1. Pat Rafter is from Australia.
2. His family is big - he has eight sisters and brothers.
3. He was born on the 28th of December.
4. He began playing tennis at five years old when he got his first racket.
5. His friends called him Shortie because Pat was the shortest boy among all his classmates.
6. Every year he uses about 15 rackets.
7. Pat says that he is weak because he's a chocoholic - he can't stop eating chocolate.