RafaLint: January 25th
Photo by Beth Wilson
Articles:
- Inés pointed me to this blog post by some dedicated swimmers…and their new buddy: Our new friend, Rafa!
- Ace in the hole – by Howard Bryant (ESPN.com)
- The Player entry list is out for Indian Wells.
- Rafa Nadal wins first poker tournament – by Brad Willis (pokerstarsblog.com)
- Toni Nadal: “Rafael llegará con un poco de miedo a Viña” – via lanacion.cl (mangle)
- Por “efecto Nadal” ya hay cuatro días agotados para ATP Viña – via terra.cl. Rafa’s selling those tickets. (mangle)
- Misión NADAL – Lanzamiento 26 de enero – via cienciactiva.com (mangle)
- The Vstrator app is now available for download.
- And here’s a review of the app: Rafa is back. On your iPhone. – via tennisidentity.com
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa let us know who he was having dinner with.
- It appears that Rafa has joined a shorts optional gym.
- He’s been practicing with Tommy Robredo.
- Rafa shared a photo of himself and some adorable friends.
Social media related to Rafa:
Un honor coincidir hoy en el club tenis barcelona, con el CRACK @rafaelnadal twitter.com/laurapoustio/s…
— Laura Pous Tió (@laurapoustio) January 24, 2013
Se acabó el entreno de @rafaelnadal. Sin molestias, sin dolor. Ya casi listo para su debut en Chile.lockerz.com/s/278848456
— Nacho Mühlenberg (@NachoM18) January 23, 2013
Hoy estuve con @rafaelnadal viendo el entrenamiento. El Rey de la tierra batida volverá con todo. lawebdeltenis.net/articulos/cola… twitter.com/NachoM18/statu…
— Nacho Mühlenberg (@NachoM18) January 23, 2013
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In the swim blog post: “PPS- Rafa is a very, very attractive and charming man, Emily and I are kinda in love”…..Such lucky ladies to have met Rafa, not surprised they fell under his spell, who couldn’t?!
Indeed! And I’m left wondering why although I’ve seen him play live three times, I never even managed an autograph, let alone a relaxed picture without having to make my way through a delirious crowd full of people usually much taller than me. ;-)
How can anyone not fall in love with him??He looks soo adorable in those swimming pool pics.
Tennis misses Rafa and so do I..
Waiting and waiting for him to come backk..4th Feb can’t wait.
And the ‘no shorts gyn’ *snorts* love ur captions Miri.
Love the Ace in the Hole article. Bryant speaks of Rafa’s “charisma and historical relevance” in a way that other writers have not. “He is all art and imagination.”
Great article by Bryant; it nicely captures much of what Rafa’s presence on the tour does to fans, other players and the sport itself.
On the other hand, I don’t see the point of Tony saying that Rafa will arrive to his first tournament back afraid and with no confidence! I do believe that, even if this is true/expected, it gives his perspective opponents a mental push and takes away some of their own fear of meeting Rafa! Tony does blab a bit too much sometimes, like Rafa himself commented before..
I guess it’s Toni’s way and it won’t change. I don’t think it really bothers Rafa.
Rafa, be Confident! Just Play Your Best Game. Your Fans are with you! Go Rafa! You Can Do It!!!!!!!!!!
Rafa looks stunning in those pics with the swimmers and M & M. After watching a pretty boring Aus Final today Im counting down the days till hes back on court. Tennis has missed and so have I :)