ENTER MY HEART

I went into my heart, today.

All the love that I have is shared

with you.

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So many times a day I feel I have been to "church"

. . . to a sacred place

within me.

Many things

can trigger the journey to the deeply welcome experience ~

the journey felt with such brightness,

such blazing intensity,

such liberating forces ~

to where I feel so alive that I KNOW LIFE

and my Life are ONE,

are in communion

and we are all that there is,

and can be.

We are.

And never will know death

because we are already in Eternity.

We are the sunshine,

We are the soulful existence.

We are LIFE's lives . . .

those of us who feel this.

We are forces of Nature.

Nothing stands in our way,

when we answer without reservations,

"YES".

Hallelujah.

I am here ~

you can take what you will

and I will lose nothing from your taking.

because my Source is limitless,

endless

and

grace...

glorious grace.

Life without End.

Many of us walk the Earth ~

We leave our mark on your hearts

and you say

"Thank you"

By Sandra Hammel
from Journal #21 ~ A Walk on the Free Side
pages 10 - 13
October 22, 24, 2009

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October 30, 2009
Pages 23 - 26

If our voices won't speak for justice and for truth,
then unchecked human behaviors are free
with impunity.

We are capable of humankindness overflowing,
gentleness and empathy.

And we are capable of resentment,
acts of torture
and extermination of whole groups of people.

We can speak for justice.
We can stand for truth.

If we are silent, we speak clearly of our intention
to do no good.

There is no honor in being silent
when the correct thing to do
is to speak up.

We, each, are only one,
but we give our nations the power to represent us.

When our nations see no urgency to stop
our own wrongs ~
we give away the only real power we own.
Our integrity.

And who,
what,
are we, then?

I do not want to be defined by the wrongs of my nation.

But, I maintain that I still have my one voice.

And there are some human injustices
which I choose to speak out about.

As long as we allow it,
injustice will reign over justice.

End of Sandra Hammel's writing, for the moment.

"You see things as they are and ask "Why?"

I dream things as they never were and ask "Why not?"

George Bernard Shaw

"Some people look at things as they are and ask "Why?"
I dream things that never were and ask "Why not?"

Robert Francis Kennedy

From the song "Imagine":

You may say that I'm a dreamer..."

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Connie Talbot sings Imagine
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From my journal #21's Preface page and
also my very first post when I opened this blog on November 28, 2006:

Whatever you can do

or dream
you can

BEGIN IT.

Boldness has genius,

power and magic in it.

Goethe

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Written by Sandra Hammel
November 1, 2009
from my journal #21, pages 28 - 31

November 1, 2009

To My Spirit ~

I am covered by the mist of your love

I am surrounded by your light,

immersed in your joy.

You carry my heart,

protecting

and

guiding me.


We are here to serve LIFE

and we are happy to be.

Love is given to us to give to one another.

There is no higher purpose,

no deeper joy. . .

We travel on the wings of kindness.

We know ecstasy,

liberty's free blessings.

peace.

We have been called by LIFE to live,

sharing our spirit's gifts,

not afraid to speak aloud,

to be bold,

to feel deeply,

rawly.

We walk with Grace holding us.

I am because you are.

You are because I am.

We are here never to be dead,

but

eternally alive.

We are here

to share

our spirit . . .

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Written by Sandra Hammel

November 11, 2009
from my journal #21, pages 34 - 39

Some things should bother us.

Bother us, deeply.

So much so,

we must act to make a difference.

And across boundaries.

Boundaries created by religion, by governments, philosophies, countries, politics, money.

And those things include

abusing children,

neglecting children,

selling children,

abusing selling, raping anyone,

and

any form of genocide.

We are defined not only by what we do,
what we directly affect ~
but by what we don't do,
what we don't choose to stand for.

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or, Start a Petition

Change.org

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We are wrong to allow genocide ~
there are no exceptions to this.

There is no political reason or any other reason,
that makes it okay
to not affect the ending and preventing genocide,
Mr. President.

And in my heart's wisdom, I think this: You know this.

