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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 18 MIN

6 ways Rafael Nadal helps me manage chronic illness

from "What's Her Problem?" Podcast · host Debra Rafson

6 Ways Rafael Nadal Helps Me Manage Chronic IllnessIssue #22 of “What’s Her Problem?”: When chronic illness is getting us down, we can look to great sports figures for inspiration on the path forward.This week’s questions:Is there a sports figure or other celebrity from whom you’ve drawn inspiration? What did you learn from them?Links/References:Served by Andy Roddick: https://www.newsletter.servedpodcast.com/Roddick on playing Nadal for the first time: https://youtu.be/TIxlvqQ4DqI?si=8xWsqJO3Uqtn-iXwHighlights of the 2022 Australian Open Men's Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v27M_RgrLzURafa on "What happened": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIkp6n53g2wChronic Illness is a Team Sport: https://whatsherproblem.substack.com/p/chronic-illness-is-a-team-sport?r=heamxThis 2025 interview (https://youtu.be/_SvPnVAJyVI?si=cu57pqTdDzZc3J-W) between Roddick and Nadal is a worthy way to spend an hour…I’ve watched it twice! @ Served Media“The Rafael Nadal Story-A Tennis Podcast Special,” 5/21/19 (thetennispodcast.net) @The Tennis Podcasthttps://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/mueller-weisse-disease/https://projects.theplayerstribune.com/rafael-nadal-tennis/p/1https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/tennis/rafael-nadal-suffering-chronic-injury-spt-intlhttps://www.si.com/tennis/2012/09/18/rafael-nadal-talks-injury-career-vanity-fair#:~:text=%22I%20don't%20know%20how,%2C%22%20the%20tennis%20star%20saidhttps://projects.theplayerstribune.com/rafael-nadal-tennis/p/1https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-20/tennis-rafael-nadal-ends-2021-season-because-of-foot-injury/100395850https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/rafael-nadal-records-that-may-never-be-broken-no-4-912-straight-weeks-in-the-top-10-retirement-statshttps://www.benrothenberg.com/p/rafael-nadal-retirement-ceremony-french-open-roland-garros-big-4-four-andy-murray-novak-djokovic-roger-federer?utm_source=publication-search This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatsherproblem.substack.com/subscribe

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