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
La cantidad de energía para evaporar todo ese agua por ejemplo del mar, sería tan asombrosamente grande que daría para electrificar todo el país.
Esta gente no tiene ningúna noción de física, ingeniería no digamos ya sentido común.
RIGGED ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA 🇬🇪
I've spent the last 48 hours proving fraud in the Georgian elections.
Let me show you the evidence in 2 charts.
Chart 1: Russian tail...
Matt está muy tóxico. Estas palabras no son propias de él.
"DHH claims to be an expert on open source, but his toxic personality and inability to scale teams."
Dolores Redondo, María Dueñas y Eva García Saenz de Urturi (por citar sólo a tres escritoras que venden más que vosotros) os mandan un simpático abrazo.
I wrote this a few months ago assuming I’d be laid off eventually. I was not, but I’m posting it anyways:
I’m writing this a few days after the metacritic and other scores for The Final Shape was released. I know what is coming, so I want to be clear in my mind as I write this.
🧵 A short thread of Andrew Tate being protected on X, while another account gets flagged for saying the exact thing, and quoting Andrew.
@elonmusk please explain.
1/ “Buckle up n******”
¡Hola de nuevo, @DGTes 👋!
Cada año enviáis algo más de 4 millones de multas. Yo acabo de recibir una por primera vez, y encuentro el trámite muy confuso y mal diseñado. Me permito sugeriros algunas mejoras sencillas que harían el trámite más fácil a la ciudadanía.
Abro hilo.
Every time a new LLM comes out, I ask it one question:
What is the smallest integer whose square is between 15 and 30?
So far, no LLM has gotten this right.
@AlesxzCore @ionebelarra Estamos de acuerdo, pero como gobiernos si bajas impuestos en una medida extraordinaria,como combstes que las empresas te choteen y se queden más beneficios?
@AlesxzCore @ionebelarra Es decir que si el estado baja los impuestos para ayudar (como cuando se hizo la excepción ibérica), tú estás contento pagando lo mismo en el supermercado sabiendo que se benefician de ello?
It’s not clear how this can be done safely for encrypted messengers, or if it can be done at all. None of the people behind this proposal have any idea. Their plan appears to be: get the law in place and then it won’t really matter.
¿Quieres un RESUMEN de lo más importante sobre los resultados de las ELECCIONES EUROPEAS?
Pues aquí va este HILO con todo lo que tienes que saber.
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