Rafa Nadal wins the ATP Sportsmanship Award

[Fedforever]

And in the true spirit of bipartisanship I present:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1060838597899755520

The other awards are listed on the same thread.

Clear proof the every time Roger won it was FIXED

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Thank you to Rafa for sportingly stepping aside and allowing Djokovic to take that number one ranking, couldn't have happened without Rafa's help.

 

[helterskelter]

What a pair.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

sure you guys didn't misread 'lance armstrong award' ?...

 

[smoledman]

Well nice of Fred to allow Rafa a 2nd one of these after winning like a million?

 

[sureshs]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

 

[Steve0904]

What a pair.

Oxymoron if I ever heard one. j/k Rafanatics.

 

[Deon Sanders]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

Absolutely nothing at all

It is like Serena winning sportswoman of the year playing 1 month in 2017

 

[Ann]

I think Nadal won because of the work he did after the Mallorca flooding. I mean what does Federer ever do to earn it, other than being GOAT?

Truthfully KAndy has done more good deeds than all of them combined.

 

[sureshs]

Federer also did not do anything, so it is all right I suppose.

 

[sureshs]

I forgot about the flood work that Nadal did.

 

[Deon Sanders]

I think Nadal won because of the work he did after the Mallorca flooding. I mean what does Federer ever do to earn it, other than being GOAT?

Truthfully KAndy has done more good deeds than all of them combined.

http://www.rogerfedererfoundation.org/en/home/

The one that works with Bill Gates, you know?

 

[octobrina10]

http://www.rogerfedererfoundation.org/en/home/

The one that works with Bill Gates, you know?

Since 2008:

https://www.fundacionrafanadal.org/en/

 

[EdSWright]

Since 2008:

https://www.fundacionrafanadal.org/en/

Such a humble logo.

 

[Bartelby]

NadaPuddle Foundation

I forgot about the flood work that Nadal did.

 

[tennis_pro]

I think Nadal won because of the work he did after the Mallorca flooding. I mean what does Federer ever do to earn it, other than being GOAT?

Truthfully KAndy has done more good deeds than all of them combined.

People like Anderson don't do it to get awards so I don't think he cares, anyway.

 

[Enceladus]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

To win the popularity poll is enough to be popular.

 

[Sentinel]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

He allowed the shotclock to be put into place.


In silent mode, so they would not ring at zero.

 

[octobrina10]

He allowed the shotclock to be put into place.


In silent mode, so they would not ring at zero.

Rafa's victory at the 2018 Canada Masters where a serve clock was in use was a great disappointment to the anti-Rafa campaigners :

 

[Sentinel]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

He sacrificed his Paris Masters Title defence in order to help flood victims. That's a big deal. You would not know these things.

 

[Sentinel]

Rafa's victory at the 2018 Canada Masters where a serve clock was in use was a great disappointment to the anti-Rafa campaigners :

Good joke but please don't go off-topic.

 

[1990's Graphite]

What did Nadal do to deserve this?

Clean mess after floods

 

[octobrina10]

Good joke but please don't go off-topic.

1. I wasn't joking.
2. You brought up the topic of a serve clock (shotclock).

 

[Harry_Wild]

Good for both to have recognition in the game from the ATP but it is more important for de Minaur then Rafa (I think has won this award in the past)!

 

[Bartelby]

He made no such sacrifice. He did not attend Paris, so by chance he was there when the flood hit. He picked up a mop, as anyone would in that position.

He sacrificed his Paris Masters Title defence in order to help flood victims. That's a big deal. You would not know these things.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

He sacrificed his Paris Masters Title defence in order to help flood victims. That's a big deal. You would not know these things.

He made no such sacrifice. He did not attend Paris, so by chance he was there when the flood hit. He picked up a mop, as anyone would in that position.

... the rusty peak injured mopping bull !

and this is only the beginning:

... keep the awards coming, folks !

 

[natalia]

sure you guys didn't misread 'lance armstrong award' ?...

Maybe it’s a career ending award, no!?

(genre ‘Pour l’ensemble de son”oeuvre”)....

 

[merwy]

I think Nadal won because of the work he did after the Mallorca flooding. I mean what does Federer ever do to earn it, other than being GOAT?

Truthfully KAndy has done more good deeds than all of them combined.

Has got nothing to do with sportsmanship. He should’ve gotten the humanitarian award if that was the case

 

[junior74]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1060838597899755520

Rafa looks like his impersonator in the ATP photo

 

[octobrina10]

sure you guys didn't misread 'lance armstrong award' ?...

