David Beckham watches Rafael Nadal
during a 2006 ATP match in Madrid
[Bernat Armangue/AP]
ROME — Rafael Nadal was on court
battling it out with Ernests Gulbis when
news broke that David Beckham
announced his retirement from all forms
of professional soccer. Beckham, who
played for Nadal’s favorite team Real
Madrid from 2003 to 2007. Nadal looked
surprised to hear the news and wished the
international star all the best.
“The only thing I can say about him is he’s
amazing,” Nadal said after beating Gulbis
1-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round of the
Italian Open. “His attitude on court, every
time when I saw him play was impossible
to be better. Always fighting for
everything even if he is the big star. Even
if he’s the biggest star outside of the
football stadium he’s a big inspiration,
no?”
In particular, Nadal admired the way
Beckham was able to handle his fame
while remaining approachable. “Being so
famous, having all the time people whose
probably support you love but sometimes
bothers you, that’s probably what
happened to him. Always have a smile for
everybody and always be very respectful
and very nice for everybody.”
“So just congratulate him for his fantastic
career. Apart of all of this he was a
fantastic football player. So it’s a big
[loss] for the sport in general. He deserves
to do whatever he wants to do and he did
a lot for the sport.”
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