World number two Rafael Nadal is only 21, at the top of his career, but he is already thinking of his future beyond tennis and is convinced his privileged position gives him the chance to help others.
"This can be the beginning of my future, when I retire and have more time," the Spaniard said Wednesday as he launched the Rafa Nadal Foundation in his native town, Manacor, on the island of Mallorca.
The foundation will seek to promote "sport as an integration tool for those groups in most need," focusing particularly on childhood and youth.
Ana Maria Parera, Nadal's mother, will chair the foundation, and his father Sebastian will be vice-chairman. Nadal's uncle and coach Toni Nadal and his agent, former tennis player Carlos Costa, will also be involved.
Nadal is not the first sportsman to set up a foundation. One of the most famous in tennis is that set up by Swiss world number one Roger Federer, which focuses on Africa - the continent that Federer's mother hails from.
"I have talked a lot about this with Roger, and he tells me that when you are there it is something that fills you with satisfaction. And I think the time has come, it is a beautiful time for my life and for my career," Nadal said.
And speaking about Roger Federer, if is is not playing on court, he'll be busy collecting awards. And he just received his fourth consecutive Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
While Nadal launched his foundation and Federer collecting awards and spending time with girlfriend Mirka, players like Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga were celebrating their Davis Cup victory by getting down with some go-go girls. The Frenchmen certainly know how to have fun!
Who would have thought Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori will shocked the heavily-favoured James Blake, who is ranked 12th in the world, in the final of the Delray Beach International Championships?
Nishikori is only 18 years old and ranked 224 in the ATP rankings but post the biggest victory of his young career yesterday.
Nishikori rallied from a set down to stun the top-seeded American 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the hardcourt event for his first career title.
With so many breakthrough performances by young and unheard tennis players this year, 2008 is definitely a great year to see other than the dominance by the top players alone.
No, this post is not about the anime series, The Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様, Tennis no Ōjisama).
I am talking about rising tennis sensation from the land of rising sun who made it into the final at Delray Beach. The Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori is only 18 years old. He has just reached his first ATP final by beating third-seeded Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7) yesterday at the International Tennis Championships.
Kei Nishikori is the first Japanese man to reach a tour final since Shuzo Matsuoka lost to Wayne Ferreira at Queens Club in June 1992.
Currently, Nishikori who is ranked 224 on the ATP rankings said, "He (Matsuoka) is the only one (player from Japan) to reach the top 50." Nishikori is hoping to pass him.
Kei Nishikori has been training at the Nick Bollettieri Academy the past three years on a grant bestowed by Masaaki Morita, the CEO of Sony.
He will be facing James Blake in the final. It's going to be tough but in tennis, anything could happen.
Yeps, HCFoo is blogging about The L Word.
Recently I've been taking some risks by blogging about celebrities sex scandal, nude photos and more sex. But what the heck because these topics are searched by many netizens and it helps increasing my traffic by a tremendous margin. Even blogging about shirtless tennis players help.
So here I am taking more risk by blogging about a lesbian show. If you haven't heard about The L Word, gosh, you must have been missing a good show. The popular television drama on Showtime has gone into its 5th season now. And the show is getting steamier than ever.
In The L Word, you will see some familiar faces such as Jennifer Beals of the 1983 film Flashdance, Eric Mabius of Ugly Betty and Karina Lombard of Legends Of The Fall. Pam Grier, the blaxploitation icon is also a regular in The L Word since season 1.
If season 6th is on, you could be seeing Paris Hilton making a cameo on The L Word and adding more complication to 'The Chart'. Here's a citation from Wikipedia.
Though it has yet to be confirmed if “The L Word” has been picked up for a sixth season, socialite Paris Hilton did confirm that she’ll be on an episode of “The L Word” with Parade Magazine. When asked, “There’s a rumor out there that you're planning to do The L Word, the series about lesbians.” The heiress replied, “It’s true. I have no idea what kind of character I’ll be playing, but it’s a good show.”
Recently, Paris Hilton who attended The L Word season 5 premiere in LA, has been spotted in a wig, cuddling Daniela Sea and Kate Moennig.
Since The L Word will not be making way into our local television, all you can do is get the DVDs or downloading torrent files (blame it for not showing it here in Malaysia). It's pretty easy to find the DVDs.
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Honestly there are a lot of steamy scenes in The L Word. Hope you guys and girls are able to handle it. If you are homophobic, give this show a miss. However, if you are looking for a good quality lesbian show that speaks the issue in a positive light, The L Word definitely should not be missed.
World number two Rafael Nadal is only 21, at the top of his career, but he is already thinking of his future beyond tennis and is convinced his privileged position gives him the chance to help others.
While Nadal launched his foundation and Federer collecting awards and spending time with girlfriend Mirka, players like Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga were celebrating their Davis Cup victory by getting down with some go-go girls. The Frenchmen certainly know how to have fun!
