Matt Edens

[Bible 365 @Bible365_]

God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

@Noel_Salomon3 💪🏼

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

Fun day for my guy getting his first offer at team camp! #blessed

[Brandon Chambers @chambershoops]

Coach Forrest is one of the best coaches in our industry. We are very fortunate to have him in the Valley! ✌🏼🧡🌴

Proven winner on-and-off the court. Elite coach. Elite human being. 🤝🏼

[Eli Edens @EliEdens0]

After a great conversation with @coach_shawn10 I’m blessed to receive my first division 1 offer from The University Of Texas Rio Grande! Thank you coach forrest for this opportunity.

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

@davidsven I paid $100 to get in a new balance tournament 😂

[successmovers @successmoverss]

"I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering."

— Rafael Nadal

[Vortex Sports x Prep Hoops AR @VortexSportsARK]

PH Circuit TN Throwdown – 16U Top 5 Saturday Standouts #TristanFarris #RayIvy @EliEdens0 @Gavin2Elmore2 @cannonswift4

#WherePlayersBecomeProspects #TennesseeThrowdown #TeamVortex
@PrepHoops @PrepHoopsTN @PrepHoops_AR @PHCircuit

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[NP @nadalprop_]

🚨 “𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉.” 🌧️

One of the most powerful stories from Episode 2 of 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗔.

When Rafael Nadal was a kid, Uncle Toni used to tell him:

“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣.”

The lesson was simple.

If you’re the weaker player, you need something to disrupt the match. Something to make life harder for the better player.

For years, Rafa grew up believing that.

Then came Wimbledon.

In 2006, Federer beat him in the final.

In 2007, Nadal came agonizingly close. He pushed Federer to five sets and had chances to win, but later admitted he lost focus at crucial moments and watched the title slip away.

That defeat stayed with him.

A year later, he returned for another shot.

𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱.

After years of chasing Federer, Nadal stormed to a two-set lead and stood on the brink of his first Wimbledon title.

But champions don’t surrender their throne easily.

Federer saved championship points, won two epic tiebreaks, and dragged the match into a fifth set.

Then the rain came.

Play was suspended.

As they walked into the locker room, Toni was convinced Rafa would be devastated. He had seen the pain of 2006. He had seen the heartbreak of 2007. Watching Federer escape from two sets down and force a deciding set, he didn't even know what to say.

Before Toni could speak, Rafa looked at him and calmly said:

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚.”

Think about that.

The little boy who once needed the rain because his opponents were better than him was gone.

The player who had lost two straight Wimbledon finals to Federer was gone.

The man sitting in that locker room wasn't hoping.

He wasn’t nervous.

He wasn’t looking for help from the conditions.

He wasn’t asking for the rain.

He was asking for it to stop.

Because for the first time in his life, standing across the net from Roger Federer on Centre Court, Rafael Nadal no longer believed Federer was the better player.

A few hours later, he proved it. 🐐

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

Season was cut short but @EliEdens0 had a great showing on the @p32league . 12ppg, 5 asst 3 reb. Shot it really well. @VortexSportsARK

[Vortex Sports x Prep Hoops AR @VortexSportsARK]

2028 PG Eli Edens starting out hot with back to back deep 3s for DYABL 16u. The first a transition pull up and next a deep contested catch and shoot, made both look routine!

#WherePlayersBecomeProspects #TennesseeThrowdown #TeamVortex @PrepHoops @PrepHoopsTN @PrepHoops_AR @PHcircuit

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

@micahwdew13 @VortexSportsARK @CoachAmpBoone @NCAACoachPrice Congrats!!

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@terranceford_11 Just come back to the crib. 🐺☝🏼

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@coachdeatonNHS Best ref around

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@RWRon4Real @AStateMB I guess it was recended

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@micahwdew13 @VortexSportsARK @TSmithpeters11 @CoachAGalfsky @CoachCrassACU @SolomonBozeman @WiddersUCA @Coach_JBailey @Coach_Maligi @Ward12Timothy @PhilForte13 🙏🏼

[Dave @GamewithDave]

Remember doing this?

[Tanner Castora @Tanner_Castora]

Missoula, Montana 📍

Stadium backdrop is unbelievable

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

@NickNeal870 That game alone was worth my $10 entry lol

[Matt Edens @meelite82]

@B_gregory Why not just be thankful for us that showed up ?