Rafael Nadal - From Right to Left

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Nike has released a two-minute film to tell the extraordinary story of how Rafa Nadal managed to change from being a right handed amateur tennis player into the most-feared, left-handed champion in the world.

The film meets Rafa and his Uncle Toni at home being interviewed in the kitchen. Uncle Toni tells us that although his nephew hits the ball harder with his left hand than anyone in the history of tennis, he is in fact right handed. Toni tells the story of how he convinced Rafa to make the switch from right-handed to left-handed when he was nine years old, believing it would give him an advantage over his competitors.

The irony is that, to this day, playing tennis is the only thing that Rafa does left handed. He uses his right hand to throw, write and even for the most mundane activities like brushing his teeth. Though the film explores this in a light hearted way, its objective is to demonstrate that the act of changing into a left handed player was a courageous one.

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Rafael Nadal - From Right to Left

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  • ahhh..he's such a ...

    ahhh..he's such a lovely boy.

    wow, that makes me sound like a grandma but its true

    By hippomonster3 [Affiliate User] 1220116601 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thanks for posting! ...

    Thanks for posting! I ♥ Rafa!

    By feistylilfairy [Affiliate User] 1220057878 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I can throw a ...

    I can throw a baseball across the field aiming at a glove and not miss. Right-handed. I do everything left except for baseball, soccer, and football. It's like my right side is too precise for me to use for daily activities. Notice how his left handed is dense when he writes righty and how the right one is relaxed when he writes lefty. He just went the sheep way in school and wrote righty. He made you see this on purpose, when the coach + nike would'nt want you to see.
    Big up for Nadal anyway

    By RogerMoron [Affiliate User] 1220010470 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • He is the best od ...

    He is the best od the world and no doubt about it

    By heylan [Affiliate User] 1219879584 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • yo vaig pasar per ...

    yo vaig pasar per el poble de Rafa Nadal :)
    Viu a Mallorca :)
    Es catala! Representan Catalunya! i España ¬¬

    By Skatedatbake101 [Affiliate User] 1219590908 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • what do you think ? ...

    what do you think ?
    Would Rafa be a even better player, if he played with the right hand ?
    Sometimes his style looks a bit learned and less natural like Sampras for example.

    By ulizinho [Affiliate User] 1219566921 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • why? he loves you.

    why? he loves you.

    By WikipediaRules [Affiliate User] 1219499646 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • he thought it would ...

    he thought it would give him an advantage in tounrnaments

    By thetobbit [Affiliate User] 1219469088 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • why?

    why?

    By oliliburd [Affiliate User] 1219466010 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great story of the ...

    Great story of the efforts of training and becoming a world class tennis player. LOVE RAFA!!!!!!!!!

    By LorraineGC [Affiliate User] 1219421127 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i hate nadal

    i hate nadal

    By badbuners [Affiliate User] 1219409087 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • muito fofo

    muito fofo

    By Carolalvarenga [Affiliate User] 1219252273 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • In college I ...

    In college I watched John McEnroe and Tim Mayotte try to beat a couple of friends (lousy players), while playing with the opposite hand. It was terrible.

    By safuna [Affiliate User] 1219242803 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wonder if Nike made ...

    Wonder if Nike made a similar video about Sharapova? I heard she's actually a lefty.

    By areezzy [Affiliate User] 1219242129 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i wonder if he ...

    i wonder if he would be as great a player is he played right handed......

    i guess we'll never know...

    By littlecookievampire [Affiliate User] 1219236983 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that's so weird... ...

    that's so weird...i'll try playing with my left hand now...

    By mglsotto [Affiliate User] 1219219721 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that is so cool who ...

    that is so cool who would of thought that he is a righty when he kicks so much ass with his left hand in tennis

    By 68hinduhammers [Affiliate User] 1219154149 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Love Nadal,..and ...

    Love Nadal,..and uncle Toni has a sexy voice, don't you think?????

    By amynyez [Affiliate User] 1219151480 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Pero que grande ...

    Pero que grande eres Rafa, eres nuestro orgullo.

    By jafftu [Affiliate User] 1219138142 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • That's a good video ...

    That's a good video! Numero uno baby!!!!! Nobody loves Rafael Nadal more than i do, it's pretty bad!!!! LOL.....

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  • i would love to ...

    i would love to have uncle tony as my coach

    By h3nRiQu3J [Affiliate User] 1219075705 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Excelent !!! A ...

    Excelent !!! A insparation to us all!!

    Thanks number one !!!

    By adrianoreys [Affiliate User] 1219072472 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • he is soooo hot!

    he is soooo hot!

    By iloveadjectives [Affiliate User] 1219036717 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • watch?v=1UEOZGFzPas

    watch?v=1UEOZGFzPas

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  • Me ecanto es video!

    Me ecanto es video!

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