What are principles, if not to live by,
even when,
especially when,
it is thoroughly difficult.

China, a country, not known to live by principle of justice and with moral integrity and sweeping humane ideals should not hold our moral compass and fortitude and our actions in the balance. As hostages of our debt to China. China owns us literally and figuratively. Your administration has not turned out to be "The Change" I can believe in.

"If we care, the world will care. If we bear witness, the world will know. If we act, the world will follow." Barack Obama, April 30, 2006, International Day of Action for Darfur, Washington, D.C.

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To: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House

Started by: MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO SAVE DARFUR

The Government of Sudan continues to undermine prospects for peace in Sudan.

Violations by the Government of Sudan continue, despite the “fresh” start from the US Special Envoy and the new US Sudan Policy announced on October 19, 2009. Sudan continues its dangerous tactics: Delay, Manipulate, Block, Ignore, Deny. We know of attacks on civilians, threats of forced returns of IDPs, the blockage of humanitarian aid and threats on aid workers. Three million Darfuris are displaced in camps, and time is running out to fulfill the terms of the CPA for South Sudan.

The warning signs are clear:
- "Millions could miss Sudan elections" - Reuters
- "Abyei: Bashir wants it all" - Roger Winter
- "Sudan at the flash point" - Eric Reeves
- "What to do about Sudan now" - John Prendergast

Tell your representatives in Congress and President Obama that the US must now start using the pressures that were promised as part of the new US Sudan Policy.

Please sign the letter ~ USA citizens

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GENOCIDE IS NOT OKAY

USE YOUR VOICE
TO CALL UPON OUR LEADERS
TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS VERY WRONG

standnow.org
www.savedarfur.org
whilewewaitsudan.blogspot.com

www.henryjacksonsociety.org/stories

THERE'S HUGE TALENT IN HUGH (JACKMAN) - THE BEST PART IS THAT HE HAD FUN WHICH MADE HIM FUN TO WATCH

So you can't please everyone. Nothing new there. Another raved about it. I loved Hugh Jackman's parts of the show. So refreshing, fun and entertaining to see someone simply adoring being on stage and being "our show". That is the key, really. A Big Talent that made me fall in love with him. It "translated" to me. It's an award show and unless you take the award part out of it - it isn't going to be other than an award show. Maybe, the LA Times is expecting too much out of a self-congratulating awards show to be something other than it has the roots to be. Perhaps the LA Times critic could be put in charge next year of producing the show.

This is a good read - Best and Worst of the Oscars Hugh Jackmania!

John Oliver (from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) gives his take on Hugh Jackman's job...
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Hugh Jackman's Opening Performance at the 2009 Academy Awards Live Performance
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Hugh Jackman - Preparation for the Academy Awards 2009 - The 81st

Musical Numbers at the Oscars

OSCARS: Baz Luhrmann on Hugh Jackman's hosting performance

At least one early review of Hugh Jackman's Oscar-hosting performance is in, and it's a rave. EW caught up with Baz Luhrmann (Jackman's Australia director and friend) at the Academy Awards on Sunday. The filmmaker said he was thrilled with how Jackman's emceeing turned out: While the show was mostly the vision of coproducer Bill Condon, Luhrmann said he helped Jackman with some of the choreography in the host's dance number with Beyonce. "At this time, his style, elegance, and grace is really resonating," Luhrmann said. "I spent six months with him touring around the world and two years making a movie with him in the desert. I know him almost as well as his family does. What you see is what you get." --Nicole Sperling

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Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman as The Boy from Oz ~ 2004 Tony telecast
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This is the Medley Hugh Jackman preformed at the Tonys.

Hugh Jackman - His career

Hugh Jackman - Irish Interview

Click on the post title or here: Hugh Jackman interviewed by Parkinson, as well as singing - on the BBC

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Genocide Ends
When Enough of Us
Stand Up
Against It
JOIN US
1-800-GENOCIDE

www.savedarfur.org
www.genocideintervention.net
www.standnow.org

www.miafarrow.org


Write President Obama
www.whitehouse.gov

You can also call or write to the President:

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Comments to President Obama:

202-456-1111

or

1-800-GENOCIDE

The White House available 9 AM - 5 PM EST weekdays

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Call your Senators and Representative Today!

