"... only his family and his team know how much it really hurt the eleven-time Grand Slam tournament winner to miss the 2012 London Olympics, two Grand Slam tournaments, the Davis Cup final and the Masters Cup (WTF). Only those closest to him have seen him in those winter days, ill at Christmas, always suffering. Only his most intimate, the ones that cry and cover their face so that their sentiments cannot be seen, know the inside story: how much effort it has taken Nadal to fight every day to return to being what he was."
The is the human element behind the global sports superstar that is Rafa.
Read this wonderful article, written by @JuanJoseMateo and translated for vamosbrigade.com by nouamic. Thanks for the translating work in bringing it to us, nou.
This is what sets Rafa apart from the rest of them...if he suffers, his family suffers more. I wonder how many times Papa has hugged his son over these past months when he's broken down in tears? How many times Uncle T has had to pick his nephew up when all has seemed hopeless?...It's wonderful to see, and god bless that little family unit.
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