Rafael Nadal Wins Laureas Sportsman of the Year Award [Video]

Thanks for your quick update
Rafa is the great person , great sportman. He deserse for the award.
Vamos Rafa !!!

February 7th, 2011 at 12:58 pm

*chuckle* Rafa took a bite off the Sportsman of the Year trophy…

February 7th, 2011 at 1:42 pm

Rafa is a great ambassador not only for tennis,but for sports as a whole.I hope that he will schedule his career better so that he can play for next 6-7 years more at the highest level.

February 7th, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Vamos Rafa!!! We are proud of You… All the best to win it once again for this year 2011…

February 7th, 2011 at 2:33 pm

congratulations rafa. 2010 was indeed the best year for rafa and tennis. noone else came close!

February 7th, 2011 at 2:50 pm

Congratulations Rafa! I know how much you deserve this.

Just to clarify to the writer, this is Rafa’s second Laureas award, he won it in 2006 for best newcomer…

February 7th, 2011 at 3:06 pm

Congratulations Rafa! So very much deserved. Best wishes for 2011.

February 7th, 2011 at 5:22 pm

Congratulations to Raaaaffffaaa Nadal. Hoping you continue to grow and mature into many more of these. Like Fed, who owns 4 of these, Rafa was voted in by sports writers/editors and the Academy, which consists of past tennis greats Boris Becker, John McCenroe, Monica Seles, Ilie Năstase and Martina Navratilova, and other sports greats such as Deng Yaping (table tennis), David Douillet (judo), Tony Hawk (skateboarding), and the great Katarina Witt (figure skating) among others.

February 7th, 2011 at 7:01 pm

“Like Fed, who owns 4 of these, Rafa was…”

Haha! You sound like Roger. Are you sure you’re not Roger?

February 7th, 2011 at 7:59 pm

congratulations RAFA! yes amazing year in 2010.

February 7th, 2011 at 8:04 pm

Good old Rafa, well deserved he is a great ambassador for tennis.

Christian
The Tennis Emporium

February 7th, 2011 at 8:32 pm

Congratulations to little Rafael! When he outs on his big kid” clothes it only makes him look sweeter and younger. Laureus never gets it wrong, well done!

February 7th, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Congratulations to Rafa
Good Wishes for 2011

February 7th, 2011 at 10:07 pm

@jojostryus

LOL haha. I know your posts :). Your a JMDP fan right?
:)

February 7th, 2011 at 10:14 pm

Congrats to Rafa indeed, a well deserved win after completing the career slam, or whatever it is called when a player has won all four slams. :)

February 7th, 2011 at 10:47 pm

So now it’s great sportmanship to cheat and disregard the rules? Time-wasting, making your opponents wait all the time, taking so much time between serves, taking medical time-outs when you’re losing, coaching in matches. How pathetic

February 8th, 2011 at 4:19 am

congrats rafa…way to go

February 8th, 2011 at 6:56 am

@someone,
don’t ruin this day for Rafa fans with your outrageous comments.

February 8th, 2011 at 10:19 am

When perception rules the reality,one can have delusions and hallucinations like the poster “someone”.Blind hate does not need valid reason.Nadal will win many more awards.So prepare yourself for more depression.

February 8th, 2011 at 12:38 pm

Nadal deserves this award.He is a great gentleman who shines the tennis .he is a great ambassador for tennis.

February 8th, 2011 at 12:39 pm

Dear lord, he looks like he’s auditioning for a part in “The Godfather”!

February 8th, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Congrats to Rafa!

February 8th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Enhorabuena, Rafa!

jane, because Rafa also has an Olympic gold medal, they call it the Career Golden Slam.

February 8th, 2011 at 5:43 pm

The fighter Says:

@someone,
don’t ruin this day for Rafa fans with your outrageous comments.

How are they outrageous? They are the truth. Someone is in denial…

February 9th, 2011 at 4:52 am

@someone
Those are utrageous. Just accept the fact that rafa was awarded the prize by experts. you have no business questioning it

February 9th, 2011 at 5:25 am

Congratulations, Rafael, and the Spanish football team! Now go kick butt in Davis Cup! I’m in Rafa withdrawal!

February 9th, 2011 at 9:52 am

[…] A day after winning the Lareaus Award, Nadal said he was looking forward to returning to the Barcelona event which he sadly missed last year because of knee problems. Also in the Barcelona field will be Robin Soderling, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo. […]

February 9th, 2011 at 2:31 pm

@The fighter

So you deny that Rafa doesn’t waste time between points and makes his opponents wait? You are clearly deluded

February 10th, 2011 at 4:51 am

@someone
we are talking about sporting achievements here and not other things. it is an award for sporting excellence

February 11th, 2011 at 2:42 am