Find your elected politicians contact information at this link:

www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected

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To call the USA Secretary of State

202-647-6575

The USA State Department public comment line

works 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

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Sample of what to say:

* I'm calling to ask President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and Ambassador Rice to protect innocent civilians in Darfur in the wake of Bashir's arrest warrant. Please issue immediate warnings to Bashir and the government of Sudan specifying consequences of attacks on civilians. Please also prepare an emergency response plan to address further violence and appoint a full-time senior level envoy. Lastly, please stand firm in support of the ICC indictment and veto any delay in the prosecution of Bashir.

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IF NOT,

THEN,

YOUR SILENCE

CONTRIBUTES

TO

ANOTHER

GENOCIDE.

www.savedarfur.org/content

RAFAEL NADAL IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR SPAIN AND TENNIS

Rafael Nadal is a diplomat for Spain and for tennis. And especially for his loving fans. He, again is writing a blog for his fans during his tournament practice, interviews and playing the matches. Here is another post from Rafa.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

Hello everybody,

It is strange to write two blogs posts in one day. But I came back early to the hotel since we had an early dinner. Well, early for a Spaniard like me, since we left the hotel at 8.45 pm for dinner. That might be very late for some of you reading this. But for me it is quite early since I normally go for dinner at 9.30 pm the earliest. We went to the Argentine restaurant close to the hotel. We have been going there almost everyday before a match. It is really nice and the food and atmosphere is great. We were five people. My close team (except for my uncle Toni who, by the way doesn't normally come with us for dinner) here in Miami with me. That is Carlos, Benito, Rafel and Francis.

My father, uncle and all their friends went to see the match between Roddick and Federer. Talking about that, I followed the match on the internet before going for dinner. It is quite a surprise, although Andy is playing very good lately. He played really good in Dubai and it seems he is playing here at that same level.

I hope the media don't start "killing" Roger for this. He doesn't deserve it and he is really a great guy. I am sure he will win soon again.

As I say I went for an early dinner since tomorrow I leave to the site a bit earlier. I am warming up at 10.30 and as you know I go to the site like an hour before so I can get ready. We just finished playing some soccer on the Playstation and finished a massage after that. I am ready to go to bed and be ready for tomorrow. It is an important match since I would love to be back on a final here in Miami.

Thanks all for your support and win or lose I will be here tomorrow to write and talk about what happened.

More reader questions answered: You always appear so self-contained on court. When you were younger did you ever lose your temper and behave badly during a match? -- Belinda No, my uncle always taught me not to do so. It seems like you prefer to start the match by receiving serve. Is that true? -- Cedrine Yes, I always do that. How much time do you put into developing varying strategies for different opponents? -- Andrea I always talk to my coach (my uncle or Francis) before the matches. Either the night before or the same day. The current balance of ranking points on the tour is 60% hardcourts, 30% clay and 10% grass. How do you feel about this? Would you like to see more events on clay, or on grass? -- Rosangel Not only that. I also think that clay and grass are better for the body and therefore we would have less injuries, all of us. So I think it is easier for hard court players to have better ranking. But that's the way it is. In the end we all play. Probably the thing less fair is that clay is all played in a very short period of time. Do you ever read the forum on [your official site] rafaelnadal.com? -- Evu I did sometimes when I was blogging. But I don't usually look at the forums. Too many threads! :-) Are there any questions you get in interviews that you're fed up of answering? -- Anna Sometimes but that's the way it is. What does Rafa Maymo write in his notebook when you're training? -- Maria Good question. He writes EVERYTHING we do. I mean everything! I'll be in Bremen to support Spain in the Davis Cup tie - good luck Are you comfortable that playing Davis Cup won't affect your preparation before your busy clay schedule? -- Rosangel Davis Cup is important for me. I like to play for my country. Did you get a chance to go to the Melbourne aquarium like you wanted to? -- Tamika I didn't. I had planned to go a couple of times but in the end I could not make it. For the past three years, you've seemed tired and subdued during the second half of the year. Will you make any changes to your schedule this year? -- Zola I don't think I was tired at all. I actually played pretty good at the end of last year with good results. THe only thing is that I did not in a title but for the rest I am happy.

