I'm sure one of Rafa's proudest moments in his career was taking the Gold Medal for Spain in the 2008 Olympic Games. The gulps and the emotion etched upon him when he stood to watch the Spanish flag raised whilst they played their national anthem was an emotional, but happy and proud moment to behold.
So ... ever the patriot, it is by no means a suprise to hear that Rafa wants to actively support the bid to bring the Games to his adopted city in 2016. A delegation is off to Copenhagen this Friday to hear the decision, but as Rafa has returned to action, he will be unable to attend. This is his comment on Spain's bid:-
"It is very sad for me not being able to go to Copenhagen. I have to continue with my tennis schedule which makes it impossible for me to go to Denmark," he said on his website.
Nevertheless, I will still support Madrid’s Olympic bid spiritually and I take this opportunity to thank Madrid's mayor and the sport's secretary of defence for always counting on me to support this project.
I know what a great job they’ve done and I know we deserve to win.
Madrid, I wish you all the best. I have a special feeling in my heart about this one."
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