim Courier
“Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not far behind.” IfsBehindsClaimsAll TimeBeing The BestRogerFedererNadal Author:Rod Laver
“First of all, in any sport where you can measure distance, height speed and all of that, you see how athletes have changed their sport and made it better. I believe, with every generation, the sport has improved. Certainly, in the men's game, that has been the case. I think that I played Pete [Sampras] at his best, I played Roger [Federer] at his best.. I believe wholeheartedly that Roger and [Rafael] Nadal have pushed the game much further than myself or Pete ever did. Their options on the tennis court are considerably more than ours.” ThinkingMenFirstsBelieveHas BeensMadeGamesI BelieveSportsCasesGenerationsChangedCourtDistanceAthleteSpeedMade ItHeightTennisRogerWholeheartedlyFedererTennis CourtsNadal Author:Andre Agassi
“To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court.” Would BeCourtFighterTennisBeing The BestSpiritedTennis CourtsNadal Author:Mats Wilander
“Sports is about balls and about heart and you don't find too many champions in any sport in the world without heart or balls. He might have them, but against Nadal they shrink to a very small size and it's not once, it's every time.” WorldHeartMightSportsBallsSizeChampionShrinksNadal Author:Mats Wilander
“Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game.” GamesSportsPlayerClayBest PlayersBest EverNadal Author:Novak Djokovic