Sono fiero ed orgoglioso che uno dei miei album di maggior successo sia entrato nella prestigiosa collana vinili della Universal: Studio Original Masters.
Como figura pública y además voz del tenis en TV, en Latinoamérica, asumo el atrevimiento, sin ser osado y con el mayor de los respetos. Le respondo a @stefanos por sus recientes declaraciones sobre no jugar en nuestro Continente/Region
Respeto la decisión de cada jugador sobre dónde competir.
Pero comparar Sudamérica con cualquier otro mercado únicamente desde lo económico es perder de vista algo fundamental: aquí en LATINOAMÉRICA/SURAMÉRICA hay historia, pasión y cultura de tenis.
Los fans no son una garantía financiera. Son el corazón del deporte y merecen respeto.
Entiendo que el tenis es un negocio, pero cuando un jugador reduce su presencia en Sudamérica a una cuestión de “garantías económicas”, el mensaje puede sonar desconectado de la realidad y del cariño de millones de aficionados.
No todo se mide en “appearance fee.”
Hay mercados que se construyen con respeto y reciprocidad.
El tenis nació como competencia, pero creció gracias a la gente.
Sudamérica no ofrece cheques “petroleros”, como los árabes, ofrece estadios llenos, pasión auténtica y generaciones que aman este deporte.
Cuando el discurso se centra solo en el dinero, el riesgo no es económico… es desconectarse de los fans.
Ya Stefanos se ha desconectado de la realidad del tenis, del ranking, y de la
competencia entre los grandes. Valdría bien la pena una rectificación de su parte, por respeto a los aficionados.
Vamos, @RafaelNadal!
As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.
Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.
I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.
And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.
OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.
We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.
I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.
I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.
And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.
Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.
Rafa that!
Best always, your fan,
Roger
🚨NUEVO EPISODIO de @factor_kaiser🚨
LAS 10 EN 10 de la batalla para IMPONER la NARRATIVA del 2 de junio
10 Narrativas TRAMPOSAS y PARCIALES:
1. “Ganamos porque el pueblo nos ama”
2. “Fue una elección democrática, se aguantan”
3. “No hubo fraude, solo elección de estado”
4. “Fue el clasismo y la polarización”
5. “La gente odia prian y ama a Morena”
6. “Ganó el resentimiento de la gente humilde”
7. “Le metieron un algoritmo al PREP”
8. “No puede ser que haya ganado porque todos mis conocidos votaron por Xóchitl”
9. “La explicación principal es la mala campaña de Xóchitl. Fue una mala
candidata”
10. “Todo fue culpa de Marko y Alito”
NO TE DEJES MANIPULAR 👇🏼
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En los que nos sacudimos la paliza, les dejo este video que sigue estando muy actual. La lucha es por un mejor país y hasta que lo tengamos pues aquí seguimos. #ViernesDeChamp#FelizViernesATodos#ASeguirle
LINK AL VIDEO AQUÍ:
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