From the moment he stepped onto
the court as a young player, Rafael
Nadal had an unrivaled charisma.
He has the mental and physical
toughness to do what all great
athletes do: play their best in the
biggest moments. He elevates his
emotional state to a place where
he can be insanely focused on the
smallest thing to create an edge over
Rafael
Nadal
Acing it
BY TOM BRADY
96 Ju e6/Ju e 3, 0 PHOTOGRAPH BY ALANA HOLMBERG