"Nuestra Mejor Victoria" means "Our Best Victory", and Gasol himself also gave a specific explanation of this.
"Sports have been paused, and in this case, I think athletes should feel more closer to themselves and society, supporters and the world than usual." said the Spanish basketball star who played for NBA Portland Trail Blazers. "I have teamed up with Rafael (Nadal) and I hope this is just the beginning. We urge more athletes to work together, using different programs and platforms, beyond the restrictions of culture and nationality, and convey more information about the resistance to the virus. Let's do it! ”
Soon, players from the Spanish sports industry joined the event, including Muguruza, Ferrell , F1 driver Alonso , basketball player Ludi Fernandez, and former Spanish national football team captain Casillas, who announced his retirement in 2020.
As a good friend of Nadal and Gasol, Casillas posted a 1 minute and 24-second video on its social networking website, and wrote: "I respond to the call of Nadal and Gasol and be with them. This is the moment for Spanish sports, and it is a time for us to stand up and work together."
, born in 1981, led the Spanish team to win the 2008 and 2012 European Cup championships. Between these two events, he also held the 2010 World Cup championship in South Africa with his teammates, and won the "Golden Glove Award" of the event.
He and Paul Gasol, born in 1980, and Nadal, born in 1986, are the "three masters" in the world of Spanish sports, showing the sports style of the Iberian Peninsula in the most convincing posture.
In 2008, the three of them appeared on the cover of a Spanish magazine together. In the World Football Cup two years later, they brought "Made in Spain" to South Africa, and a landmark "same frame" appeared before and after the final.
At that time, Nadal won the first championship at Wimbledon, while Gasol won the second championship ring in his career. Then, they appeared collectively at the final of the South African World Cup to cheer for Casillas and the entire Spanish football team. It is worth mentioning that Nadal's original plan was to rest after Wimbledon to prepare for the US Open, but the charm of the World Cup still made him change his plan and fly to Johannesburg.
Nadal painted the Spanish flag on his face with oil paint and put on the No. 10 jersey. He predicted that Spain would beat the Netherlands 2-0. Although he is not as prepared as his friend in the qualifying, Paul Gasol is better in predicting the score - he guessed the result 1-0 - Spain won the first Hercules Cup in history with Iniesta's goal in overtime.
After the game, two superstars from tennis and basketball "break into" the locker room of the Spanish national team . The scene of their indulgence in celebration was impressive. Captain Casillas also handed over the Hercules Cup to Nadal, allowing the latter, who was born in a football family and had been a football fan since childhood, to experience this supreme honor.
As we all know, Nadal's love for football is unparalleled, and his uncle Miguel is the main defender of Barcelona and the Spanish national team. As a Real Madrid fan, his personal relationship with Casillas also began early.
On November 30, 2007, Spain local time, Nadal, who won two consecutive French Open men's singles championships, had a role exchange game with Real Madrid goalkeeper, and he was a little wild in the field that the opponent was good at.
"Ikel vs Nadal" is the name of this tennis-football mini-game organized by the Red Cross, with the theme of eliminating malaria around the world.
took the lead in playing tennis. Although he did not wear the iconic pirate pants, Nadal still allowed his opponent to see his "King of Clay". Although Casillas' front-net interception was quite decent, the French Open champion still won 3-2. The next game was moved near the goal line. In a penalty shootout, Nadal's fake moves failed to deceive his opponent. The Spanish goal won 3-2 and also avenged the "revenge of one arrow" in the last round.
mini game is just the beginning, and the two of them called their friends to start a tennis match and a 7-a-side football match on December 20. Alonso and Zidane are important figures they invited.
The trick to get Casillas and Nadal to change positions on tennis and football courts comes from the former's friends. In 2006, his friend hoped to rely on the appeal of the two superstars to advocate everyone to raise funds for the Red Cross. As soon as he heard this proposal, the Spanish country was very interested. He immediately called Nadal's agent to ask about the possibility of things.
"At that time, Nadal happened to be participating in the finals in Shanghai, but he reacted very positively like me." Casillas recalled, "We originally planned to hold the competition in the summer, but for various reasons, until now. However, Christmas is good, and it will attract more audiences at that time, and the atmosphere will be more warm."
He was right, the atmosphere on that day was indeed very warm. On the poster printed by the organizer, Nadal and Casillas, who gave their love for charity, both smiled brilliantly.
This is the intersection of Nadal and Casillas. The latter often appears in the stands at the Madrid Masters . The friendship between Nadal and Paul Gasol is also impressive.
In 2013, he went to Paris to cheer for Nadal who was participating in the French Open. After the latter won the championship, he presented a large 5-layer cake full of friends' heroic postures on the field. In 2018, when Nadal won the 11th French Open title of his career at Roland Garros, the NBA star wrote on social media: "The 11th champion, @RafaelNadal, legend!"
After the end of the "fight" at the French Open, they met again in Mallorca, Spain a few days later. Paul Gasol was invited to attend the graduation ceremony of the Tennis Academy at Rafael Nadal . "Yesterday, I attended the graduation ceremony of the college with my good friend phael Nadal. Congratulations to all the graduates!"
In addition, these two good friends also started a restaurant business with famous Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and others.
In February 2015, they announced that they would "launch online" a restaurant called Tatel in Madrid in March. It covers an area of 800 square meters and adopts the decoration style of the 1920s, making people feel a retro feel that it looks like a different world as soon as they enter.
"Our Spanish food has always been very famous," said a restaurant spokesperson. "Although there are many Spanish restaurants, no one can improve Spanish food to the international level." The implication is that this Tatal will assume this important task, and several bosses do think so.
Not long after, Tatel restaurants in resorts Ibiza , Madrid, Miami, Los Angeles and other places also opened one after another.
is not just a good friend, but also a partner and partner. At the same time, they stood together again in Spain's fight against COVID-19.
In addition to launching a fundraising campaign and taking the lead in donating, they also donated a lot of personal items for public welfare auctions.
One of them is the basketball shoes that Paul Gasol wore at the 2017 European Basketball Championship, and the Spanish national basketball team won the bronze medal in that event.
Another thing is the jersey that Nadal wore when he won the French Open in 2019. He said, "A lot of things make sense to me, but nothing makes sense than if we united to fight the epidemic."
