pazzied
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“One day I have to come back to Prague, with Rafa maybe, and his family and my family. We’ll walk around and we’ll go to all the bars and playgrounds with our kids in the future, and we’ll have a good time one day here in Prague again. This time it’s more about tennis.”
- Roger Federer, undoing all the good work Rafa had done in denying that they are a couple. | X |
Little musings on sports rivalry, federer, nadal and tennis:
Bit of a treat for fedal fans who don't have access to them gushing about each other in other languages, in this French interview Roger actually says he thinks his relationship with Rafa is one of the most unique and one-of-a-kind in his personal life. Simply because no other person has occupied so many diverging 'adjectifs' basically in his life. He agrees with the interviewer saying that only Rafa occupies this weird middle ground of being his biggest career 'adversary' who has, in a way, for 14 years stood between him and his career goals but also a kind of 'working partner' (in raising money for charities, promoting the sports, and sharing sponsorship events, etc) and most strangely, something he doesn't share with his other big rivals, also a friend.
Both Nadal and Federer have talked a lot about having such great respect for each other but in here I think it's the first time we can kind of get a full glimpse why because it appears Roger also finds it a bit bizzarre and doesn't know what to make of it in the beginning. He gives the perfect example by saying that Rafa is the only person in the world that he can call up to play an exhibition or raise money for charity with, even though he mentions Novak and Andy as his great rivals as well. This is because he knows for sure Rafa will show up just as he will when Rafa calls him. He talks about this strange thing that we've heard them mention in Laver Cup about how they've discovered how similar they actually are, in ways of thinking and approaching the game but completely different in anything else and that's why we see them enjoying Laver Cup so much. Because it's the only time that these 'contending adjectifs' sort of kinda blur together. Unrestricted by contending for titles on opposite sides, they can, for the first time, be completely open with each other, and realise that no one else is as big a fan of the sport as they are.
I think in a way what truly shows here is that both Roger and Rafa realise there's no one in the world that they can share this unique bond with because they are, in every sense of the word, the only two that can be each other's 'equals', they fostered their career growing up in the same era, and for decades were the only two dominating the game. That's why Roger has subtly mentioned in the past that when it comes to sensitive issues in tennis or his career, Rafa is the only person he can share it with and knows 100% that he'll understand and that he won't bertray him to anyone else. Similarly, whenever asked about crucial issues such as the politics of the game etc, Rafa has always been firmly consistent in making sure that him and Roger are standing together on the matter.
Being at the top is lonely.
Especially in individual sports such as tennis when so much is at stake within continuous periods of tournaments, winning and losing can become banal at some point because you know you only have yourself to keep yourself in control all the time, to win enough to have a career but to lose enough to still value the wins.
But the unique bond, this 'middle ground' of competitive sports that we don't see anywhere else in history, is perhaps what makes this era the golden age of tennis. Unlike Agassi or Sampras, who never really quite accepted the other at the top, Nadal and Federer fully embraced their 'duality'.
They recognised their matches as the best moments in their careers even when they oftentimes had to be at the losing side, they constantly used their rivalry to raise money for charity together, and most importantly, they want themselves to be remembered as each the halves that together made so much more than the sum of one.
There's no draws in tennis. But what made Federer and Nadal so great is, as Federer said, they would've been happy to accept a draw anyway, so long as it is each other on the opposite side of the net. Their love for the game and for the extraordinary magic that they knew they were creating together have trascended their will to simply win over each other.
Being at the top is lonely, but Federer and Nadal have discovered the professional sport's 'sweet spot' if you like. No matter how many battles or grand slams contended, they both knew that their bond and respect for each other will remain unchanged.
For the 2 greatest in histories, they get to make their own rules, because they know now that winning is so much better when you have someone to share it with.
AZZI FUDD!!
That one Azzi edit! This got me so hyped!! We're almost back baby!!!
When I said, "Azzi over everyone" I meant that!
🎥: shehoops.com
Pazzi crumbs masterlist- more to come for sure !! There’s just too many pazzi crumbs to post all at once
Pazzi workout sesh
All time fav Pazzi clip
First post season Pazzi outing
Them sharing clothes
Pazzi selfie
Azzi can’t keep her eyes off Paige
Pazzi hooping sesh
Random photoshoot
wearing each others clothes pt.2
March madness hug
Azzi wearing Paige’s necklace
Cutest girls ever !!
