Nadal meets President of Chile. Are tennis players more recognizable than politicians

Paullaconte1 · 02-01-2013, 04:35 PM

Watching the news and pictures... it seems that top tennis players are much more recognizable than many Heads of States (not talking about Obama ets, but some other countries) at least for foreigners...

How many of you know Nadal and how many know the name of the President of Chile? (not talking about South Americans!)

http://www.tennistonic.com/view_tennisnews?nid=1776

http://the-slice.com/2013/02/nadal-m...sident-pinera/

When you see the pictures, it's funny to notice that the players are usually honored (but tired for a long trip) while the most excited ones are usually the presidents and their partners. I remember Federer in Argentina and it was just the same.

In a way it seems that these stars have a international mediatic power that is much stronger than the one of many head of states.

It's a kind of scary isn't it?

Sorry... today I was a bit into politics

Bartelby · 02-01-2013, 04:40 PM

Tennis is a global sport. Chilean politics is hardly global. The US President is always the Globocop so they're always well known.

Mustard · 02-01-2013, 04:41 PM

Yes, I know Sebastien Pinera. I'm not surprised he's pretty anonymous. He's hardly Hugo Chavez.

kishnabe · 02-01-2013, 04:46 PM

He remembers Nadal for the beating Gonzo gave him in 2007!

vive le beau jeu ! · 02-01-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

He remembers Nadal for the beating Gonzo gave him in 2007!

one of my favorite slaughterings of the nadal !

02-01-2013, 04:35 PM	#1
Paullaconte1 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 302	Nadal meets President of Chile. Are tennis players more recognizable than politicians Watching the news and pictures... it seems that top tennis players are much more recognizable than many Heads of States (not talking about Obama ets, but some other countries) at least for foreigners... How many of you know Nadal and how many know the name of the President of Chile? (not talking about South Americans!) http://www.tennistonic.com/view_tennisnews?nid=1776 http://the-slice.com/2013/02/nadal-m...sident-pinera/ When you see the pictures, it's funny to notice that the players are usually honored (but tired for a long trip) while the most excited ones are usually the presidents and their partners. I remember Federer in Argentina and it was just the same. In a way it seems that these stars have a international mediatic power that is much stronger than the one of many head of states. It's a kind of scary isn't it? Sorry... today I was a bit into politics

02-01-2013, 04:46 PM	#4
kishnabe G.O.A.T. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 14,239	He remembers Nadal for the beating Gonzo gave him in 2007! __________________ Why fight over who is G.O.A.T., when the world is just an abstract of reality~ http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

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