This post I wanted to talk, so grab a cuppa and read on.
The other day I was thinking about being a Rafa fan, and thought- I never knew this would happen. It all started with one Wimbledon final I was watching with my family (2011) and thinking Rafa was attractive. A Google search and a drooling over a Shakira video later: I'm here.
I used to not know anything about tennis. I thought Wimbledon was the only tournament there was (unfortunately, many British people still do). After watching Rafa in Wimbledon 2012, I became a 'proper fan'. I learnt as much as I could about the sport and learnt a bit about tournaments and players. I was still only young, so when it got to 2013 I watched most tournaments and really started to become emotionally invested.
I used to not know anything about tennis. I thought Wimbledon was the only tournament there was (unfortunately, many British people still do). After watching Rafa in Wimbledon 2012, I became a 'proper fan'. I learnt as much as I could about the sport and learnt a bit about tournaments and players. I was still only young, so when it got to 2013 I watched most tournaments and really started to become emotionally invested.
It's been a crazy, difficult and bittersweet journey. I was just a young teenager who fell for a tennis playing Spaniard, and now I'm a 'professional Rafan', if there is such thing.
I never expected to become so emotionally invested in this man's life, but that was part of the magic. Not knowing what I was in for, and learning the ways of tennis as I grew into the fan I am today.
Even though most of the time I get no sleep, I worry constantly about future tournaments and matches and my stress levels are often abnormally high, I wouldn't change a thing.
Being a tennis fan is no easy job. Forget about your schoolwork, for those tournaments your mind is focused 100%! It's a stressful thing and the different emotions you go through in a 2 hour match blow your mind.
Becoming a Rafan was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
I'd love to hear your becoming a Rafan stories. Drop me a comment.
Grace x
It all started when a friend of mine was all praise for a muscular teenager who was playing his first ever Wimbledon final ( 2006 , Rafa jus turned 20 then ). I googled about him that day and found his colorful dressing to be interesting. When I watched him play for the first time, i wasn't knowing it would change my life forever. I saw a guy fighting for every point as if he was playing for his life. I was more than impressed, it was just a matter of time and within few tournaments, I became a Rafanatic. So much so that, all my happiness was resting on his results. I would feel so confident and happy when he wins and heart broken and shattered when he looses. Tennis is a cruel sport, there is no draw and almost all matches are knockout. But I feel so blessed to experience all the ups and downs as if it was my own career. I cann't be more happy if I win those trophies by myself. Once a Rafanatic always a Rafanatic.
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I couldn't have said it better myself! Lovely to read, thank you :)
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