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Interview: To Infinity and Beyond

Lourdes Garzón interviews the “Vanity Fair” Personality of the Year and discovers the Nadal factor: a combination of talent, intelligence and perseverance. They talk about success, money, family and how to maintain a private relationship while leading a public life.

19 Sep 2012 | by miri | 21 Comments

RafaLint: September 18th

A special message from Rafa:

Per a translation helpfully posted on Facebook by…either Inés or genny_ss:
Yesterday night, Rafa was also supposed to receive the Man of the Year “Madrid Award”, but he couldn’t attend the event because he had previously committed to attend the Vanity Fair Awards. So he recorded this message that was shown during
the Gala.

In it, Rafa apologizes because he isn’t attending the Gala and says that he is very thankful for the award and that he loves Madrid because every time he’s come to the city he’s felt like at home.

18 Sep 2012 | by miri | 2 Comments

RafaLint: September 17th

A bit of Rafa being besieged by the press at the Vanity Fair event:

Posted by rousvictoria.

Rafa on the red carpet (thanks to @genny_ss):

She was also kind enough to translate some of what Rafa said:

Some of the things Rafa’s said in the video of the VF red carpet: 1) He’s working hard to recover ASAP, though as we all know process’ slow

2) He’s been asked if he has a date to return. He’s said that if he knew, he would say it. He’ll

17 Sep 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

Rafael Nadal: Spanish sportsman of 2011

Rafa has been named Spanish sportsman by his peers. This lovely article by Juan Jose Mateo explains why. For a change, the Spanish language challenged among us don’t have to depend on a mangle as SpanishRNFan (aka genny_ss on Twitter) has kindly provided us with a translation.

“Bombproof” Hunger

After losing six finals to Djokovic, Nadal raises his fighting spirit to return to the top and defend the Olympic gold

Never has the border between athletes and fans been more clearly established. In 2011, Rafael

2 Jan 2012 | by miri | 9 Comments

RafaLint: November 24th

Rafa receives the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award:

Articles:

Transcript of Rafa’s post round robin 2 presser.
Day 5 Preview: Nadal, Tsonga shoot for semis by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)

Videos:

iB3 report on the 2nd round robin match.
Rafa practicing on Wednesday

Photos:

I love this photo

That’s it – not a lot. I’ve had a weird day. For those who celebrate it, Happy Thanksgiving!

24 Nov 2011 | by miri | 26 Comments

Rafa receives the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Photos from today’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award presentation. Dang, must be chilly in the O2.

Photos by LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images and Julian Finney/Getty Images

23 Nov 2011 | by miri | 18 Comments

Rafa wins Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award

Rafa was chosen by the ATP as the winner of this year’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year.

The Spaniard joined Roger Federer, Carlos Moya, former South African president Nelson Mandela and Arthur Ashe as winners of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award, recognised for his contributions through the Rafa Nadal Foundation. The Foundation, a recipient of a 2011 ATP ACES For Charity grant, offers educational programmes for socially disadvantaged youth using sport as a tool for personal and social

19 Nov 2011 | by miri | 7 Comments