RafaLint: February 25th

Photo by Kathy Yanez Tenorio
Articles:

Nadal entrena en Acapulco – via centraldeportiva.com (mangle)
Rafa Nadal & Rafa Marquez Foundations inspire Mexican runners to go that extra mile – via Nike, Inc (don’t forget to zoom on the photos)
Nadal y ‘Rafa’ Márquez juntos en Acapulco – EFE via excelsior.com.mx (mangle)
Rafa Nadal y Rafa Márquez reciben ayuda para sus fundaciones – from terra.com; includes photos (mangle)
Top 10 women behind the men: No 8 Rafa Nadal’s girlfriend – via thetennisspace.com

25 Feb 2013 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: November 28th

Oooo! Lots of fun linty stuff fluffing around the internet – mainly thanks to Rafa heading off to The Netherlands to support Richard Krajicek’s foundation. But first…a bit of yum:

Making of del Proyecto Benéfico “Diez Personas 10″ 2013 de Chocrón Joyeros:

(Rafa starts around minute 9.)

Articles:

If she has time, Genny is going to work on a translation of this article, because I’m not sure I trust the mangle in some tricky parts: Toni Nadal: “Como sé que Rafa Nadal está totalmente limpio, no creo posible que alguien se pueda dopar”/ (But goodness,

28 Nov 2012 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: October 30th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Got 150 spare Euros? Buy a signed Rafa hat to support his foundation.

Articles:

Reva pointed out this Tignor article that I somehow missed: Catching the Tape: Little Aces
Mais que faisait Rafael Nadal à Rennes, samedi? – what was Rafa doing in Rennes? (mangle)
An article about the recent “More than Tennis” event Rafa’s foundation worked on with the Special Olympics. (in Spanish)
Interview with Toni. (mangle)

Videos/Audio:

Rafa lends his support to Proyecto Campeones. If you can’t see the video

30 Oct 2012 | by miri | One Comment

RafaLint: September 29th

Ack! So far behind on lint. Sorry, everyone. But I did use Rafa as an inspiration for my walk this morning.

Rafa lends his support to the Special Olympics:

Even better, go see the video on Vimeo where you can download a high-quality version for your archives.

Articles:

Rafa Nadal… naturalmente – an interview with Rafa that has been translated by genny_ss for us on Facebook.
Meeting Rafa’s mentor – Rick Dacey blogs about the making of the PokerStars promos with Rafa.
Athletes (including Rafa) lending their support to the Special Olympics (

29 Sep 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments

RafaLint: July 6th

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images

I really was going to go to bed early tonight. Well, I guess 1am is early…just a different kind of early. Owe you guys some lint…

Articles:

Rafael Nadal will bounce back after surprise defeat – by Greg Rusedski (guardian.co.uk)
Top Shelf Trogglehumpers – by Jesse Pentecost (thenextpoint)
Official Announcement about the cancelling of the ALMA NADAL event.
The Roger’s Cup player list was released today.

Video/Audio:

iB3 report on the ALMA NADAL cancellation and one about the knees.
Andy Murray

6 Jul 2012 | by miri | 15 Comments

ALMA NADAL Canceled

Per posts on Facebook by the event and Rafa, it appears that the ALMA NADAL exhibition has been canceled.

Post from Rafa:

Quiero pedir disculpas a todos, debido a una lesión en el tendón no podré jugar contra Novak en Alma Nadal. Aquí dejo mis disculpas, en particular a todos aquellos que habían comprado entradas para esta buena causa. http://bit.ly/NwT6Iv

I want to apologize to all, I suffer a tendinitis and I can’t to play against Novak for Alma Nadal. I share with you my apologies, in particular to the fans

4 Jul 2012 | by miri | 92 Comments

RafaLint: May 7th

Oooodles of ALMA NADAL coverage and….and…well, that’s enough, right?

7 May 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

ALMA NADAL presentation photos

Photos from today’s ceremony about the upcoming exhibition between Rafa and Djokovic – ALMA NADAL.

Photos by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Also, check out these Facebook albums from Alma Nadal and Real Madrid.

To whomever:
1. Found a blowdryer
2. Hid the hair gel

THANK YOU!

7 May 2012 | by miri | 10 Comments

Video: ALMA NADAL presentation

Video from today’s ALMA Nadal presentation.

7 May 2012 | by miri | 8 Comments

RafaLint: May 4th

Hope everyone had a happy Star Wars day. Lots of articles in the press today with quotes from Rafa expressing his feelings about the blue clay. Most of the articles are pretty repetitive. Here’s a few (and some other stuff). I’m already tired of reading about blue clay and the tournament hasn’t started yet.

4 May 2012 | by miri | 6 Comments