htmlOn the evening of June 5, Spanish legendary tennis player Nadal defeated Rude in straight sets, winning the French championship in his career, and the honor of 22 Grand Slams continued to set a world record.
Coincidentally, and the week before, Nadal's favorite team Real Madrid won the 14th trophy in the history of the Champions League here. In the Champions League final, Nadal also supervised the whole game, sharing the joy of victory with Real Madrid on the spot.
As Espanyol from Mallorca , it is not uncommon for Nadal to like football, but why is his uncle Miguel Nadal (Miguel Nadal ) played for 8 seasons in Barca (7 of which are the main players) and is a Barcelona celebrity, while Rafael Nadal, as his nephew, is a loyal fan of Real Madrid?
How high is Nadal's football talent?
Nadal has been an avid football fan since he was a child. In his autobiography, he mentioned how much he loves football. When Rafah was a child, as soon as his parents let him go out to play, he would run to the streets to play football with his children, because in Mallorca all the children played football, whether they came from a football family or not.
When Nadal was 4 years old, he was able to identify the team logos of each team of La Liga . At the age of 7, Nadal joined the Manaka Children's Football Team to participate in the Children's Football League. Unexpectedly, every time he plays, he will always watch the game video carefully to study whether he performs well or badly, just like his uncle will do after participating in the La Liga match. At that time, Nadal was the left winger. He said that even the youngest player in the team could score about 50 goals in a season, showing a certain football talent.
"Football was more important than tennis at the beginning, because training with Uncle Tony was very hard at that time, and he let me know that I would become a professional athlete. My dream at that time was the same as my Spanish peers, was to become a professional football player. Although I had started playing tennis since I was seven and I played pretty well, football games always made me even more nervous. I think this is because in football games I didn't just fight for myself; I felt that for my teammates And the sense of responsibility he bears. "
Nadal always wants to be a part of the team sports. In fact, football is more in line with Nadal's personality needs. He always likes to be with his friends. He will return to his hometown of Majorca whenever he has time. He could have gone to Barcelona for tennis training, so that they can get more funding support, but in the end, he and his tennis coach uncle Tony chose to stay in Majorca for training. Later, Nadal represented the Spanish team in the Davis Cup, which made Nadal feel the sense of team belonging again, which seemed familiar to him when he played football back then.
Does Nadal really have the talent to become a professional football player? At least when he was 11 years old, his team-leading performance illustrates some problems. At that time, Nadal led the team to win the Bariarie Islands championship, while Nadal was the team's number one scorer. Given that his uncle Miguel became the main player of Barcelona and Spain, while another Uncle Rafael also played in the Majorca League for several years, and Uncle Tony was a professional tennis player. The blood of sports and football flows in the family, and Nadal's athletic talent is the best among them. So if Nadal chose football, he would have a high probability of at least becoming a main player in La Liga. Even with his competitive and ambitious mentality, it is very likely that he would become an international player.
However, if Nadal chose football, he might not be able to reach his historical position in the tennis world. Mourinho I knew Nadal when he was an assistant coach at Barcelona. At that time, his uncle Miguel played for Barcelona, and Nadal often appeared as his uncle's caddie .In addition, when Mourinho coached Real Madrid, Nadal also visited the Bernabeu and Mourinho to reconcile.
Mourinho once said in an interview: "I am very happy to see Nadal choose to play tennis, but he also has the potential to become an excellent football player. Nadal's uncle is my player in Barcelona in 1996. I know that Rafa could play football and it is very good. With his body, Spiritual and technical ability, Nadal will not be inferior to any outstanding player if he chooses. ”
”But thank God, Nadal did not choose football, otherwise there will be a historical legend in the tennis world. ” Mourinho recognized Nadal’s football talent, but tennis is Nadal’s chosen path.
Give up football, the most difficult decision in his life
When Nadal was 11 years old, he trained tennis five days a week and often went abroad to compete with top peers. At the same time, he also trains football with the team every week and competes on weekends. It is impossible to take into account both sports at the same time, reaching the top, just like the lyrics of Neil-Yang : "If you pursue every dream, you may be lost."
