{"product_id":"rafa-nadal-classic-book","title":"Rafa Nadal (Classic) Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed clay clings to his shoes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, a surface he claimed fourteen times over, yet the calluses beneath the tape belong to a boy from a small village in Mallorca who never stopped being exactly that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRafa Nadal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first comprehensive visual biography of the champion, created with his full participation and drawn from three decades of images, many never before published, from the private collections of Nadal, his family, and his inner circle. The narrative moves between the red clay of Roland-Garros and the streets of Manacor; the locker room and the Rafa Nadal Academy; global campaigns and unguarded days at sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by Jon Wertheim, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e correspondent and senior writer at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrokes of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chronicled Nadal's historic 2008 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, the volume resists the temptation to mythologize its subject, uncovering instead what Wertheim calls \"the warrior next door.\" Reflections from Federer, King Felipe VI of Spain, wife Mery Perelló, and longtime coach Toni Nadal bring readers inside the private world behind twenty-two Grand Slam titles and fourteen Roland-Garros championships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those who admired not only the victories but the sacrifice behind them, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRafa Nadal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the definitive record of a champion who, in Federer's own words, will never come again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJon Wertheim is an award-winning journalist, author, and correspondent for CBS News’s \u003cem\u003e60 Minutes.\u003c\/em\u003e He is also a senior writer and executive editor at Sports Illustrated and a commentator for Tennis Channel. For more than two decades, Wertheim has covered the world’s leading athletes and sporting events, including over 50 Grand Slam tournaments. The author of 11 books, Wertheim has written several \u003cem\u003eNew York Times bestsellers.\u003c\/em\u003e His acclaimed tennis titles include \u003cem\u003eStrokes of Genius,\u003c\/em\u003e which chronicled the historic 2008 Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal and later inspired the documentary of the same name. Wertheim has received multiple Emmy Award nominations for his reporting on \u003cem\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e and was honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame with the Eugene L. Scott Award for his outstanding contributions to tennis journalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003ePage count: 336 pages\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003eNumber of illustrations: 353\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003eReleased on October 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003eDimensions: W 10 x L 13 x D 1.5 in\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__detail-list-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6\"\u003eCover materials: Silk Hardcover\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Assouline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51233253851359,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/3426\/5224\/files\/nadal01.jpg?v=1793220282","url":"https:\/\/juliamossdesigns.com\/products\/rafa-nadal-classic-book","provider":"Julia Moss Designs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}