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Toni Nadal Rufused Money Offered By Rafael Nadal As He…
Toni Nadal Rufused Money Offered By Rafael Nadal As He…
For almost three decades he has been Rafa Nadal ‘s shadow man . He made him the great tennis player he is today. (Although I’m sure if he reads it, he’ll shake his head.)
Toni Nadal has tennis in his head. And the sacrifice in the veins. The man who says that ” losing is not not getting it, it’s not trying “, discovered one day that his three-year-old nephew had an aptitude for tennis. He knew it when he threw the ball to him and Rafa went to get it . Although perhaps he already knew it long before.
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Toni Nadal Rufused Money Offered By Rafael Nadal As He…
And that was howTony Nadalhe became Rafa ‘s coach for twenty-seven years . Raphael, as he calls him. As Toni Nadal has told Adolfo Arjona , the way he related to Rafa was different from the one he maintained throughout his career with other young promises. And it is that Rafa is his nephew, for better and for worse . For the 22 Grand Slam wins and for the continual pressure to be the best .
Toni Nadal: “Success belongs only to Rafa”
Toni Nadal acknowledges that being Rafa , the victories tasted different. And also the defeats : “ He was much more eager for things to go well for Rafa, and sometimes that leads to tightening the rope more than necessary ”.
And although Toni is the brother of Sebastián (Rafa’s father) , while he trained Rafa he was above all Rafa’s trainer . That is something that the family always respected: “On a sporting level, there were never any debates about Rafa’s training. When he was a child, I decided it. As he grew older, it was Rafa himself who made the decisions.”
For Toni Nadal, success is always Rafa’s . He reiterates it over and over again in this interview on ” La Noche de Adolfo Arjona”. He is clear about it . “The player is what makes the coach good. The percentage of success is almost exclusive to him. What I did was easy, the hard part was doing it. And that was what Rafa did.”
And he acknowledges: “ It is true that he forced Rafa to reach the limit. But if he hadn’t wanted to do it, it would have been impossible to succeed. Success is yours .” This is how resounding Toni is shown.
The humility of Rafa Nadal
Rafa’s training went beyond technique and physicality. Especially when he was a child. “I never thought that someone who achieves great success for something as simple as passing a ball over a net, was someone special . ” And that was transmitted to Rafa. Every day. In every workout. In every tournament.
Toni Nadal Rufused Money Offered By Rafael Nadal As He…
Of course, Rafa Nadal has always been an example of humility . On and off the track. In 2018, Mallorca suffered from heavy flooding . Rafa helped to remove the mud and clean up in Sant Llorenç des Cardessar. Like one more. “It was the town of his mother. It is very close to ours. It is normal that he was worried, and wanted to get involved, the same thing that a lot of people did ”.
According to the ATP , Nadal has won around 102 million euros on the courts . Is this profit directly proportional to what his coach has earned from him? “What I earned was not directly proportional to his successes . That’s how I decided because it was the best way to help Rafa. I decided not to charge Rafa. I have not won by training Rafa directly.” And he acknowledges that his brother was always responsible for compensating for the great job he did with the tennis player.
The good bye
And the day came. Toni stopped training Rafa. It was February 11, 2017 . The news travelled all round the world. “ I understood that my contribution was no longer necessary. And I decided to go. I saw that Carlos Moyá and his team were doing very well, and I assumed that the best thing was to retire .” When Arjona asks him about his relationship with Rafa today, he only has one word: “ Impeccable ”.
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Respect. civics. Effort. And commitment . Toni Nadal does not conceive of another way of understanding life. He instilled it in the tennis player for years. Today he instills it in his three children. And to the young promises of the Rafa Nadal Academy , of which he is a director: “ I have always sought professional success through personal development. I understood that it was the best way to achieve success .”
And that’s how Rafa Nadal became the great star he is today . Without Toni Nadal it would not have been possible. He was his trainer. His right hand. His shadow on the track. She breathed him in when he couldn’t take it anymore. His hand on her shoulder. It was everything since Rafa was four years old and the racket was bigger than him.