When Nadal needs to make up his mind to make a decision, his football team changed a coach. Because Nadal often missed the team's training for tennis and games, the new coach could not tolerate Nadal's behavior. Although Nadal was still the team's scorer king at this time, the coach did not allow Nadal to participate in the game. He even said that if Nadal missed a training class once a week, he would be expelled from the team.
"So, I made the most difficult choice in my life, to give up football. But if it weren't for that coach, my life might have become different. My father thought I might be an excellent football player. He said that when I was training for football, I worked harder than other children. And I was full of unusual confidence - paranoid like a madman - I firmly believe that the team can win any difficulties." Nadal said in his autobiography, "I have good skills but not particularly good. Although I like football more, tennis is the project I am better at."
How much does Nadal love Real Madrid? Chairman successor?
Nadal's love for Real Madrid is clearly written in his autobiography. He often watches games like Asian fans in the middle of the night, "Even if I play in Australia or Bangkok , if there is a TV broadcast of Real Madrid , I will wake up to watch the game even at five o'clock in the morning - even if I have a game to play later that day. If necessary, I will arrange my training schedule according to the time of the football match."
When participating in the Australian Open every January, even for the Grand Slam, Nadal will try to watch Real Madrid's games, he said that because La Liga in January is very critical. "I have to get up in the middle of the night to watch the Real Madrid game. If the game goes on very early, I will adjust the alarm clock and see how the game goes, and then decide whether to continue watching or go to bed. If they are already 3-0 ahead of the game, I will continue to sleep; if the score is always 0-0, and I desperately want to know the result of the game, I will always see the end of the game. But if there is a game that day, I will never get up and watch the game in the middle of the night, no matter how important that game is. Work is the first priority."
017, Nadal said in an interview with the Spanish media Le Monde that he wanted to become the chairman of Real Madrid in the future. As soon as this remark was made, it also caused heated discussion at the time. As the greatest athlete on Spanish history and one of the most famous fans of Real Madrid, Nadal, who is extremely popular in Spain, looks like a good candidate for the future chairman of Real Madrid.However, Nadal is not yet able to become a presidential candidate. Although a margin of about 100 million euros is not a problem for him, the hard conditions for a 20-year Real Madrid membership allow Nadal not to be qualified for the candidate until 2031 at the earliest.
(In April this year, Nadal was invited by Florentino to kick off the La Liga match against Espanyol. Nadal witnessed Real Madrid's 35th La Liga championship on the spot)
From this point of view, Nadal loves Real Madrid deeply. In 2014, Asensio , who is also a Mallorca, joined Real Madrid with Nadal's strong recommendation.
Why is Nadal not a fan of his uncle's home team Barcelona back then? That's because long before Uncle Miguel joined Barcelona, Nadal's whole family was already a die-hard Real Madrid fan, especially Nadal's father. He is a fan of Real Madrid, which greatly influenced Nadal's home team preferences. So, when Uncle Miguel received an invitation from Barcelona, their whole family also encouraged Miguel to accept the invitation, because for some players, there is only one chance to play for the giants in their lifetime.
at the end: In this year's , the French Open final, Nadal's left foot played closed, and his left foot injury accompanied him throughout his career. Shortly after winning the French Open at the age of 19, he was in a period of rapid upward momentum, and he had an injury on his left foot. After searching for famous doctors, he realized that the tarsal bone injury of his left foot was a rare disease and could not be cured. The doctor also said that he might not be able to continue his tennis career. After that, Nadal reduced the training time and, after the doctor suggested that the sole height be raised by one centimeter and one centimeter, the protective effect of the left foot was tested. In the end, this method had a certain effect, but the injury to the left foot tarsal bone also accompanied Nadal's entire career. What kind of strong spiritual will is this? (Bumps/Qiu Yixi)
