michael phelps

Publish 03 September 2008 in The Player - 108863 views

With his first triumph in the ATP circuit, before the Paraguayan Delgado in Mallorca, with 15 years and 10 months, Rafael Nadal began writing one of the most beautiful pages in Spanish sport. Today, nearly seven years later, the Prince of Asturias Award recognizes an extraordinary career, yet to be written, it has risen to the top of world ranking after a course indelible 2008.

Premio Principe de Asturias de los DeportesNadal happens in the prize to German Michael Schumacher after winning (18, joined the 24 votes) to U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the athlete with most Olympic gold medals (14) after eight conquered in Beijing, the Jamaican s[+]


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Publish 17 August 2008 in The Player - 127758 views


The atmosphere of the town has given me extra energy. With colleagues always closely with other athletes and Spanish animándote every day. It has not been as usual, in a hotel. All of them have served me a great help even if they do not know. Thanks to them I have a medal

I had imagined being on the podium. But it is special. I have heard ever heard the Spanish anthem. Like when I won Roland Garros and again. But nothing like here. In the Olympic Games is special

I suppose that put the medal in the same place as other trophies. I am happy to be Olympic champion and have succeeded. It is a great pleasure

Toni not told me anything special. Only you enjoy this moment and congratulated me because I played very well all week

There is no doubt that technically tennis and Federer is the best for me. Still the best. The best of history. He has a talent which makes it handle a wide range of strokes and more resources than anyone else

There have been met, let alone all my goals. I came to defend my country as best as possible and more by the possibility of winning a medal

Will my new challenge? Trying to play well next week, the U.S. Open. But I am lucky that there, to New York, is also my friend Tomeu Salva-Vidal. He arrived at the same time that I and That will be great

Ending the year number one in the world
and be in it
as long as possible

Michael Phelps: It would be a pleasure to see him back in the picture because I did I go wrong with him. Phelps is the Olympic Games itself and is a pride for the world that has an athlete like him



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Wilmer: Te apoyamos Rafa..
Tomas: Nadal no tienes que demostrarle nada a ellos. como tu dices no pueden ni quieren dejar hacer las cosas bien.
Pepe: Paso a paso pero seguro, a ganar el Conde Godó
Amelia: Vamos mi Rafa ya es hora.
nadalek: me gustaria saber cual es la POCIMA DE DJOKOVIC..PARA AGUANTAR TODO FISICAMENTE desde hace 1 año.. cosa que antes NO.
nadalek: el problema de NADAL con DJOKOVIC .. es cuando juega corto.. o ESPECULA.. NADAL DEBE BASARSE EN SU REVÉS CRUZADO; SU DRIVE PARALELO..más continui ...
Sandro: Nadie le gana a Novak, es casi invencible se necesitaría otro Djokovic je je
Raul: Ya falta poco Rafa, seguro que Djokovic ya lo piensa mas..
Omar: Las distancias son mas cortas, Novak Justo Campeón pero cuando Rafa llegue a su nivel máximo, será otra historia...
Erick: Rafa de a poco le está encontrando la forma de enfrentar a Djokovic, lo tenia asustado..


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