Rafa: My Story
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- Author：Rafael Nadal
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Summary
This autobiography gives Nadal's millions of fans what they've been waiting for - a glimpse behind the racquet to learn what really makes Nadal - an intensely private person who until now has never talked about his personal and family life - tick。
Reviews
Karim Mattar
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I've always been a huge fan of Rafa since I was a kidHe made me love Tennis and enjoy his matches。 What an amazing Career from an amazing manAlthough the injuries， he made the impossible and won many trophies especially Roland Garros。 （ 14 times） The one and the only Rafael Nadal Vamoooos Rafa。 I've always been a huge fan of Rafa since I was a kidHe made me love Tennis and enjoy his matches。 What an amazing Career from an amazing manAlthough the injuries， he made the impossible and won many trophies especially Roland Garros。 （ 14 times） The one and the only Rafael Nadal Vamoooos Rafa。 。。。more
Barbara Mayers
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It was so interesting getting to know how Rafa was shaped to become such a legend in tennis。 I didn't realize that his foot problems began more than 10 years ago。 Quite incredible that despite this， he reached the heights that he did。 Unfortunately the book doesn't cover the last 10 years or so as his story has still not come to an end。 It was so interesting getting to know how Rafa was shaped to become such a legend in tennis。 I didn't realize that his foot problems began more than 10 years ago。 Quite incredible that despite this， he reached the heights that he did。 Unfortunately the book doesn't cover the last 10 years or so as his story has still not come to an end。 。。。more
Oscar Gordillo
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an exceptional example of a champ Rafa Nadal shows what commitment means How human he is at the crucial points。 And how mind overcomes body Q buen libro。 Q buena historia。 Thanks Rafa for your greatness
Juan Carlos
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Fiel seguidor del tenis， fiel seguidor de Rafa Nadal。 Así me siento y disfruto de sus éxitos y también la tristeza me embarga con sus no triunfos。 Pero debo reconocer que no lo conocía todo lo que creía conocer a esta gran leyenda viva del deporte español。 Este libro de John Carlin me ha ayudado a acercarme más a ese fenómeno llamado y aclamado en todo el mundo， al fenómeno Rafael Nadal。 Sin duda， cada página del libro nos ayuda a conocer todas las aristas sobre las que se cimienta el éxito de N Fiel seguidor del tenis， fiel seguidor de Rafa Nadal。 Así me siento y disfruto de sus éxitos y también la tristeza me embarga con sus no triunfos。 Pero debo reconocer que no lo conocía todo lo que creía conocer a esta gran leyenda viva del deporte español。 Este libro de John Carlin me ha ayudado a acercarme más a ese fenómeno llamado y aclamado en todo el mundo， al fenómeno Rafael Nadal。 Sin duda， cada página del libro nos ayuda a conocer todas las aristas sobre las que se cimienta el éxito de Nadal。 Aristas que van más allá de la autoexigencia deportiva， constancia y disciplina en los entrenamientos， van hacia su círculo más íntimo y por ende más fuerte， fortaleza que se nota en cada aspecto de la vida de Nadal deportista al Nadal persona。 Me resulta una lectura totalmente recomendable para aprender no sólo de Rafa sino de todo su entorno， sin duda de su tío， pero también de sus padres， frases como la de su madre “puedo sobrellevar una final perdida de Rafa， me sería muy difícil soportar a un Rafa que no sea buena persona， hemos acompañado a Rafa （y a su hermana） para que sean ante todo buenas personas。 Sin duda， la historia de Rafa continuará en otros libros， una historia de la que podemos sacar muchas lecciones para nuestra vida como profesional o deportista， pero sobre todo como persona。 #BookLover 。。。more
Myra Hill
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Rafael Nadal is one of my favourite people in the world and， thankfully （unlike some memoirs）， this book didn't change my mind。 With refreshing honesty and humility （and a fair share of just plain sweetness）， Rafael takes you through the journey of tennis and his life balancing it and everything else。 This book was so endearing and enjoyable to read！！My only complaints are that I really kind of whipped through the chapters written by Carlin。 Nothing against him， but they definitely broke the flo Rafael Nadal is one of my favourite people in the world and， thankfully （unlike some memoirs）， this book didn't change my mind。 With refreshing honesty and humility （and a fair share of just plain sweetness）， Rafael takes you through the journey of tennis and his life balancing it and everything else。 This book was so endearing and enjoyable to read！！My only complaints are that I really kind of whipped through the chapters written by Carlin。 Nothing against him， but they definitely broke the flow of the book and felt like more of a hassle than an extra。 Secondly。。。 not really against the book， but rather， against Nadal's sphere of influence。 There were some people in his family that just。。。 really， really annoyed me。 But you can't really change that， so here we are。A fabulous book from a fabulous player。 Highly recommended！！ 。。。more
Ronnie
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Interesting。 Incredibly repetitive about closeness of family and team
Peter Giles
