Nos enseรฑaste que, en el tenis y en la vida, cada punto hay que jugarlo, por mucho que se complique.
Nos enseรฑaste que a los rivales se les respeta y se les admira.
Nos enseรฑaste que la grandeza solo se construye desde la humildad.
Nos enseรฑaste que ganar es importante, pero mรกs aรบn levantarse tras un tropiezo.
Nos enseรฑaste que a la receta del รฉxito es imprescindible agregarle resiliencia y sacrificio.
Nos enseรฑaste tantas y tantas cosas, que a la hora de decir adiรณs las palabras se entrecortan y los ojos se humedecen...
Tu carrera ha sido legendaria, pero tu legado es infinito.
Gracias, Rafa โค๏ธ
Vamos, @RafaelNadal!
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As you get ready to graduate from tennis, Iโve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.
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Letโs start with the obvious: you beat meโa 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 gameโeven going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.
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Iโm 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 uniqueโit was so you.
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And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.ย
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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 wasโuntil 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 Iโd been hearing about youโabout this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major somedayโit wasnโt just hype.
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We were both at the start of our journey and itโs one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run youโve had. Including 14 French Opensโhistoric! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.
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I keep thinking about the memories weโve 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.
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Iโm 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 didnโt 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 muchโlike thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.
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And then there was Londonโthe Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my sideโnot 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.
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Rafa, I know youโre focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when itโs 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.
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Rafa that!
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Best always, your fan, โจ
Roger
Deux mille cinq
Deux mille six
Deux mille sept
Deux mille huit
Deux mille dix
Deux mille onze
Deux mille douze
Deux mille treize
Deux mille quatorze
Deux mille dix-sept
Deux mille dix-huit
Deux mille dix-neuf
Deux mille vingt
Et deux mille vingt-deux
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"Tengo enmarcada la foto con Rafa (Nadal). Cuando paso frente a ella me llama la atenciรณn porque refleja nuestra camaraderรญa, nuestra amistad y tambiรฉn la rivalidad. Fue un gran momento. Agarrรฉ su mano como muestra de agradecimiento".
๐ฃ๏ธ Roger Federer, en El Paรญs.
@jmgmoron cuales son las probabilidades que lo programen para partido de Domingo ahora que se sabe rival? Y que tan posible es lo programen para sesion de la noche (Lunes/Martes)?