Nadal: Pain Fueled His 22 Grand Slams, Not Weakness

How a 2005 Foot Injury Became the Origin of All His Problems

Rafael Nadal’s career was built on a paradox: the more he suffered, the more he thrived. In a new Netflix documentary, the 39-year-old Spaniard—now retired—revealed how a rare foot condition nearly ended his tennis dreams before they began, and how he learned to turn physical agony into competitive fuel. “Suffering was less than my passion,” … Read more