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Fantastic book！ Does an amazing job of showing his emotions during huge matches。 Really interesting book that has a great flow throughout。 Probably one of my favorite biographies now
Raghunathan R
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Amazing read for a tennis nerdThe indepth analysis of his own game ， his life and how he approaches sport in itself。 The way he stay humble and grounded after being the best athelete ever。
Mariana Iparraguirre
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Se lee solo por amor a Rafa。 Open hay una sola。
Kelly
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This was a wonderful insight into the culture behind the great tennis player。 Nadal comes across as incredible humble throughout the book and I would say some elements of his childhood and training took me aback。 I liked the format， the autobiographical segments sliced with more contextual chapters including quotes from relatives and friends and background。 Initially I enjoyed the elements harking back to tennis matches but after a while I just wanted to get back to biography。 It is hard picturi This was a wonderful insight into the culture behind the great tennis player。 Nadal comes across as incredible humble throughout the book and I would say some elements of his childhood and training took me aback。 I liked the format， the autobiographical segments sliced with more contextual chapters including quotes from relatives and friends and background。 Initially I enjoyed the elements harking back to tennis matches but after a while I just wanted to get back to biography。 It is hard picturing a tennis match by words， and it didn't hold tension because I knew the outcomes， so felt a bit repetitive。 But otherwise a good autobiography。 Can't wait for the next one。。。 。。。more
La estantería de Vero
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Este libro lo recomiendo para todos， jóvenes， adultos， hijos y padres。 En casi todos sus capítulos tiene enseñanzas， vas a querer hablarlo con tus hijos， con tu equipo de trabajo y por su puesto aplicarlo en tu vida。Obvio que es sobre tenis， con lenguaje básico que incluso yo， que nunca he jugado tenis lo entendí。Al final del libro se vuelve muy repetitivo， sin quitarle lo interesante de la vida de Rafa y como influye su familia y amigos。 Entiendes por qué ha llegado a donde ha llegado en el mun Este libro lo recomiendo para todos， jóvenes， adultos， hijos y padres。 En casi todos sus capítulos tiene enseñanzas， vas a querer hablarlo con tus hijos， con tu equipo de trabajo y por su puesto aplicarlo en tu vida。Obvio que es sobre tenis， con lenguaje básico que incluso yo， que nunca he jugado tenis lo entendí。Al final del libro se vuelve muy repetitivo， sin quitarle lo interesante de la vida de Rafa y como influye su familia y amigos。 Entiendes por qué ha llegado a donde ha llegado en el mundo deporte profesional。 Deja muy claro que el talento no lo es todo， es la unión del talento y el esfuerzo diario con mucha determinación。Muy recomendable。 。。。more
Juan González
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Book was very interesting， having both Rafa’s point of view and the external narrator telling complimentary parts of his story。 The chosen narrators though almost ruined the book。 Bernardo’s English is rough， full of bad pronunciations。 Nicholas mispronouncing Nadal’s last name throughout the entire book is just ridiculous。
Jessica
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Love it and very exiting
Ashley Hobgood
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I had red this book because I'm a fan of Rafael Nadal。 I enjoyed reading this book because I learned more about Rafael's family， his childhood， his tennis career， and his life in Mallorca， Spain。 I loved Rafael's honesty and candor。 It is a must read。 I had red this book because I'm a fan of Rafael Nadal。 I enjoyed reading this book because I learned more about Rafael's family， his childhood， his tennis career， and his life in Mallorca， Spain。 I loved Rafael's honesty and candor。 It is a must read。 。。。more
José Leal
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This book describes the life and success of nadal in parallel with his own narrative of two of his biggest wins。The narrative goes around Nadal’s family and how does they influence his performance an life， I really shared and pursue that “family core structure” so I find it a lot of bridges with the history and I really love that。I think this book its a good piece for anyone that likes to read biographies and has some catholic culture background。
Bragadeesh
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After watching Nadal lift the 2022 Australian Open， I was more curious as to what makes this machine keeps going and this book that came more than a decade before had all the answers。 I've read many books about what makes an "Elite" Athlete。 However， to hear it from one directly makes a lot of difference。 I have lived in Spain for a few years to understand the close-knit family ties that Spaniards exhibit， similar to India。 Nadal is a true gentleman to have played this wonderful sport and in man After watching Nadal lift the 2022 Australian Open， I was more curious as to what makes this machine keeps going and this book that came more than a decade before had all the answers。 I've read many books about what makes an "Elite" Athlete。 However， to hear it from one directly makes a lot of difference。 I have lived in Spain for a few years to understand the close-knit family ties that Spaniards exhibit， similar to India。 Nadal is a true gentleman to have played this wonderful sport and in many ways inspired me to pick up a tennis racket！ 。。。more