Jana cam came thru
They want each other so bad
So in love with eachother
Pazzi is def real after this
They look too good here
Pazzi at the wnba draft
You cannot tell me they’re not In love in these pics
Summer pazzi
Young pazzi 🫶
Yunho's Top Ten Most Unforgettable Moments
fuckyeahyunho:
citystates:
fuckyeahtohoshinki:
1. 2004 DBSK got into a car accident. A sedan hit DBSK’s van, the driver was pronounced dead on the spot, the van was completely crushed, each member was hurt in different ways. Yunho’s neck was very injured. 2. 2005, Nov 18 to 19th, he was running schedules non stop. The minute the camera shuts down, he fainted. 3. 2006, before his concert, his wrist was injured, but he removed the cast for the sake of the performance, during the performance he was bleeding, but he kept on singing. After the performance his hand was completely swollen. 4. 2006, march, barely 20 years old, fainted due to dehydration. His stomach isn’t strong, members always stick little reminder notes in his pocket reminding him to eat. Whenever he was trying to care for other members, they would say “ you should be the one resting right now”.. they flew between Korea and Japan every week. 5. For the sake of having a better pitch when he sings and a better, more mature image, he got procelin veneers on his teeth, PV needs to be changed every 10 years, he has gone through numerous discomfort and pain after his procedure. May of 2006, because he was in such pain (his teeth), he was rushed to the hospital right after his performance one night. June, he experienced even more pain because of it, he could barely eat, his face was so swollen he had to start wearing a mask. 6. 2006, July. Concert in Malaysia, knowning his fans have waited forever for him, he gave a perfect performance that fooled everyone, no one could tell that he was trying all his might to hold the pain that was caused by dislocation of his ankles. He insisted on performing for his fans, he had to be carried out after the performance. That performance caused him to be away for one month so he can rest. 7. 2006, October, around 10pm. Something horrible happened, emergency room, different hospitals, cleaning and pumping out his stomach. The suspect has turned herself in. Yunho said “ she’s about my age, I have a sister, so I hope she will receive forgiveness. As for me. No worries. I’m fine. I’m sorry I’ve made you guys worry” 8. At an award ceremony, all the members were crying their eyes out, Yunho stayed strong, he held his tear in, he smiled, he kept thanking everyone, but backstage, he shed more tears than the rest of the members combined. 9. At another award ceremony, everyone could tell his eyes were watery and red, but once again, held in it. He bit his fingers.
10. The famous 18 continuous bow. After the MBC dance battle special, he was sick, but he held himself together for the show, backstage, he bowed to every single performer and crew members, the fans captured the total number of times he bowed 18 times.
Credits: baidubar+i_like_jelly@soompi+crap@dbic
This makes me love Yunho even more and makes me reconsider my bias. I hereby declare I love all of DBSK.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMOMG
OH MY GOSHHHH. GUESSSS WHATTTTTTTTTT.
Okay so, Anne and I were just on the library computer searching for an AP Bio book. And then Anne whispered “It’s Mirai” and I thought she said “Meera” so I was like “oh ok…” BUT THEN SHE SAID NAGASU. Oh my gosh. I SAW MIRAI NAGASU.
AND YEAHH.
Oh and sorry if she didn’t want this to get out…BUT OH MY GOSH. That made my day, NO MY WEEK. I’d be flattered if I were her.
OHMYGOSH:).
truth.
Yes the Olympics are over but one thing has been nagging me.
I loved watching Mirai Nagasu during the competition- that girl is just cuteness on skates.
She won over a lot of Americans by finishing fourth with two clean and entertaining programs.
So please, American media, GET HER NAME AND PICTURE RIGHT!
Just because she has Japanese immigrant parents does not mean she is Mao Asada of Japan.
Oh right. She looks Asian, therefore you can just lump all the black haired, squinty-eyed, petite skaters together. It doesn’t matter.
Ha! Ha! That's brilliant. He said it yesterday! My friends have a drinking game for the show. Play at your own risk: every time I yell out "RICHARD!"… and drink. Every time the show cuts to a lush, beautiful landscape, shout/sing in your highest pitch possible, "NEW ZEALAND!" and drink. Every time my hair does something epic… We need to add "POWERFUL MAGIC" to the list.
Bridget Regan, http://news.tvstar.com/Article/382
http://auntjoyceicecreamstand.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-and-that.html
Ioana's take on the article: When your name is Rachael Flatt and the only positive thing MK can BS about your skating is, "I don't what she's doing, but she's so consistent," you are in serious trouble as a skater.
Tyler Knott Gregson
Reach inside of me squeeze the scream out of my heart. Breathe silence back in.