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H. Marko lashes out at Steiner: Defend Mick Schumacher
Helmut Marko believes Mick Schumacher deserves a return to Formula 1, naming two teams he thinks would consider the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher. The 81-year-old Austrian lashes out at Guenther Steiner, who sacked the German at Haas F1 just under two years ago.
“Mick is one of the politest and nicest people in the whole paddock, which is a disadvantage for him. He also has the handicap of a big name,” Marko said in an interview with Sport1.de. “In sporting terms, he has already achieved a lot. He won the Formula 3 championship, he won the Formula 2 championship, that alone made him interesting for Formula 1 teams.”
Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut at Haas F1 in 2021. There, he lasted two seasons. After a disappointing season in 2022, Guenther Steiner showed him the door and they opted for more experience with Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.
Marko: ‘Netflix superstar’ Steiner treated Schumacher unfairly
“As far as we were concerned, there were no sporting reasons why we never got together,” Red Bull Racing’s team advisor explained. “He was a Ferrari junior at the time, but Mercedes took him into the team [afterwards]. So he wasn’t even on the market.”
“At Haas, he was not treated fairly by Netflix superstar Guenther Steiner. That’s a fact. Once you drive outside Formula 1, it becomes a difficult story. But behind the scenes, you only hear good things about him. Toto Wolff praises him to the skies. I think Alpine and Audi are seriously considering him. I wouldn’t begrudge him, because he deserves it,” Marko said.
Verstappen and Hamilton CRASH as FIA take action in Hungary
Max Verstappen was involved in a dramatic collision with Lewis Hamilton for P3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman attempted an overtake on his rival into Turn 1, going though the inside but locking up as Hamilton’s front right collided with Verstappen’s rear left.
In dramatic fashion the Red Bull was launched into the air, and was lucky to remain in the race, falling behind the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen has been placed under investigation by the stewards, with the FIA calling a 4.50pm UK time summons, where the sport’s governing body confirmed their findings.
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Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash in Hungary
A nightmare Hungarian GP for Max Verstappen
It was a difficult race for the champion who went wide on the opening lap, and was forced to give the position back to Lando Norris after claiming P2.
The Red Bull star accused the Brit of running him wide, and continued to deliver a series of furious radio messages to his team during the grand prix.
Verstappen’s frustrations came to the fore as he attempted to overtake Hamilton, with the pair lucky to not be embroiled in more devastating contact.
In the end Hamilton claimed P3 and a podium in Hungary, with Verstappen languishing back in fifth.
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“It’s going to be emotional for me” – Chase Briscoe on honoring Tony Stewart’s legacy
Chase Briscoe, in a recent media session, shared his emotions about racing on the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Briscoe will be driving the No. 14 car, a number famously associated with his current team owner, Tony Stewart.
Stewart won several races and the 2011 championship with this car. He also co-owns NASCAR team Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), which will be shutting down after this season.
NASCAR first raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in 1994, which was the first race there besides the Indianapolis 500 in 1916. Since then, many different racing series have raced at IMS. As the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Brickyard 400 after three years off, Chase Briscoe, who grew up in Mitchell, Indiana, faces an emotional weekend.
“It’s going to be emotional for me, I mean full transparency I cry every year just on the ride around deal so with it being on the oval and doing it in the 14 all that it’s going to be definitely, probably emotional,” said Briscoe.
“It’s really special to be back here at home in Indiana. Every race car driver dreams of racing at Indianapolis, but for me, it’s even more special because I grew up here,” he added.
Chase Briscoe eyes playoff spot and #14 legacy
A win this weekend will help Chase Briscoe secure a spot in the 2024 Cup playoffs. It would also be a fitting end to SHR’s legacy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Briscoe has raced at the Brickyard before, twice in the Xfinity Series and won on the road course layout in 2020.
“I didn’t know if I’d ever get a chance to race on the oval. So being able to do it this year means a lot to me,” Briscoe stated.
The #14 car has a special place in NASCAR history. After Stewart retired in 2016, Clint Bowyer took over and won two races in 2018. Chase Briscoe then drove the #14 in 2021 and earned his first win in 2022. Other notable racers like Fonty Flock, Hershel McGriff, and A.J. Foyt, also drove this famed car.
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