Raymon
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I’m convinced I will always love books about famous tennis players。 Loved gaining more insight into Rafa’s life。 I desperately want to live his Mallorcan lifestyle。 Seeing how his family functions was fascinating。 This one won’t have the broader appeal of Agassi’s autobiography， but it is a must read for tennis lovers。
Andre Perusso
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The book is fun to read but very repetitive。 It mentions in every second page that Rafa is humble， close to his family and attached to his home town in Mallorca， Spain。 It repeats these three things over and over again。 In between， a detailed description of a few important matches in his career。
Jocelyn Morrison Butler
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Although， sometimes struggling to follow the descriptive narratives of the games， I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Rafa through this book - learning about the origins of his admirable humility and grounded nature regardless of incredible professional success， his disciplined work ethic and his ability to temper his emotions at points of high stress during games。 Equally enjoyable was learning about his family and their insistence to remain equally grounded and treat Rafa as they always had i Although， sometimes struggling to follow the descriptive narratives of the games， I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Rafa through this book - learning about the origins of his admirable humility and grounded nature regardless of incredible professional success， his disciplined work ethic and his ability to temper his emotions at points of high stress during games。 Equally enjoyable was learning about his family and their insistence to remain equally grounded and treat Rafa as they always had in a down to earth way long before the fame while all the time being encouraging and supportive。 A truly lovely story！ 。。。more
Mico Go
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Having only recently paid more attention to the sport of tennis， this autobiography was a great look at arguably one of the most renowned athletes to date。 Rafa's story is one that caught me off guard; he is much more relatable， humble， and unassuming than I previously conceived。 Hailing from the small island town of Manacor， Rafa's behavior and attitude seems absolutely fitting at that。 He doesn't like the limelight， and would rather spend his days isolated from society with friends and family， Having only recently paid more attention to the sport of tennis， this autobiography was a great look at arguably one of the most renowned athletes to date。 Rafa's story is one that caught me off guard; he is much more relatable， humble， and unassuming than I previously conceived。 Hailing from the small island town of Manacor， Rafa's behavior and attitude seems absolutely fitting at that。 He doesn't like the limelight， and would rather spend his days isolated from society with friends and family， getting drinks at the local bar， playing golf at the local muni， or even just lounging around at home。 It's impressive to see how unfazed he is by his success， with much of his personality and tenets centred around fighting complacency; he's the type to get up for training at 9， despite having previously stayed late out 'til 5。 Further， he brought me to see the mental aspect of the game。 I've always assumed that his success was attributed to his physical condition， and the brute that appears on the clay — yet this couldn't be farther from the truth。 Rafa makes it a great point to acknowledge his ability to deliver at the top of his physical capacity because of how steady and supportive his social circle is; he is able to grind day-in and day-out due to the stability he is assured of when he leaves the court。 Definitely an overlooked aspect of the sport， this mental side of the game seems to be what really sets him apart from the rest。 。。。more
rociorodenass
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El libro de Rafa me ha parecido una auténtica locura。 Sin duda me ha servido para admirarle aún más ya no solo como jugador sino como persona humana que es。 Por los valores que le han inculcado y su capacidad mental para sobrepasar cualquier obstáculo。 Sin duda lo recomiendo a todo el mundo。 Me parece un libro exquisito lleno de sabiduría incluso si no tienes mucha idea de tenis。
Maryana
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what a guy！ so much to learn from him
Neale Simpson
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What a wonderful look through the perspective of such a prominent champion。 A very interesting look at the competitive lives these great sportsmen live。A wonderful tribute was delivered to his great rival which played such an important part of this story。 In my opinion， not only will we struggle to identify such true champions in tennis like we have seen in Rafa and Federer， but I think we'll struggle to identify such a marvelous all-round dynamic in any sport for a very long time。I thoroughly e What a wonderful look through the perspective of such a prominent champion。 A very interesting look at the competitive lives these great sportsmen live。A wonderful tribute was delivered to his great rival which played such an important part of this story。 In my opinion， not only will we struggle to identify such true champions in tennis like we have seen in Rafa and Federer， but I think we'll struggle to identify such a marvelous all-round dynamic in any sport for a very long time。I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story。 I had tremendous respect for Rafael Nadal before reading his book， which has now increased even more so after turning the last page。Thank you for sharing this story with the world。 。。。more