Maybe it’s a career ending award, no!?
(genre ‘Pour l’ensemble de son”oeuvre”)....

That award went to your beloved player.

 

[Sentinel]

1. I wasn't joking.

You added a funny smiley at the end, so I figured you were kidding. It was a nice joke anyway since he did exceed the time limit many times but they said nothing.

 

[Sentinel]

People like Anderson don't do it to get awards so I don't think he cares, anyway.

What has Anderson done ?

 

[octobrina10]

You added a funny smiley at the end, so I figured you were kidding. It was a nice joke anyway since he did exceed the time limit many times but they said nothing.

It's your imagination that he "did exceed the time limit many times". I should have added 'Laughing' (at the anti-Rafa campaigners' disappointment).

 

[Bartelby]

The Nadal fan club wouldn't win any sportsmanship awards, execept if there was one for devotees.

 

[octobrina10]

The Nadal fan club wouldn't win any sportsmanship awards, execept if there was one for devotees.

There is no doubt that Fed devotees are the favorites to win the Highly Productive Fake Story Creators award.

 

[clayqueen]

I think Nadal won because of the work he did after the Mallorca flooding. I mean what does Federer ever do to earn it, other than being GOAT?


Truthfully KAndy has done more good deeds than all of them combined.

That's ridiculous. The flooding in Mallorca has nothing to do with it, he won it because:


"Fellow players voted Nadal as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a second time, recognising the Spaniard for his fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court. Nadal also received this honour in 2010. This season, the 32-year-old Spaniard spent 36 weeks atop the ATP Rankings and won five titles, including record 11th titles at Roland Garros, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Off the court, Nadal supported flood relief efforts in Mallorca."

https://rafaelnadalfans.com/2018/11/09/rafael-nadal-wins-sportsmanship-award/
Fed is no GOAT either.

 

[Ann]

That's ridiculous. The flooding in Mallorca has nothing to do with it, he won it because:


"Fellow players voted Nadal as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a second time, recognising the Spaniard for his fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court. Nadal also received this honour in 2010. This season, the 32-year-old Spaniard spent 36 weeks atop the ATP Rankings and won five titles, including record 11th titles at Roland Garros, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Off the court, Nadal supported flood relief efforts in Mallorca."

https://rafaelnadalfans.com/2018/11/09/rafael-nadal-wins-sportsmanship-award/
Fed is no GOAT either.

Again - embarrassed by Rafa fans.

Just stop the nonsense.

I was thrilled Rafa won. I think Rafa is an ATG. I'm Fedal but on both sides the fans are absolute nuts.

 

[clayqueen]

Again - embarrassed by Rafa fans.

Just stop the nonsense.

I was thrilled Rafa won. I think Rafa is an ATG. I'm Fedal but on both sides the fans are absolute nuts.

Anyone who thinks that the citation for a sportsmanship award is to do with helping victims of floods and not with fair play and professionalism just doesn't want the facts to get in their way. I would imagine the humanitarian award would be the right one for helping victims of floods.

Here is the ATP's official announcement:

The ATP announced today: “Fellow players voted Nadal as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a second time, recognising the Spaniard for his fair play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court.

 

[Bartelby]

Nadal is a ten-time loser in the ATP rankings! Hooray!

There is no doubt ...

 

[Sentinel]

It's your imagination that he "did exceed the time limit many times". I should have added 'Laughing' (at the anti-Rafa campaigners' disappointment).

Yeah, I imagine the commentators talkign about it, and i imagined the telly showing the shotclock reaching zero. Or maybe my TV needs to see a shrink.

 

[Zara]

Has this award not lost its meaning yet?

 

[Zara]

People like Anderson don't do it to get awards so I don't think he cares, anyway.

So you think Rafa did it to get the awards?

 

[clayqueen]

Yeah, I imagine the commentators talkign about it, and i imagined the telly showing the shotclock reaching zero. Or maybe my TV needs to see a shrink.

So you base your bias on commentators. Nuff said.

 

[Sentinel]

So you base your bias on commentators. Nuff said.

So you only read the first part of sentences. Nuff said.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

That award went to your beloved player.

Which award?

 

[octobrina10]

Which award?

Both.

 

[Bartelby]

Nadal has won many Razzies for his on-court acting.

 

[Deleted member 763024]

Well its voted on by fellow players right? See no reason to diss it... congrats Rafa, well deserved!