See you,

Rafa

A Huge Thanks to Tennis.com

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Two pictures of Rafa above in the Quarter Finals
against Blake in Miami 08
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Slideshow of photos of Nadal beating Blake
in quarter finals of Sony Ericsson Open
in Miami (Key Biscayne), Florida 2008

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Rafael Nadal interviewed in Spanish
after victory versus Berdych
in Semi Finals Miami 08
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Rafael Nadal's website has a great Fan Page for his loving fans

Sony Ericsson Open 2008 website

CBS is apparently going to air the Men's Final on Sunday, April 6, 08 at 12:30 p.m.

The women's final is Saturday, April 5, 08, which also apparently will be aired on CBS at 11:30 a.m.

RAFAEL NADAL ALL FIRED UP ON HARD COURTS IN MIAMI 08

Three photos of Rafael Nadal after winning match with Berdych

Rafael Nadal (2) will play Nikolay Davydenko (4) for the Sony Ericsson Open April 6, Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
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Nadal versus Berdych April 4, 2008 ~ 2nd set
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The Evans Report:

Rafa Rolls Into Final By Richard Evans

Friday, April 04, 2008

Rafael Nadal had never beaten Thomas Berdych on hard courts in three previous attempts. He has now. After a tough first set struggle, the world No. 2 roared into the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships here in Miami with a 7-6(6), 6-2 victory over the powerful Czech on another hot, breezy day.

The win, which demonstrated how well Nadal is adapting his game to hard courts, put him into the final here for the second time. In 2005 he lost to Roger Federer in five sets but that much anticipated clash will not be repeated following Andy Roddicks sensational victory over the Swiss in a dramatic encounter under the lights on Thursday night.

With Federer faltering in alarming fashion at 3-4 in the third set just the moment he usually becomes mentally and physically impenetrable Roddick was able to come up with just the number of whiplash serves he needed to record only his second victory over Federer in 17 attempts. Andy certainly deserved it.

Nadal showed no such signs of weakness against Berdych who remains just a notch below Roddick as a hardcourt performer. Berdych had beaten Nadal in three ATP Masters events in 2005-06 in Cincinnati, Toronto and indoors on hard in Madrid but he quickly realized he was playing a more aggressive performer today.

"Hes trying to attack more now," said Berdych. "If stays behind the baseline on this surface someone like James Blake or myself can beat him. But he has changed. It is very difficult to beat him when he plays like this. And my level went down at the end. It has been a long month in the States."

Now Berdych faces the prospect of going home to Prague and packing his clay court shoes for a Davis Cup tie against Russia in Moscow where Shamil Tarpischevs team have not lost a tie at home since the Pete Sampras-inspired victory for the United States in 1995.

Nadal needed to take a second stab at winning the first set tiebreaker. A couple of errors off raking Czech drives saw him squander three sets points from 6-3 up but, after correctly challenging a baseline call, he moved ahead again and took it 8-6. The Spaniard never released his grip on the match again and eventually reeled off the last twelve points to leave his opponent well beaten.

"I think I played very good tennis," Nadal said afterwards. "The wind was very tough and it was tough at the end of the first set when I had a lot of chances before I win it. But always I was very concentrated."

As far as being a better hardcourt player than he was in 2005, Nadal was skeptical about making direct comparisons. "In 2005 I won Montreal and Madrid so I was not bad, no? But for sure I am a more experienced and better player now."

R. NADAL/T. Berdych

7-6, 6-2

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Rafa serving for match and interview in Espanol

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Here is an interview with:

RAFAEL NADAL

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Pretty incredible second set. You won the last 12 points and no unforced errors. Were you feeling pretty on top of him?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I think very good tournament. I think I am playing very well this tournament, so today was great match, too. Because it's very tough player like Berdych. Happy for the win.

