MichaelNadal
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MichaelNadal, are those shorts tight enough?
I like the short shorts on Nadal hes the only one that can pull it off
MichaelNadal, are those shorts tight enough?
He better win Acapulco
I think it's just gel.I can't tell but he may have cut his hair, ugh.
Don't worry, it will grow again.Yeah he trimmed it for sure lol
we all know the answer to that-
Tennis might be Rafael Nadal's first love, but it's no secret the World No. 2 also has a special place in his heart for another sport: golf. Nadal has a 1.5 handicap, good enough to compete at a professional level, and enjoys spending downtime from the tennis court by taking to the golf course.
Over the weekend, Nadal showed off his golf prowess by finishing second in the over-30 bracket at the Balearic Islands Championship at Vall D'or Golf Club, an 18-hole course on the Spaniard's home island of Mallorca.
Fede Paez said this about Rafa's game:
"He plays very well, he's methodical and very skilled, you can see his swing is very well put together and influenced by tennis, but I've very rarely seen coordination like his, he's capable of moving the ball whatever way he wants, he closes it, opens it, makes changes in direction… many pros would really like to have that control."
we all know the answer to that-
Lol, I love this guys stuff. Can't remember his name right now.
Josh Berry!Lol, I love this guys stuff. Can't remember his name right now.
hahahhahahahahah LOVE this video. Brilliant impressions!
This one is particularly good with the way he synchronized the voices and the hand movements and everything.hahahhahahahahah LOVE this video. Brilliant impressions!
Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Mexico
February 18, 2019
After the inauguration of the tennis centre, Rafa attended the reception to celebrate the opening of the resort complex where the tennis centre is located:
Pictured (first row, from left): Rafa's dad, Abel Matutes Prats (CEO of Palladium Hotel Group), Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez (the governor of Mexico's state of Quintana Roo), Rafa:
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Palladium Hotel Group, a Spanish hotel chain based in the Balearic Island of Ibiza, is owned by Abel Matutes Prats's father (through his holding company), who has been mayor of Ibiza and served as Spain's foreign minister from 1996 to 2000. The Matutes family is very influential in Ibiza. The Nadals and Matutes families have had a friendly relationship for a long time.
Morning in the resort complex:
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NIce rackCozumel
ahead of Abierto Mexicano Telcel, in Acapulco, ATP-500
February 19, 2019
Rafa was spotted in the island of Cozumel (Click the forward icon to see both pictures):
Cozumel lies just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The flight distance from Cancun to Cozumel is about 75 km/ 47 miles.
In Cozumel, he is a part owner of two hotels that are adjacent to each other and have tennis courts. He has practiced there many times.
Rafa is such a nice guy...just a nice nice person.
Translated by nou.amic for VamosBrigade.
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1400 turn out for Rafa Nadal at the Mar de Vigo Auditorium
Jorge Castro. VIGO 08 Feb 2019
Almost 1400 people turned out at the Mar de Vigo Auditorium yesterday (Thurs 7 Feb) to see Rafa Nadal interviewed in public by Juan Carlos Álvarez under the patronage of the Banco Sabadell. The interview touched on aspects of the tennis player's career, his relationship with Vigo (**see below) and several points of current everyday interest. The event began ten minutes late and, after the introductory remarks, the tennis player made his entry from the highest point at the back of the auditorium to thunderous applause. As he descended towards the stage, he saluted both the public and the authorities and afterwards answered the questions he was asked clearly and concisely.
As refers to his career, he admitted losing to a superior Djokovic in this year's Australian Open final. "I think I've been a good loser throughout my career. I came home satisfied with the result but annoyed by the loss in the final. I'm now back practising and you do that by valuing the positive things you have done. I value the luck I have to dedicate myself to what was one of my hobbies. It has become my profession and I'm very good at it," stated the tennis player, but he also qualified that: "I'm not a fan of great compliments. I play tennis, I haven't invented anything. I'm an athlete, I can't be a hypocrite, I'm an outstanding athlete, but nothing else. In my daily life, off a tennis court, I'm an ordinary person, like any of my friends in Manacor. That's how I feel and that's how I try to live my life."
Nadal explained that his next sporting challenges are to play well in Acapulco and Indian Wells. Asked about the new Davis Cup, he said: "I really liked the former format, but one cannot deny that it was not adapted to the new times. With that formula, it was proved that the best players didn't normally regularly participate." For this reason, he ventured that "in a few years we'll see if there is an improvement with the changes. My intention is to take part in it (this autumn in Madrid). There are still a lot of months to go. Six, seven or eight. It's difficult for me to make a prediction because many things can happen along the way and we'll see when the time comes. He has the same plans for the Olympic Games in Tokyo: "I hope to enjoy them as much as I did Beijing and Rio. Due to injury, I wasn't able to do that in London," he said.
