Rafael Nadal
posted by July 6 at 15:49 PM
onFrom Slog on May 9, 2006:
Straight Ladies and Gay Gentlemen, I give you—again—hottest man in professional sports today: Rafael Nadal.
He’s Spanish, he plays tennis, and he’s kicking ass.
Today, of course, Nadal really kicked ass, winning the men’s single title at Wimbledon.
With his 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 victory in what must surely rank as one of the most dramatic and compelling finals of all time, Nadal became the first man since Borg to win both Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year, a landmark that has stood since 1980. Yet that barely tells the story of an extraordinary, rain-interrupted match that saw Federer, the defending champion, relinquish his grip on the Challenge Cup only after a titanic struggle that stretched over four hours and 48 minutes.
best. match. ever.
i need a nap
Someone has finally unseated José María Olazábal as Hottest Spanish Athlete.
I was completely exhausted and my blood pressure was through the roof! I just wanted to be put out of my misery because I couldn't take the excitement any more. They were both spectacular, but it was Rafa's time and it was freakin glorious!!!!!!
I used to watch tennis all the time but lost interest around the time Sampras retired. I should start paying more attention. . .
Jesus fuck. Carrot Top is hotter than that guy. You're insane.
oh, fiddle de dee, mr. poe. you're so cute when you're cranky. didn't you catch bjorn borg in the crowd, poe-sy? older, greying and very sexy.
Neither a straight lady, nor a gay gentleman am i
Yet while he was on my screen, young Rafael had my eye.
To each his own Poe. Gosh...I think I'll start paying more attention to tennis now...
Ugh. Ugh! What the fuck is wrong with you people? STM, really? This guy? That's like saying I'm hideous, which I am, but damn.
It must be the hair. The hair + the sweaty sticky hair. I can't stand long hair, and that smile...ugh, I hate it when people smile. Why are you smiling? It's so much sexier to be pissed off. Especially for no reason.
He's 22?! ROAOROAJKDFJSDJSNVJKDSkjdn
He is one of the hottest. Don't forget Man U's Cristiano Ronaldo & Liverpool's Fernando Torres...
What is it about the Iberian Penninsula?
This is one of the hottest.
Nadal has an amazing high-water booty. After a few hours his undies appeared to bunch on him during the course of every point, because he had to try to discreetly yank on his behind to de-wedgie himself before every serve. Of course, the tennis was great too.
@12: to;dm
While I don't agree Carrot Top is hotter, I do find myself agreeing with Mr. Poe in general about Nadal, I don't find him all that hot. But, to each his own and everyone is entitled to their own definition of eye candy.
This is a good year for Spain, it is. While I appreciate Nadal, I'm not sure he's the hottest of athletes. There's some very intense competition. It's hard to pick at the moment, although Roque Santa Cruz is definitely in the running.
(Poe, you're adorable. I bet you'd like Roberto Donadoni- look him up.)
yo poe! this is guy is hawt-ski for you!
http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/green/green/home.nsf/DAE04443A28A9F4980257169004590FC/$file/DmitriHvorostovsky.jpg
Roberto Donadoni needs some some super-serious conditioner, curly hair is fucking disgusting. I like my pubes on the crotch, not the head, a-thank-you.
@17
Not that bad! I'd probably let him do me.
Housewives' choice Jose Mourinho?
Oh please. You all lose. The hottest Spanish athlete is:
http://www.waitandsee.acsite.org/index.jpg
Mr. Iker Cassillas, ladies and germs.
I still can't get into Iker, for whatever reason. Everyone loves him but I'm yet to be fully convinced.
Cesc Fabregas, though, is going from strength to strength.
Cesc is hot, no doubt. But Iker...
Well, Abs, the good news is, you get Cesc and I get Iker ;-)
Football is for losers and bitches and loser/bitches.
@23
i know what you are, but what am i?
@23 -- I know you mean American football.
@24 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOGWbzUM-y8
I think that's a fair deal, Jubilation. :D
I completely agree Dan. I think he's adorable.
Sports are for people who were never good at sports, so they obsess about some idiot who can kick a ball fast and far.
And look good shirtless, @28. Don't forget the looking good shirtless part, it's integral.
Sports are for people who have no hope, so they place it elsewhere.
Spots are for people who can't get laid by hot men, so they turn to sports to talk about the ones they'll never have: while eating a moon pie.
