If Rafa hadn't made it as a tennis player, what would he have been?? Easy, his second other passion ... football. He played football till he was around 11, but then had to make the choice between the two sports ... and tennis won out.An ardent fan of Real Madrid, but also respectful towards Barcelona as his Uncle Toni supports them and Uncle Miguel-Angel played for them, his love of the game knows no bounds ... remember the World Cup scenes??
But what amuses me is that Rafa always seems to have the same wide-eyed excitement about meeting his football heroes, as we his fans do when we meet him. Here's just a few captured moments ...
Rafa with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul of Real Madrid ...
with Iker Casillas, Raul, Sergio Ramos and David Beckham of Real Madrid ...
Rafa with Zinedine Zidane, former Galactico of Real Madrid ...
Rafa with Francesco Totti of AS Roma ...
Rafa with Jon-Arne Riise *spit* and Francesco Totti of AS Roma ...
But the photo opportunity prize just HAS to go to Rafa's sister, Maria Isabel, as she took her opportunity like a true *fangirl* and got David Beckham to pose with her before Rafa's semi-final at Wimbledon this year against Andy Murray. Kudos Maribel !!!
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