Chuck Hunter Todd

Memphistorian #gtg #stripeup #gng #gritt #grind #grizz #GrzNxtGen

[machine yearning eng in SF 8/4-8/28 @confusionm8trix]

just heard a youth say “on claude” instead of “on god”

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

According to La Verdad, Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist is ‘completely healed.’

The plan is to gradually increase his training load, with the goal of returning to tennis in Cincinnati next month.

This is great news.

❤️🙏

Source:

https://t.co/Gh6jqLJb7T

[Chuck Hunter Todd @ChuckHunterTodd]

@dan_ryder2447 @MarkG_Medina How dare he

[Zain @ItzzZain10]

Dimitrov really went from being two sets up against the World No.1 on Centre Court to falling out of the top 200 and exiting in the first round of the RG qualifying all within 10 months.

[🤺 @philfanacc]

Brandon Clarke was legit one of the 5 scariest players the Wolves ever faced in the Ant era n that’s not even no exaggeration

[Kendric Davis @150__KD]

Sometimes I sit back and wonder what if I did 2+ years in Memphis still blessed to be able to say GTG4L💜

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Rafa Nadal won the 2022 French Open with his left foot completely numb. His doctor had been injecting anesthetic into the nerves before every match, for two solid weeks. After one of those matches he couldn’t walk, and his father had to carry him to the hotel.

That was his 14th French Open title. No tennis player, male or female, has ever won the same tournament that many times. His career record at the French Open was 112 wins, 4 losses. That 96.6% win rate is the highest by any player at any major in history. Only three men ever beat him in Paris: Söderling in 2009, Djokovic twice, and Alexander Zverev in his final appearance in 2024.

The forehand that powered all of it spins faster than a washing machine on spin cycle. About 3,200 rotations per minute on average, peaking at 5,000. Federer’s spins at 2,500. Sampras and Agassi were at 1,800. Nadal’s ball spins about 80 times in the time it takes to cross the court.

The condition in his foot is called Müller-Weiss syndrome. It is a rare disease where a small bone in the middle of the foot slowly collapses. He has had it since 2005. There’s no cure. He once said he doesn’t remember what playing without pain feels like.

He retired last November in tears, after Spain lost a Davis Cup quarter-final to the Netherlands. Across 23 years he won 22 Grand Slams, 92 tour titles, and 1,080 of his 1,308 singles matches. He held the world number one ranking for 209 weeks and earned $134.9 million in prize money.

The Netflix series drops May 29, in the middle of this year’s French Open. He turns 40 five days later. The tagline is “A Life Beyond Limits.” That was the job description of a tennis career he played, for years, on a foot doctors said could not hold up.

[Chuck Hunter Todd @ChuckHunterTodd]

@P3APPC @GameTimeKJG @JoeTipton @On3 @TransferPortal @Memphis_MBB @AllForMemphis @TSN_Memphis @munzly @pupadhyaya_ @JohnMartin929 Alo was very good in big games. Dont forget about Kendrick Davis.

[SK @Djoko_UTD]

Wow Retired Tennis player Jack sock beats the Pickleball No.1 comfortably…

Another evidence why Tennis is the King of Racket sports..

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Rafael Nadal was diagnosed with Müller-Weiss syndrome at 19 years old. The navicular bone in his left foot was collapsing. There is no cure. The condition is degenerative. It only gets worse.

The navicular is the keystone of the human foot. It catches the head of the talus and connects to the first three toes. It absorbs the majority of load when you change direction. In tennis, players change direction hundreds of times per match. On clay, where the surface forces you to slide into every shot, the stress on that bone multiplies.

His sport demands exactly the one thing his body could no longer do without pain.

He won 22 Grand Slams after the diagnosis. Fourteen of them at Roland Garros, the clay court tournament that punished his foot the hardest. His record there: 112 wins, 4 losses. A 97% win rate across 23 years at the single venue that required the most from the bone that was failing him.

For context, the other Grand Slam dominance records: Djokovic at the Australian Open has a 91% win rate. Federer at Wimbledon had 88%. Nadal's 97% at Roland Garros isn't just the best in tennis. There may not be a comparable number in any individual sport at any single venue, ever.

He once told reporters he doesn't remember what the feeling of playing without pain is. The condition is most common in women aged 40 to 60. He got it at 19 and kept winning for 19 more years.

The Rafa documentary drops May 29. During the French Open. The tournament he won 14 times will be happening without him while 300 million subscribers watch what it actually cost him to own it. He turns 40 on June 3.

Netflix timed this so the stadium that was his is full of players trying to fill a void that 97% says might be permanent.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

The trailer for Rafa Nadal's Netflix documentary is out.

"People think I was a winner. I am not a winner. I am a competitor."

The greatest competitor in the history of sports as far as I'm concerned.

It comes out May 29th...

Can. Not. Wait. 🥹

[Ryan Haskett @RyanTheMindTV]

Yo @JaMorant.. Praying you stay in Memphis bro. The redemption arc would be legendary. We just need some good health & vibes. Been a weird few years. Hoping for a reup. Just know it’s people in Memphis who want you here & still have hope. Love forever

[TyMuse @TyMusee]

If the Grizzlies lost this game this would be our starting 5:

Ja
Des
Flagg
JJJ
Edey

Imagine😞

[Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops]

Alabama State head coach Tony Madlock has resigned after four seasons and will join Penny Hardaway's staff at Memphis, source told @TheFieldOf68.

Madlock is from Memphis and was an assistant with Penny from 2018-21.

Madlock won the SWAC tourney and went to the NCAA tourney this past season. Alabama State finished the year 20-16 overall and 10-6 in the SWAC.

[Matt Infield @Matt_Infield]

Penny Hardaway give an impassioned monologue defending himself and expressing his love for Memphis.

"I look at this city like a 5-year old boy looks at his mom."

"If I'm fired, I'm still gonna be here fighting for this school, fighting for this city."

Never seen him like this.

[Chuck Hunter Todd @ChuckHunterTodd]

@JohnMartin929 @trayhezy @mgiannotto Is it too late to lawyer up over the James Wiseman suspension? What about Deandre’s denied waiver? Dain?

[Riley @Ri_S_OB]

LeBron never did that

[Chuck Hunter Todd @ChuckHunterTodd]

@Isaac__NBA Ja Morant and Zach Edey have played 7 minutes of basketball together in a p&r offense. If they both close out the season, his value goes up

[Playoff MEM @PlayoffMem]

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