He should establish one for people with hemorrhoids.
He should establish one for people with hemorrhoids.
Nice try at being witty but like always you fail lol. Or maybe he should do one for hairy chested women. You will appreciate that.I'm so sorry you suffer from that problem. Hopefully one day someone will make your dreams come true and establish one for your problem.
RAFA NADAL FOUNDATION LAUNCHED
Rafa Nadal is only 21, but he is already thinking of his future beyond tennis and is convinced his privileged position gives him the chance to help others.
"This can be the beginning of my future, when I retire and have more time," the Spaniard said Wednesday as he launched the Rafa Nadal Foundation in his native town, Manacor, on the island of Mallorca.
"I am doing very well and I owe society," Rafa said.
As he launched the foundation - set to focus on social work and development aid - he was proudly watched by his parents, his uncles and his four grandparents at the restaurant of the Manacor Tennis Club, where he has been playing since he was a child and where he is currently preparing his return to the ATP circuit next week in Rotterdam.
Rafa, a thoughtful player who constantly observes the world around him, is conscious of reality.
"A month-and-a-half ago I was in Chennai, in India. The truth is we live great here. And if I can contribute something with my image..." he said.
The tennis player recalled other charity projects that he has been involved in, like a match against Malaria with Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
"We raised an amount of money that we would never have imagined. I have to thank Iker, my project partner, who went all out for it," Nadal said. "That is why the time has come to set up my own foundation and determine the destination of the money."
The foundation will seek to promote "sport as an integration tool for those groups in most need," focusing particularly on childhood and youth.
Ana Maria Parera, Nadal's mother, will chair the foundation, and his father Sebastian will be vice-chairman. Nadal's uncle and coach Toni Nadal and his agent, former tennis player Carlos Costa, will also be involved.
"It makes me proud that Rafa has counted on me, because I chase him around all year," Costa said. "Rafa travels the world and sees things."
On a morning with the threat of rain - leading to change the ceremony from a tennis court to the club restaurant - Costa noted that he is "open to receive projects as from now."
"Rafa was already great, but he has grown even greater today," Manacor Mayor Toni Pastor told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Nadal's mother, in turn, said she is "very proud" of her son.
The player stressed his commitment to the project, and noted that he plans to follow it closely.
"My involvement is as great as it can be, because I do everything 100 per cent, like tennis," he said.
"I have wanted people who are close to me to make me build the beginning of my future. I am 21, I hope to have a long career, yes, but this can be a start," Nadal said.
Nadal is not the first sportsman to set up a foundation. One of the most famous in tennis is that set up by Swiss world number one Roger Federer, which focuses on Africa - the continent that Federer's mother hails from.
"I have talked a lot about this with Roger, and he tells me that when you are there it is something that fills you with satisfaction. And I think the time has come, it is a beautiful time for my life and for my career," Nadal said.
Despite the fact that poverty in India struck him particularly hard, Nadal wants to start by helping "people close by, in the Balearic Islands, in Spain, and then, if possible, abroad."
"And I want to move little by little," Nadal warned. "Whatever I do, I want to be involved in it. And to do it well. Because I hold the hope of helping those who need it most."
He's a tennis player. Who cares if he does anything for charity; it's not his job.
He's a tennis player. Who cares if he does anything for charity; it's not his job.
He's a tennis player. Who cares if he does anything for charity; it's not his job.
All those guys establish a "foundation" and do a certain amount of causes for charity.....it's called tax write offs!
His job is tennis, but OP wants to know what he does outside his job.
Fair question.
His fan has provided some proof that he does charity activities. What I would rather see is a foundation with programs rather than infrequent appearances and fund raising.
Nadal has had a poor PR management Imo, and his English is just another reason.
Wow...i hope for his own sake that he isnt as stupid as you areHe's a tennis player. Who cares if he does anything for charity; it's not his job.
Even if it's only tax right off and has no good intention behind it, it would be pretty unwise not to take advantage of it. Kill two birds with one stone?
I'm not aware that Nadal does any significant amount of charity work. Can someone let me know otherwise?
These charities aren't the welfare system in the US you twit.
Does that include the 8 year olds digging out diamonds for about 10 cents a day in Dafur? Or the 10 year olds that pick up a rifle, because Zaire has gone through 10 different govertment changes in the past month. According to you they should get off their ass and get a job, or in these two examples a 2nd job.
Some people just don't get it.
Those in need should get off their ass and get a job.
Hmm....do you?
Is that directed at me? or the OP?
The OP.
Just trying to make a point.
If those people actually decided to read a book once in their life, maybe they could go to college and be successful is all I'm saying.
They choose to live in mudhuts.
Maybe I lack empathy, or maybe I'm just not dumb enough to actually believe that human suffering will end because people throw money at it.
To answer which it is, its the first part of your statement that is correct.
No one is saying that Charity will end the problems, but you can't possibly believe that it doesn't help. And there are other types of charity then just writing a check. People volunteer to dig wells, build structures. Perhaps you've heard of it, it's called the Peace Corps.
As for money, there are many things that the donations do change.
Money buys food that wasn't there, Money helps building wells for clean water to replace the people grabbing water from somewhere where the bacteria in it is higher then toilet water. Money builds schools to help educate kids, who can eventually help others. There are people who now work at the United Nations who came from areas where there was nothing, but charities allowed them to get some schooling and stay healthy.
Seriously, you really need a reality check. And you really are sounding like one of these rich *******s that owns an oil field, who thinks the only important person in their life is themselves. For as ignorant and selfish as you are, I still hope that you never find yourself in the situations that charity is for. It's sad that some people only get it, when they find themselves in the middle of that situation.
:shock::shock::shock::shock:Alright well you can keep writing cheques to Africa and watch them buy munitions and drugs to feed their next ethnic cleansing while I spend my money bettering the environment, furthering science and innovation and improving infrastructure in America.
Alright well you can keep writing cheques to Africa and watch them buy munitions and drugs to feed their next ethnic cleansing while I spend my money bettering the environment, furthering science and innovation and improving infrastructure in America.
Alright well you can keep writing cheques to Africa and watch them buy munitions and drugs to feed their next ethnic cleansing while I spend my money bettering the environment, furthering science and innovation and improving infrastructure in America.
since when has "bettering the environment" mean that you keep all the money to yourself?
I live in Vancouver also.
I live in Vancouver also.
well then you are giving canadians a bad name.
I'm not aware that Nadal does any significant amount of charity work. Can someone let me know otherwise?
I'm so sorry you suffer from that problem. Hopefully one day someone will make your dreams come true and establish one for your problem.
Somehow, I get the feeling that you've never left your house, and seen real poverty...
Those are all from Chennai alone.
Sorry, but charity work is a big deal. Anyone who is in the spotlight should partially use that for giving back and helping those in need.
Totally agree with you,great suggestion!:twisted:He should establish one for people with hemorrhoids.
He's a tennis player. Who cares if he does anything for charity; it's not his job.
Maybe I lack empathy, or maybe I'm just not dumb enough to actually believe that human suffering will end because people throw money at it.
Yes a really good post. Many people are so insular and self serving they don't bother to find out about things such as African children who die every day because they cannot afford a mosquito net, or will never go to school because their parents are dead and so poor they have to look after siblings.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha Lmao like crazy!!!He should establish one for people with hemorrhoids.