I recommend this book, i've been reading it for the last 30 min or so, and there're really interesting stuff there.
In the first chapter he talks about Wimbledon, his favorite tournament, about the atmosphere, the tradition, the crowd, the All England Club, he's really in love with that tournament, he feels passion for it.
Explains all that he did the night before the final with Roger Federer in 2007, what he had for breakfast and how he felt after the defeat.
"i had my usual breakfast, corn flakes, orange juice, chocolate milkshake (never coffee) and what i like the most, tostadas with olive oil and salt, i was full of energy that morning, i could feel it , and tennis has a lot to do with how you feel that particular day.....
"after the match and those 5 though sets i was devastated, and i cried during 30 minutes in the locker room, i was angry, yes Federer beat me, but i disappointed myself, i lost my focus during the game, i failed, and i could not stand that sensation.
"In 2008 i still thought i was not the favorite, but there was a slightly difference, i didn't think either he was the favorite like in 2007, i thought we had the same chances to win that day....., and i was not gonna happen like in 2007, i was not going to lose my focus, no distractions, no way"
"At 1 o'clock, i went back to the locker room, one of the particularities of tennis is that you share the locker room with your opponent, even in an important tournament like this one, and there he was, like always, sitting on his wooden bench.
We were used to that so we were not uncomfortable, one or later we would be fighting and trying to crush each other to win the most important match of the year, but we were friends. Other sportsmen can hate each other, we don't, we get along well, but on court there's no friends, nothing personal, it's the same with my family, when i'm playing, i'm another person, i work hard to be like a robot, i know it's impossible but i try to be a perfect machine. When you're playing you can't let human emotions disturb you, if you can control them you'll have more chances to success...."
He explained his ritual before matches " i don't need to think about what to do, i just do it, i'm like in a trance"
"...practice sport is good for regular people, but professional sport is bad for your health......"
naaahhh i can be posting the whole day hahaha, all that is from the first 20 pages hahaha.
The book is full of very interesting details, he explains everything, i highly recommend it, (not only for Rafa fans but for sport fans in general)
