Rafael Nadal

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 50 minutes ago
At the end of the day Murray's Scottishness counted against him and led to him only winning 3 slams in a strong era. Had he been English he may well have been sharing a load of slams like the other 3 guys.
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If he was English he would have been spineless and won zero titles.

comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 50 minutes ago
At the end of the day Murray's Scottishness counted against him and led to him only winning 3 slams in a strong era. Had he been English he may well have been sharing a load of slams like the other 3 guys.
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If he was English he would have been spineless and won zero titles.
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His only plus would be he's got slightly more personality than Home Counties Henman and that ain't saying much.

comment by Bumble (U6465)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 50 minutes ago
At the end of the day Murray's Scottishness counted against him and led to him only winning 3 slams in a strong era. Had he been English he may well have been sharing a load of slams like the other 3 guys.
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If he was English he would have been spineless and won zero titles.
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His only plus would be he's got slightly more personality than Home Counties Henman and that ain't saying much.
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Saw footage of him counting his 165 million the other day in front of a mantle with three majors and two Olympic golds on it. Seemed quite happy

comment by Luke Combs - FJB (U3979)
posted 7 hours, 46 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 9 hours, 30 minutes ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 34 seconds ago
Think Murray is a long way ahead of Wawrinka to be fair.
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So do I, but he needed a couple more slams to cement it. Great record in Masters 1000 and titles overall but they are both on 3 grand slams, and they shouldn’t be.
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Runner up god knows how many times though. He was a losing finalist in aus a good few times and another couple in US. another at wimbledon too. When you take that into account he blows warwrinka out the water.
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Yeah 21 GS semi finals 11 finals. Quite amazing consistency really. No doubt in my mind Murray is Britains best sportsman at least.
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Lewis Hamilton surely?
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It depends how you judge ‘sportsmen’. The thread has been based on the idea of superior specialists, using equipment everyone else has access to. In F1 the difference in P1-2 and P6 is the car/engineering.

Lewis has a great mindset to be switched on 24/7 in a very dangerous sport though.

comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
comment by Bumble (U6465)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 50 minutes ago
At the end of the day Murray's Scottishness counted against him and led to him only winning 3 slams in a strong era. Had he been English he may well have been sharing a load of slams like the other 3 guys.
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If he was English he would have been spineless and won zero titles.
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His only plus would be he's got slightly more personality than Home Counties Henman and that ain't saying much.
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Saw footage of him counting his 165 million the other day in front of a mantle with three majors and two Olympic golds on it. Seemed quite happy
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He also considers himself British as well as Scottish, while people fight on the internet about his national allegiances. I know which guy I’d rather be

comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Luke Combs - FJB (U3979)
posted 7 hours, 46 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 9 hours, 30 minutes ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Tenth it is. (U11551)
posted 34 seconds ago
Think Murray is a long way ahead of Wawrinka to be fair.
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So do I, but he needed a couple more slams to cement it. Great record in Masters 1000 and titles overall but they are both on 3 grand slams, and they shouldn’t be.
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Runner up god knows how many times though. He was a losing finalist in aus a good few times and another couple in US. another at wimbledon too. When you take that into account he blows warwrinka out the water.
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Yeah 21 GS semi finals 11 finals. Quite amazing consistency really. No doubt in my mind Murray is Britains best sportsman at least.
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Lewis Hamilton surely?
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It depends how you judge ‘sportsmen’. The thread has been based on the idea of superior specialists, using equipment everyone else has access to. In F1 the difference in P1-2 and P6 is the car/engineering.

Lewis has a great mindset to be switched on 24/7 in a very dangerous sport though.
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24/7? That's even more impressive that he can perform with no sleep

Isn’t it

Dr Fuentes has done wonders with Nadal over the years
That dodgy ankle of his keeps holding up too

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Dr Fuentes has done wonders with Nadal over the years
That dodgy ankle of his keeps holding up too
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It’s the foot. Anesthetic injections onto the nerves are helping

comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 14 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Dr Fuentes has done wonders with Nadal over the years
That dodgy ankle of his keeps holding up too
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It’s the foot. Anesthetic injections onto the nerves are helping
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They don't help the foot, he just doesn't feel it. Which is dangerous and causes it to get worse. Pain serves a purpose and getting rid of it means he doesn't feel more damage being done. Hopefully the surgery is a success and he will be back for the French Open next year as it will likely be his only hope for more grand slams now Novak is able to play hard court and Wimbledon.

Is Federer ever coming back or is he bottling it?