I was all about to remark about the incredible composure it must have taken Rafa to vanquish not just a mere mortal but Roger Federer, who is to tennis what Tiger Woods is to golf and what Michael Jordan was to basketball.
But then I started reading some of the comments so far and I realized this might not be the right forum...
Leave it to the Slog comments threads to take what may be the greatest victory in the whole history of tennis and reduce it to an adolescent ogle-fest.
I can only imagine if Slog had been around when Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics, the conversation would have gone something like this:
I would totally do Einstein. I'm into frumpy, little European men with super-high IQs.
I don't care if he discovered the theory of relativity, the guy's disgusting.
Dude, the guy did discover the theory of relativity.
Well, I'm still not doing him.
Disclaimer: The above observation should not be interpreted as an expression of disapproval. It is merely intended as an impartial, scientific observation, much like Jane Goodall made observations about apes.
Signed,
A happy Rafael Nadal fan
You'll notice that most fantasize about men and not women, and that's because women fucking crack at sports. They're horibeejuz.
Thank you, cressona. You can go back to not getting laid now.
33, that doesn't even make any sense. Revise, please.
And yes, 32, you're probably right, this is not the right place for serious sporting conversation. My serious conversation on the Euro 2008 finals was not held here. But I like having the opportunity to do both in my life.
THIS JUST IN!!!
Jew: i just saw a bad guy in cuffs escape from custody and jump in the bay outside the bar i just was at. then the cop stripping down to go in after him. oh boy!
Me: OH HELLS YEAH!!! SHOOT HIM!!! TELL THEM TO SHOOT HIM!!!
im ok with blood lust
@32,
You kill me. Although Einstein was supposedly very popular with the ladies. I don't know how he did with the gay men.
And for my part: Nadal shows his gums when he smiles. Gross.
Nadal is not hot. I swear I heard John McEnroe mention once that the ATP doesn't test for HGH. Looking at Nadal's arms they need to start (that was one of the rumors on Henin and why she suddenly retired).
MUCH hotter tennis players: Janko Tipsarević, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer and, Juan Monaco
so. much. talking.
More pictures of Nadal, please?
Dude looks like a lady.
Just to add the minority straight guy POV as well, Amanda Beard (olympic swimmer)is super hot. So are Bremerton's own Tara and Dana Kirk. Barely legal Russian tennis players not named Sharapova are also hot. If you prefer cornfed American blondes, Fastpitch hurler Jennie Finch is pretty hot, though recently married. MMA fighter Gina Carano(AKA Crush on American Gladiators) is hot AND can kick my ass.
Anyway, congrats to Nadal. I guess he's hot too....for a guy.
I agree wholeheartedly with Cressona. If I was watching a couple of smoking hot babes in a women's tennis match as titanic as this one was, I would lead with the titanic match aspect in comments, here or anywhere. The smoking hot babe part would be mentioned also, of course, but as a sidebar.
At any rate, I hope some of you horny homos actually realized you were watching the greatest tennis match in history while you were fantasizing about Nadal's sticky underwear.
Video interview with him here: http://www.elpais.com/
He looks so shy and nervous, clutching that trophy like a teddy bear. You just want to pick him up, and hold him, and, you know.
Hot bod, but he's a little Neanderthal-y I have to say. Though maybe that's hot to some people.
Mike in MO: Cristiano Ronaldo is not Spanish.
and christiano ronaldo is a spineless coward of a footballer (albeit talented). he should definitely be on the olympic diving team rather than playing soccer. plus nearly everyone on the italian national team is hotter.
@ 46: But he is Portugese, which is part of the Iberian Penninsula. Dumbfuck.
Also, @ Abby & Jubilation: The whole Spanish side is SMOKIN. Except of course Carlos Puyol. Great defender, ugly motherfucker.
@48: Ugly motherfucker, yeah, but probably the best shirtless of all of them. (I've got a soft spot for Carles.)
Ronaldo is a complete and utter tit.
And I speak as a long-time supporter of MUFC.
that's debatable dan. he's only cute.
Abby: I have taken note of Puyol's physique, but lord that mug is frightening.
Part of it is process of elimination. Federer makes you think of Sting too much, and for that reason you must quickly move in another direction to stop thinking of that.
his the best, i watch tennis because he plays! federer is lost now
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