First set was tough, especially in the end, because I have a lot of chances and never finish, the set.

But I think in the beginning of the first set it was very important. To be very concentrate with my serve. Because against wind was very tough. And I have some breakpoints against, but I can be very concentrate all the time.

Q. Did you feel like after you doublefaulted to lose the set on the 7th set point that he kind of went away, that you defeated him mentally at that point?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't think so. I think I had a lot of chances before. First set point with my serve, 53, 1540 and 54, 63 in the tiebreak. A lot of chances.

I did not win any, one, but in that moment I was feeling playing better than Tomas in the moment, because I feel I all the time (in Spanish). I was ahead all the time in the score.

Q. How much better are you as a hardcourt player now than three years ago when you were in the final here?

RAFAEL NADAL: Always we must have the comparison. I think it's impossible compare it. 2005 I won in Montreal, I won in Madrid, I played the final here. The numbers are saying I'm not much better than 2005, so...

I think I have more years, more experience. I'm better player than 2005. I don't have any doubt about this. But it's impossible to compare it. It's totally change feelings.

Q. We had a sensational match last night here. Did you watch it? Federer versus Roddick. If you did, what are your thoughts?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't watch any point. I didn't watch any point, so I can't say.

Q. Are you surprised that it's Andy and not Roger?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, when you have one score, head to head like 140, last 14 times, for sure it's surprise, but when you play against Roddick all the match depends on points.

So if you are not playing at your 100% and if he's serving well, he's playing well, he play some points important points well from the baseline, you have very difficult match.

Q. I think I read something on your blog that people shouldn't be too hard on Roger. Based on last night's match, don't say that something is wrong with Roger, that he played well. Can you talk a little bit about that?

RAFAEL NADAL: I think the people are speaking too much about Roger's moment. I think Roger is not in that moment, but, you know, it's very tough be all the time at 100%.

He has for last four or five years unbelievable records. Right now he's not doing bad. He's doing semifinals in Australia and semifinals Indian Wells. Here, quarterfinals.

For sure we are not for us, not normal watch Roger lose in these tournaments, but he's a human person. Anything can happen, because the levels always are very close. Roger has a special ability and always win the important matches and win in the difficult moments.

For that reason, I think it's not fair right now we speak bad about Roger.

Q. You had a tough tournament in Indian Wells and took a pretty tough loss there. I was just wondering how long did it take you to overcome that emotionally or being down about that? In general, how did you deal with a loss? Because you've come back and are playing really, really well.

RAFAEL NADAL: No one hour. I think Indian Wells I play a very good tournament. I arrive there without my best confidence. I lost in Rotterdam against Seppi and Dubai against Roddick without playing. Improving a little bit my level against Roddick in the quarterfinals of Dubai, but far away than the level that I'm playing right now.

So I know won against Tsonga and Blake was a very good win for me for my confidence, and I arrive to semifinals a little bit tired without believing 100% in my chances in that match.

But after my match against Djokovic, I always have a positive thoughts. I play very good tournament, played terrible match today, I thought, in the moment. But why not? I can play very good tournament in Miami because I am playing better. My feeling was I'm coming better every day.

So I arrive here and I practice every day very well. I say the press conference before tournament I was playing very well, and right now I am in the finals. So anything can happen in this final.

Anyway, for me, going to be very important tournament, this one, because play a final in Masters Series event, beating against big players and playing, I know I am playing at one of my best levels.

Q. In the first game of the match, you hit two very powerful backhands, but for the rest of the match we didn't really see that anymore. Can you explain, because you can hit that shot, why you don't do it more often?

Q. In the first game of the match, you hit two very powerful backhands, but for the rest of the match we didn't really see that anymore. Can you explain, because you can hit that shot, why you don't do it more often?

