Rafa: "Watch it. I'm the choc chip cookie monster. Don't mess with me. My cookie will break you in half."
Er, in case you didn't know, this is the context:
At his press conference after his quarterfinal win over Juan-Martin del Potro, Nadal shows up with two chocolate chip cookies and starts to eat them as he talks.
Q. I'm surprised to see you eating cookies. Are they chocolate chip cookies?
RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah.
Nadal says "Yeah," but his smile says, "So? What about it?"
Q. I was wondering if you have things like that quite a bit? I always think athletes have a very regimented diet and don't indulge.
RAFAEL NADAL: Not me. (Laughter.)
Long pause, Nadal flashes what you might call a s--- eating grin.
"My opinion, you can eat everything. Well, before the match maybe don't have five cookies or one steak, but my opinion, you can eat everything in the right time. If I eat right now, 20 cookies, maybe I gonna have indigestion tonight. If I eat two, three cookies, maybe it's OK.
Maybe not for the stomach, no, but for the head it's better. (Laughter.) In the end, the important thing is to be mentally okay.
You want a piece of that cookie, punk? Just ask yourself, how lucky are you feeling today? Go ahead....make my day.
ReplyDeleteHis pictures are gems, I tell you. So are those eyebrows.
ReplyDeleteThat color never looked so incredible. Ever. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAnd mentally okay is where we want you, Rafa. If that's part of the secret to winning, keep eatin the chocolate chip cookies!
ReplyDeleteOK, now he also munches. Great. Yet another reason to flove Rafa.
ReplyDelete*makes annoyed face*
But hey, now I have something to lure him to my apartment in case he ever visits Vienna:
*opens cookie bag*
"Look what I have here, Rafito. Yes, it's a yummy cookie. Come here sweetie. Yes, right here. Gooooood boy."
Oh, feeding Rafa cookies... my day is officially made.
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