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A large part of Carlitos' learning was visual. So I would perform the stroke beforehand, or I'd show him on my phone how some player he wanted to resemble did it —I must say that he almost always chose Federer— and he would copy it exactly, almost immediately, with a spontaneity and an ease that were astonishing. "Do this motion very slowly," I would ask him, "as if it were for a photo." And he would reproduce it without any problem. I never saw anyone learn so fast. The result of that apparent ease with which he internalized the lessons kept me from relaxing: if he absorbed something new that quickly, then to keep feeding him, I also had to keep training myself nonstop. — Santos, Carlos' childhood coach

“not to be confused with Barber” is taking me outttttt

this edit made me tear up T-T <3 pls interact with the og tweet if you like it ! I'm going to put the video here under the cut just to save it for myself :')