RAFAEL NADAL'S YEAR - 2008

RAFA STARRING ON YOUTUBE . . .
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Rafa at Wimbledon
The text by the poster:
"This is another vignette narrated by Terrence Stamp. It's a very nice summary of the changes in Nadal from 2007 Wimbledon to 2008 Wimbledon, it's a preview of the men's final, talks about Nadal having more to him than just 'vamos', and asks whether Nadal's lopsided win over Roger Federer at Roland Garros was 'ominous'. Love the bells chiming through out the piece!"

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Beauty and Beast at Wimbledon - Rafa versus The Court
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Text by the poster:
"This vignette was narrated by Bill Macatee. It shows gorgeous shots of both Centre Court and Rafa, himself. The narration concludes with a note that by the end of the fortnight it was hard to decide which (Rafa or Centre Court) was beauty and which was beast... This was an elegant vignette from the 2008 Wimbledon. "

RAFAEL NADAL ROUND 4 WIMBLEDON 08 PICTURES

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IF uploaded by terrorcide
During the epic Wimbledon 2008 Final Match
the BBC screened a reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem "If"
voiced by these two epic opponents, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

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Rafael Nadal Homecoming after winning Wimbledon 08
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Rafael is being received by the people and the mayor of his hometown, Manacor, in Mallorca, Spain

The pictures are of Wimbledon 2008 Round 4 Rafael Nadal d Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
on June 30, 2008. The following picture credits go to Daylife, Getty Images, Terra, Wimbledon Website and Yahoo Sport:

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Rafael Nadal's website www.rafaelnadal.com
The best place for the lastest and oldest news on Rafa at The Forum

RAFAEL NADAL PICTURES OF WIMBLEDON 2008

Pictures above when Rafa returned to his home
after winning Wimbledon 08

Photo credits of 5 pictures above: Yahoo

Photo credits of 8 picutres above: Diariodemallorca

Rafa in Manacor
Photo credit: Daylife

Photo credit unknown

Above two photo credits to Getty

Above two pictures from Hola Magazine

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Slideshow of Final Match July 6, 2008 Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal versus Roger Federer
Photo credits: Yahoo, Daylife, Getty, el Mundo, Reuters and unknown sources

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Uploaded by xDeeCeex also known as Daniëlle of the Netherlands
Moments of Wimbledon 2008

RAFAEL NADAL PICTURED AT WIMBLEDON FINAL 2008

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A Moment Like This
Uploaded by serenitylivesforever, also known as 13 year old Hannah

Rafael Nadal's website
www.rafaelnadal.com
The Forum is a great source of Rafa news

Photo credits: Yahoo, Daylife, Getty, el Mundo, Reuters and unknown sources

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Nadal defeats Federer Wimbledon Final 2008 Highlights Part 1
Uploade by KikasisIluvya

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Nadal defeats Federer Wimbledon Final 2008 Highlights Part 2
Uploaded by KikasisIluvya

And where I live....

Santoro Captures Second Consecutive Newport Title July 13, 2008

Santoro tops Amritraj for second straight Hall of Fame title

(L-R) Finalist Prakash Amritraj, Vijay Amritraj, Chris Clouser,
2008 Champion Fabrice Santoro, Mark Stenning.

^{From the Associated Press}

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Second-seeded Fabrice Santoro captured his second straight Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title Sunday, beating Prakash Amritraj 6-3, 7-5 to become the second player since 1990 to win an ATP event after his 35th birthday.

In winning his sixth career title, the 35-year-old Santoro became the oldest player to win the tourney on the International Hall of Fame's grass courts. Andre Agassi won three events in 2005 when he was 35 years old.

Amritraj, the son for three-time Newport winner Vijay Amritraj and a wild-card entry, was the lowest ranked player to reach a Newport final. India's Davis Cup member entered the week 305th in the world.

Santoro, who earlier in the week said he was likely to be cutting back his tour play next year, won his 451st match, fourth among active players behind Roger Federer, Carlos Moya and Lleyton Hewitt.

"When you start a career at 16 years old, never, ever can you imagine you'll win a tournament 20 years later. I played my first French Open in 1989," Santoro said. "I have the same passion for the game as five, 10, 15 years ago, maybe more."

...Santoro collected $64,000 for the title and Amritraj earned $32,000.

Michael Chang inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame July 12, 2008
Michael Chang was presented for Induction by his brother Carl. Michael Chang's acceptance speech can be found by clicking the link.