On the subject of the future, Nadal admitted that men's tennis is coming to the end of a cycle because he, Federer and Djokovic, who dominate the tour, are now veterans. "It's a reality that this epoch is over. The years are going by, we've had exceptional careers together and it's clear we're in the final stretch. In my own case, I'm going to do everything in my power to continue to be competitive and enjoy top level sport for as long as possible," he declared.
About his rivals, especially Federer and Djokovic, he explained that "it's normal to feel respect for your rivals for, after all, we've experienced moments together that were special for me and for them. You can have no other relationship but respect and appreciation."
The Manacor tennis player acknowledged that doubts have risen throughout his career, especially when he had injuries, but he clarified that they are necessary "because they mean that one is alive and it implies that you do not believe yourself to be superior. Also, so long as they're not excessive, they always make you try to improve. When you return after injury, it's logical for you have doubts. But I also had them when I was 16 years old, and I have them now.. and when I've won several tournaments in a row."
That Roland Garros record
Of all the tournaments Rafa Nadal has conquered, the most outstanding is his idyll with Roland Garros, which he has won eleven times, a total no one had ever achieved before and which will be difficult to equal. However, the Balearic player points out that "it's not something normal as nobody has ever done it before. Even so, if I, who I consider a normal person, can do it, someone else could come along and do it. Why not? If I did it, somebody else can do it," he said, but he also admitted that many factors have to come into play for it to occur."
Asked about his preferences in sport, the tennis player highlighted Pau Gasol, "a pioneer", but he made it clear that "we look to people that win a lot for reference but I think we should look to people we have close to us. I think the great examples are not people that triumph a lot, but those that work to help others." A way of thinking he tries to apply in his daily life.
**farodevigo.es wrote: Remembering his first visit to Vigo
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The first topic of conversation was the tournament Rafa Nadal played in Vigo in 2002, when he was just 16, at the Vigo Country Club. "I have great memories of it. It was one of the first tournaments I competed in at a semi-professional level. I remember the hotel was on the sea front and I felt very much at ease all week. We walked to the tournament and we went out for good seafood suppers many times and to get sweets, too. I buy fewer now, I have to look after myself more," he joked.
He said that "in the basic things of life" he is still practically the same as this boy who came to Vigo to compete in that tournament at the Country Club. "The pillars of my life are still the same. The basic change is in the experience and knowledge time in the profession gives you."
It is curious to say the least that Moya accompanies Nadal in Indian Wells and Miami and, on the contrary, is not with his pupil in anything less than the Tennis Cathedral, Wimbledon.
In Indian Wells, Rafa has always been accompanied by Francisco Roig (Toni didn't travel to Indian Wells). I don't think that Roig's travel schedule has changed. Last year, Roig accompanied Rafa at Wimbledon. I think, he will again accompany Rafa there in 2019. Moya will accompany Rafa at Roland Garros and USO.
Roig is a great coach I don't think Rafa misses anything by not having Moya at Wimbledon. At this stage of Rafa's career, I don't think you can describe him as a 'pupil' of his coach. The coach is there to support him on and off the court. Yes, they do suggest ways he can improve certain aspects of his game and help him to do so but Moya doesn't have to hold his hand through tournaments. Most of the preparation is done before they get to the tournament.It is curious to say the least that Moya accompanies Nadal in Indian Wells and Miami and, on the contrary, is not with his pupil in anything less than the Tennis Cathedral, Wimbledon.
What with the pink? Anyway, Rafa's fitness is of paramount importance.Rafa & Sponsor - Nike
Rafa's oufit for IW and Miami:
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Bright colours suit him.
Not pink again
Cozumel
February 20, 2019
Party
Antonio Arenas, the director of communications at Rafa's academy in Mallorca, celebrated his birthday at the Secrets Aura Cozumel resort. He didn't reveal his guests (click the forward icon to see the party table), but obviously the Rafa team was among them:
A.Arenas is also the director of communications for the Madrid Masters (since 2015) and works as a commentator for Eurosport's Spanish-language channel during GS tournaments.
On Monday, he attended the inauguration of Rafa's tennis centre in Costa Mujeres (pictured with Rafa's sister and Rafa's agent Carlos Costa):
I spy an empty chair next to Rafa’s sister. Is that Mery’s seat?The birthday party guests have been revealed. Rafa's team, his family and some other people celebrated Antonio Arenas's birthday on Wednesday:
The picture used in the tweet was posted by Rafa's coach Tomeu Salva on Instagram.
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I think, it's Rafa mother's seat. She is sitting on Rafa's lap.I spy an empty chair next to Rafa’s sister. Is that Mery’s seat?