While on a long flight, I was catching on a documentary on Tennis. And there was this 30 min biography of the most famous uncle in the Tennis world - Uncle "Toni".
Yes - Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach from the age of 6.
And here was the most significant piece of information I came to know from there. Rafa is a "right hander". He does everything with his right hand. He started playing tennis also with his right hand. But then uncle Toni asked him to use left hand at age 7, and the stuck to it from there on. And this also came out of some very acute observation of his hand moments in his child hood.
Its not exactly ambi-dexterity. Its extreme experimentation for that fine advantage over the usual.
After this documentary, I started noticing Rafa throwing his wrist bands in to the crowd after winning a match - using his RIGHT HAND !! You can not do that naturally and easily if you are not a Righty ;)
Yes - Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach from the age of 6.
And here was the most significant piece of information I came to know from there. Rafa is a "right hander". He does everything with his right hand. He started playing tennis also with his right hand. But then uncle Toni asked him to use left hand at age 7, and the stuck to it from there on. And this also came out of some very acute observation of his hand moments in his child hood.
Its not exactly ambi-dexterity. Its extreme experimentation for that fine advantage over the usual.
After this documentary, I started noticing Rafa throwing his wrist bands in to the crowd after winning a match - using his RIGHT HAND !! You can not do that naturally and easily if you are not a Righty ;)
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Hmm..interesting..
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