RAFAEL NADAL: I really don't know. I didn't think about this. I think I have more backhands, no? But, you know, sometimes it depends of the points. It's difficult say why I'm not touching the ball. It's about your feeling in that moment, no? I don't know.

Q. Because a lot of times you played the backhand more safe, but you can hit it very powerful, and people talk about how you should play aggressive on hard courts. It's much talked about. That's why, because you can hit the shot, and we'd like to see it more often maybe.

RAFAEL NADAL: I going to do more times in the final. (Laughter.) If you like, I going to do it.

Q. I know you still have a match to go here, but could you look ahead to next week in the Davis Cup against Germany and your thoughts on that?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, it's going to be tough for me. I going to arrive there on Tuesday night, so Wednesday and Thursday, two days only preparation.

So going to be tough. Going to be the decision of the captain put me on Friday or not. I going to try my best for arrive there with my best conditions, but we'll have a very difficult confrontation against Germany, no? Outside, for us it's always difficult for play outside.

We have a complete team. We can play singles and doubles for all four, because I think we have very good level. So we hope have chances for being in the semifinals and play finally at home after long time.

Q. Talk about your match and Andy in Dubai, and what do you have to do if you play him in the finals to beat him? Obviously return of serve is the key.

RAFAEL NADAL: I think continuing playing like this. So if I play the final like I played the matches before, I going to have chances for a win. I don't have chances for lose, too. But I think if I playing like this, I going to have my chances.

Q. But against Andy, is the key returning his serve? That it?

RAFAEL NADAL: It's always the key, returning his serve. You can't prepare the match believing in return his serve, because if he's serving 144 miles, your strategy is not this. My strategy is try to play aggressive all the time and be safe with my serve and well, with my serve and continuing like this.

So after, wait my chance on the return. If you are all the time in the final normally you have chance.

Q. Every player wants to wins tournaments, Grand Slams. Where does achieving the No. 1 ranking fit for you? How much of focus is there on that? What would it mean to you if that were to come?

RAFAEL NADAL: For me, the most important thing is feeling well, feeling playing well, and feeling at the best level. If I am at the best level I have chances for being No. 1, for be No. 2, for be No.3, for No. 4, or No. 5.

But my goal is try to be in the top positions. So I have three years in a row No. 2. This is unbelievable position, because with my points, we have a lot of No. 1s before.

So I think it's I can't say too much about this, no? Just try to continuing playing at the same level like last years, and if I have any chance for be No. 1, I will try to do.

But for me it's not obsession to be No. 1, no? Just I always try my best. I am not finding the No. 1. You are No. 1 or you are not No. 1. That's my feelings.

Q. A lot of the European players tell us that this part of the calendar is very hard for them. They get tired being in the United States for a month or over five weeks. You seem to play well in these tournaments. Are you comfortable here in the United States for that long of time? And if so, why is that?

RAFAEL NADAL: I'm very comfortable in United States, but not for this time. It's not fair have one month, two tournaments, and after go back to Europe and we have to play three Masters Series on clay.

We only have three Masters Series on clay during all the season, and we have three Masters Series in four weeks. So for us it's terrible, that.

And three Masters Series in the middle of the biggest tournament on clay in the world: Barcelona. So if you see the calendar, that is unbelievable.

Everybody can say about the Olympics. Is not for the Olympics. This year we have that. It's because these two tournaments are one week later, because you have university or something like this, college basketball. I respect 100% the college basketball. I think it's very important.

I know here it's very important, the college basketball, because I saw always the American players and the mens in the locker room watching always this.

But, well, we can't have the calendar thinking about the college basketball, no? So we are 100% disappointed about this decision of the ATP.

Finally the European players are, well, I don't know, very angry about these decisions, no? For me it's terrible. You know, I'm a clay player, but I can play very well on all surface. But play four weeks it's impossible if you are playing well, no?

Q. Andy Murray has just announced that had Alex Corretja is going to be his coach through the clay season. Your thoughts on that whether you're surprised, because Alex is a TV guy now, and what you think he can help Andy with.

