Tag Archives: John McEnroe

Why Rafael Nadal Is the Most Admirable Person in All of Sports

The hardrooting staff has written often about Rafael Nadal, one of our all-time favorite athletes along with New York Yankees icon Mickey Mantle (our youthful crush) and Mantle’s New York Rangers doppelgänger Rod Gilbert. But Rafa is even more special. … Continue reading

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Nadal Grounds Federer Express

Say, that was some beatdown (as Patrick McEnroe labeled it) Rafael Nadal laid on Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson bakeoff, yeah? From the Los Angeles Times: Rafael Nadal easily beats Roger Federer The top-ranked Spaniard defeats … Continue reading

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Ad o’ the Day ($$$ Edition)

The hardworking staff – in between its hard work – has watched a fair amount of U.S. Open coverage, and one thing viewers of the tournament can’t escape (apart from John McEnroe’s apparent disdain for Pam Shriver) is this Mercedes-Benz … Continue reading

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