Rafa, the hero
By Audrey Riou – Thursday, 15th April, 2010, welovetennis.fr
A little story garnered from the outskirts of the courts by a person in charge of the dressing rooms after a verbal joust of
“Are you Nadal or Federer?”
“I adore Federer, his game, his class, but I have to admit that Nadal is a really nice guy. I remember last year, it was raining heavily. A little boy and his mummy were waiting for Rafael to start training. Given the weather, I told them that it was a waste of time because he was going to train much later when the good weather would reappear. Three hours later, those two were still there, soaked despite their umbrella. The sun came back and Nadal arrives to hit a couple of balls. Touched by the perseverance of the kid, I allow myself to tell Nadal that there was this little guy who waited for three hours in the rain. I was amazed by his reaction: “You’re kidding?”, he asked me before taking the child by the hand to go train with him for at least 20 minutes. The little fellow left packed with all sorts of gifts personally signed by his idol. He’s the only player who is capable of doing such a thing, I think.
These are the kind of stories that just reaffirm your love/respect for such a humble guy!
By Audrey Riou – Thursday, 15th April, 2010, welovetennis.fr
A little story garnered from the outskirts of the courts by a person in charge of the dressing rooms after a verbal joust of
“Are you Nadal or Federer?”
“I adore Federer, his game, his class, but I have to admit that Nadal is a really nice guy. I remember last year, it was raining heavily. A little boy and his mummy were waiting for Rafael to start training. Given the weather, I told them that it was a waste of time because he was going to train much later when the good weather would reappear. Three hours later, those two were still there, soaked despite their umbrella. The sun came back and Nadal arrives to hit a couple of balls. Touched by the perseverance of the kid, I allow myself to tell Nadal that there was this little guy who waited for three hours in the rain. I was amazed by his reaction: “You’re kidding?”, he asked me before taking the child by the hand to go train with him for at least 20 minutes. The little fellow left packed with all sorts of gifts personally signed by his idol. He’s the only player who is capable of doing such a thing, I think.
These are the kind of stories that just reaffirm your love/respect for such a humble guy!
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