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I really don't know because I didn't have I don't know how he's working Alex against one player, no? For sure he has enough experience on clay. He can pass on his feelings how to play on clay to Andy.

But anyway Andy, I think, is very talented player. He can play very well in all surfaces, no? Why not on clay? I think he going to do very good.

Q. Perhaps the one phase of your game that has improved the most is your serve, both first and second serve. Could you assess for us how much improvement you've made over the last two years in your serving?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't like to speak too much about my improves, because every week we are speaking about my improvement. I don't know, I always try to improve everything. My serve, for sure, is more is more difficult improve my forehand than my serve, because I have my serve here and my forehand here.

When you start playing tennis, you well, I don't know how you're playing, but you have more chances to improve than me, so it's easier. So if my serve is worse I have more chances for improve.

But I always try to improve everything. My serve is important part of my game to improve, and I was very focus all the time with my serve and with my volleys with my slice, because I am slicing much better than two years before now, too. I use my slice on hard surfaces important shot, and two years before I didn't use.

12:30 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 6
RAFAEL NADAL
WILL PLAY
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO
IN THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN
FINAL

YOU ARE ON FIRE RAFA !!

WAY TO SALSA UP MIAMI!!
KEEP THE HEAT TURNED UP

RAFA HAS GOT GREAT HEART

At Zimbio photos of Rafael Nadal against Tomas Berdych April 3, 2008 at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami Day12 ~ See for credits to some of photos posted here

TENNIS SCORES. LOVE, LOVE TENNIS. NADAL WON MY HEART.

RAFA NADAL

FEDERER and NADAL

Some Great Glory Days of Tennis Are Here

I have a tennis racket and tennis balls, but my love for tennis really has nothing to do with my playing it.

I love to watch Wimbeldon every year. But this year seemed to have some really special talent to watch.

Some of the men

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

Marcos Baghdatis

Richard Gasquet

Novak Djokovic

Andy Roddick

Some of the women

Venus Williams

Marion Bartoli

Ana Ivanovic

Svetlana Kuznetsova

Maria Sharapova

Serena Williams

Amelie Mauresmo

Justine Henin

The Nadal and Federer Rivalry Is Extra, Extraordinary to Watch

How special to watch Roger Federer, a hummingbird on the court, and Rafael Nadal who wins my heart with his flare after he wins a point. What better arms’ biceps to pump are there?! And it’s not just in the arms, the whole body works and is in jubilation. Just love it!!

How great to watch the test of their hearts and minds while flexing their whole-game-tennis! Even the external stoicism of Federer gave way to the internal crying out “I WANTED This Win So Much!!!” All with the tears and deep emotion. Okay so Roger Federer won. I was cheering for Rafa Nadal – because of the passion I get to watch pour out of him. And that white sports jacket and the white pants of Roger Federer after the Championship Wimbledon match only needed a stylish white hat to go with it!

In all fairness, the test wasn’t all about the winner of Wimbledon... due to the rain. Federer glided through the week with barely any games when the others were grueling it out. Personally, my insignificant opinion is that Wimbledon did tennis a disservice by forcing players to play under unhealthy conditions. There should be a minimum of hours that a player has to play between matches. Novak Djokovic had to concede to Nadal Saturday which had a little to do with the rain delays jamming the matches too close together for the human body to recover between them.

Power to these terrific athletes who are a joy to watch. The strength illustrated in tennis includes power, mental toughness and heart. I don’t know why history has chosen war to beat opponents when games such as tennis are a far better platform. Killing and maiming just bears sickening spoils. Love tennis. Thanks for the fun!

Even if tennis isn’t your thing, he is fun to look at.

Some pleasure for you below.

Rafael Nadal’s website

It’s worth it for the fan-provided pictures of him alone

http://www.rafaelnadal.com/

Someone has put together some wonderful pictures of Rafa Nadal:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cbkUWF

More beautiful pictures:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yR_NoszHMAs

And more:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iT74CQqRi7Y

Nadal plays on clay and Federer plays on grass at the same time:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KnBMVRpeKHA

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19661409/

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