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Monthly Archive for July, 2009

You might think that with the many Nadal men who have great athletic ability, that this would be a family of “jocks”. But the family is more balanced than that. One of Rafa’s grandfathers is a retired orchestra conductor. Rafa’s father Sebastian is involved with real estate and a small business in town. Rafa relaxes by fishing with high school friends, and has continued to date the same hometown girl since he was 19.

Early in his career Rafa

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El hijo y la estrella

Hace exactamente cinco años escribí una reflexión sobre Rafael Nadal, un portentoso joven que en momentos de extraordinario triunfo reflejaba los siempre alabados valores de la España tradicional. Contaba con apenas diecinueve años de edad cuando ganó el Open de tenis de París. Tras marcar el punto de la victoria lo primero que hizo este [...]

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