Eva Rocío RMG
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Rafa nos da un paseo por su mente ante los partidos más trascendentales de su carrera， nos habla de su familia y equipo y la importancia que han tenido en el recorrido de su vida tenistica。 Su determinación y constancia es digna de imitar。 Su consigna es : el talento no basta。El más grande en tierra batida y aún sigue。
Victoria
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I picked this one up bc I walked past it at the library and I’m glad I did。 I know next to nothing about tennis but turns out we love Rafael！ I am now going to start watching him play and would like to visit Mallorca as well lol
GAURAV SHROFF
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A very enjoyable and captivating read！
Albis
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“Derrumbarse de ese modo no es algo que se planifique。 No me di cuenta de lo que hacía。 La cabeza se me paró， la emoción pura se apoderó de mi y liberé toda la tensión， y lo mismo le sucedió a mi cuerpo， incapaz ya de tenerse en pie。 De súbito， como si recuperar el conocimiento después de un desmayo， me di cuenta de que estaba tendido en el suelo， rodeado de ruido， y vi lo que acababa de lograr。 A los 24 años había ganado los cuatro Grand Slams， había entrado en la historia， había conseguido alg “Derrumbarse de ese modo no es algo que se planifique。 No me di cuenta de lo que hacía。 La cabeza se me paró， la emoción pura se apoderó de mi y liberé toda la tensión， y lo mismo le sucedió a mi cuerpo， incapaz ya de tenerse en pie。 De súbito， como si recuperar el conocimiento después de un desmayo， me di cuenta de que estaba tendido en el suelo， rodeado de ruido， y vi lo que acababa de lograr。 A los 24 años había ganado los cuatro Grand Slams， había entrado en la historia， había conseguido algo que superaba todo lo que me había atrevido a soñar。 Algo que duraría toda la vida y que nadie jamás me quitaría”。 。。。more
Joana Costa
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" "Há que ser humilde， ponto final"， diz Toni。 "Não há nisso nenhum mérito especial。 Mais: eu não utilizaria a palavra 'humilde' para descrever o Rafael。 Simplesmente sabe o lugar que ocupa no mundo。 Porque o mundo já é suficientemente grande sem que também nós no imaginemos grandes。 As pessoas às vezes exageram este tema da humildade。 É simplesmente uma questão de sabermos quem somos e onde estamos， e percebermos que o mundo continuará exatamente igual sem nós。""Nunca li um livro onde o poder d " "Há que ser humilde， ponto final"， diz Toni。 "Não há nisso nenhum mérito especial。 Mais: eu não utilizaria a palavra 'humilde' para descrever o Rafael。 Simplesmente sabe o lugar que ocupa no mundo。 Porque o mundo já é suficientemente grande sem que também nós no imaginemos grandes。 As pessoas às vezes exageram este tema da humildade。 É simplesmente uma questão de sabermos quem somos e onde estamos， e percebermos que o mundo continuará exatamente igual sem nós。""Nunca li um livro onde o poder da descrição fosse tão grande。 Senti-me novamente em frente à televisão a ver o Nadal jogar。 Os nervos， os medos e a ansiedade de cada ponto que ele descreve。。。 Depois disto， a vontade é de ficar um fim-de-semana no sofá a rever estas finais incríveis （que vou fazer， claro）。 Este livro só vem provar que este desporto é muito mais do que parece。 。。。more
Sadi
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As a huge Rafa fan so I loved the in-depth analysis he provided on the 2008 Wimbledon final。There are definitely no big revelations or any tea， we have heard the stories time and time again。 Overall a interesting read。 I am expecting a part 2 to come out in the next 10 years :P
Ratnadeep Kar
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The book is an incisive look into the life of one of the greatest sportsmen in the world。 An interesting format of alternating chapters with first person accounts of Rafa describing the milestone tennis matches of his life and the third person account of the other aspects of Rafa's life by the co-author of the book， John Carlin will keep you hooked。 Stories of Rafa's insecurities， his deep bonding with his family， the rigorous training regimen， the lessons in humility instilled by his parents ar The book is an incisive look into the life of one of the greatest sportsmen in the world。 An interesting format of alternating chapters with first person accounts of Rafa describing the milestone tennis matches of his life and the third person account of the other aspects of Rafa's life by the co-author of the book， John Carlin will keep you hooked。 Stories of Rafa's insecurities， his deep bonding with his family， the rigorous training regimen， the lessons in humility instilled by his parents are interspersed with stories of the incredible Wimbledon final with Federer in 2008 and the US Open Final with Djokovic in 2010 which made him the youngest player in open era to win all 4 Grand Slam tournaments。 The dichotomy of a very mild mannered， big hearted and an intensely private person who transforms into a mean machine of a champion on the court is well brought out in this engrossing book。 。。。more
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