“My son’s name is Rafa after Nadal“, announced Tomas Satoransky in April on visit the Mundo Deportivo stand in the Conde de Godó Trophy. The Barça basketball player, after the first victory in the Euroleague against Alba Berlin, admitted that the tennis player from Manacor is his idol.
Last Thursday Rafael Nadal announced his retirement at 38 years old after winning 22 Grand Slams. Satoransky, a player in the Barça basketball team, left some emotional words for the tennis player: “For me, Rafael Nadal is my idol. I think he is my favorite athlete of all time. I have followed him since he was 16 years old when he won the first Roland Garros and shouted ‘Let’s go, Rafa’ without knowing what it meant.“.
Nadal announced in a video that the Final 8 of the Davis Cup will be his last tournament as a professional tennis player, in Malaga from November 19 to 24.”A difficult day for me. “It’s expected, but (Rafa) is one of the athletes I love the most.”reaffirmed his admiration for Nadal.
Rafa Nadal was so important in the life of Tomas Satoransky that he dedicated his name to his son, leaving a special mention of what the legend of Manacor means both in his personal life and in the little boy man “His name is Samuel Rafa and they were born on the same day, just by chance. “It means a lot to our family.”he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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