From Uncle to Coach

Rafael Nadal's uncle, Toni Nadal, once dreamed about being a tennis player, a professional, and a champion. But what Rafa thinks is that he need more capacity to "kill in the court". To kill on the court, I mean to have more like a decision to make a good shot by thinking well. All these 3 or 4 chapters shows how Toni trained Rafa en some other kids and insist to make good decisions on the court. 

"Toni once dreamed of becoming a tennis champion. Since he was young, excelled in the sport, he forged a reputation and got to be one of the best players of Mallorca." (78)

This quote shows how Toni really dreamed about being a tennis player but he never could. He really was very recognized at Mallorca, Spain.

"Toni cites the case of golfer Jack Nicklaus, who once said in an educational video that young players advised them to 'first give strong on the ball and then worry about putting it in the hole'". (79)

This is Rafa and Toni on a training

This quote shows that Toni make that first he makes people play hard and then makes them to get the ball into the court.

I think that Toni I really into tennis and makes everybody who trains with him to be a good person and play hard and make the ball get into the court. It also makes then to be consistent. I think it will talk later about all his family that makes he be famous.

The Beginning

This book called "Rafa, my history" is a book about a tennis player named Rafael Nadal. This book tells all about Rafa, since he was a little boy who started tennis, to a professional tennis player. This first chapter is about how his career started. How he won a Grand Slam (tournament that if you win, you get €2.3 million dollars). He defeated Roger Federer. The number one in the world and the better in the history of tennis. How he felt when he played, and all of that stuff.

"The only thing I had to do was to force Federer's backhand so I can close with the forehand..."  (24) 

This was Rafa's strategy to defeat Federer in the Wimbledon final on 2008.

"I left the locker room the first, pressing the racket with force, I went through corridors decorated with photos of the champions of previous tournaments and place subject trophies in the cabinet, descended a few steps, I turned left and went out into the fresh air Joule English and magical green Centre Court." (28)

This was how Rafa felt when he was heading into the stadium. He was very nervous to get out and play, since the last year he lost the final against the same person, Roger Federer.

On  the left, Roger Federer (finalist). On the right Rafael Nadal
 (the champion).

I like a lot this book, and it is just starting but I like it already because I want to my life be like that. I also play tennis and I want to be a Wimbledon champion, just like Roger Federer was.