Roger Federer Is A Partner In New Sports Management Agency Team8

good luck for Roger, delpo and Dimitrov.

December 13th, 2013 at 11:50 am

Great idea. Good luck Fed

December 13th, 2013 at 8:44 pm

Happy :) to learn that fed n delpo (both my favs) r doing some grt stuff together….will be delighted to find if rafa too cud in some way get associated with this.

GL roger and GL for 2014 too….keep playing champ :))

December 13th, 2013 at 11:25 pm

Go team8,
Already having top players signing up. Roger is THE man of Tennis, and this solidifies his afterlife in tennis. He will long be a force in the game.

December 14th, 2013 at 2:40 am

@ Perfect Fan. Rafa has his own management company along with Carlos Costa,

December 14th, 2013 at 3:32 am

Good to hear that giles….then maybe we fans will be glad to knw that someday fed n rafa open a tennis institution or something lik dat….which will b a treat to thr fans. wat say ya ?? :))

December 14th, 2013 at 3:39 am

That would be great Perfect Fan if it ever happens. Am not holding my breath though. Rafa’s tennis academy should be opening soon so he will have his hands full I guess.

December 14th, 2013 at 4:38 am

im not the least surprised!

when nadal left img and later it was made public that he and carlos costa were forming a sports agency to represent athletes of various sports, i told my sister to mark my words, it won’t be long before roger or novak and their teams steal nadal’s idea. they will get credit for it, and the public will be led to believe that nadal copied federer’s idea. like i said, not surprising at all! when you don’t have what it takes to invent an idea of your own, just steal someone’s else plan and take full credit.
vamous rafa!

December 14th, 2013 at 10:36 pm

Of course Rafa’s Dad is part owner of the management co. he is starting, lol. Good luck with that. Have not seen any quality signings either. Fed is signing great players right out of the gate. Allez!

December 14th, 2013 at 10:38 pm

Lets see, Fed announced his MC effective now Jan 1, now Rafa’s camp (with Daddy part owner ) announces AFTER they have done the same. The difference? Feds group already has signed 2 top players…….Rafa? ……………………………..
im not the least surprised!

December 14th, 2013 at 10:54 pm

skeezer,

say what you like, but we all know how it works! roger steals nadal’s plan, roger gets promoted as the brain behind the idea, while everyone, including you pretends that they don’t know the idea originated with nadal & his team. signing tops players doesn’t change the fact that he stole the idea. i read recently that a “Rafa Nadal Tour” for youngsters is in the works . if so, ill be waiting for the copycats to copy that one too. that’s what people do when they haven’t any ideas! they have to wait for someone to throw them out for them to catch and run. you get my drift!

December 15th, 2013 at 12:11 am

“say what you like, but we all know how it works! ”

Your inventing delsuional projections frankly that are not true….again. Do some more research on the subject.
Like, we all know how it works for you….like the Egg accusation, remember, no? It has always about the poster in your bedroom, no?
Try look objectively for once, maybe you’ll see the light. And stop drinking koolaid.
Roger is his own man, and leads. He’s comfortable at it. He is not a proven “chaser”. He’s re invented the game, the charitie, the causes, and now Tennis management.

December 15th, 2013 at 12:23 am

skeezer,

you’re giving me advice! are you suggesting that i should be objective? don’t make me laugh! roger is a guy who can play tennis, but he is NOT a man of creative ideas as is rafa. more often than not, he relies on someone else to create the idea (usually nadal), then he steals it, copies it, whatever and gets promoted for it. writers are most likely to write about roger’s idea than rafa’s. that’s their way of promoting roger. let’s face it! i understand that you have been living in an imaginary world for quite some time and in your world you really believe that roger invented these things, but your thoughts are just not based upon reality! sorry!

December 15th, 2013 at 1:18 am

So, fed & co. will be managing players that are in fact his rivals. How does this work out?

December 15th, 2013 at 6:08 am

@ Giles at 4:38 AM,

Actually I meant then that both fed n rafa cud wrk together to open a tennis institution or anything lik that which wil help the upcoming n aspiring tennis lovers n enthusiasts who doesn’t have enuff bucks to realise thr dream….by providing them world class coaching classes absolutely for free.

And may be they cud give a cheeky name to the institute lik “FEDAL” ;))….wnt dat b smthng!!

And guess wat….I still believe thr will be group formations in the institute also like “fedfans” n “rafans”….who will still b fighting out thr….LOL!!

December 15th, 2013 at 9:54 am

Mem
You’re just blabbering on now with no substance to back it up. Later.

December 15th, 2013 at 10:15 am

mem writes great posts. skeezer blabbers!!
#Fact

December 15th, 2013 at 10:54 am

“it won’t be long before roger or novak and their teams steal nadal’s idea. they will get credit for it, and the public will be led to believe that nadal copied federer’s idea. like i said, not surprising at all! when you don’t have what it takes to invent an idea of your own, just steal someone’s else plan and take full credit.”

LOL. Of course you know Federer STOLE Nadal’s idea. Even though they both left IMG at the same time, it’s impossible that each team thought of the idea separately. Since Nadal and is team are the first people to EVER do something like this. They are COMPLETELY original. How dare Federer do something Nadal came up with ALL on his own.

Mem, get real. You sound like you don’t have a fundamental education.

December 15th, 2013 at 11:12 am

ben pronin,

im sorry if the truth upsets you. you’re get over it in time.

December 15th, 2013 at 12:12 pm

skeezer,

you’re are so funny! i love the way you say “bladdering with no substance” because after all, you are the “master of no substance.” in fact, i thought you had earned your Ph.D in that area.

December 15th, 2013 at 12:20 pm

mem,
Your funny- er.
How about this for no substance, Fed earned 53 mil in endorsements last year, Rafa 26 mil.
Fed already has 2 quality players signed under his management co.
Rafa has 0.
Instead of blabbering, why don’t you show us all a link or some facts to where it says Rafa creates and invents all these ideas and Fed copies, steals, etc?
Let me guess, now you’ll want to bring up the EGG subject again, lol.

December 15th, 2013 at 2:22 pm

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/09/us-tennis-nadal-business-idUSBRE91807520130209
Nadal and Costa set up their management company on January1 2013. Federer copied him.

December 15th, 2013 at 3:42 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/sports/tennis/federer-and-his-agent-start-their-own-firm-representing-athletes.html?_r=0

Show me where it says in the NY times he copied Rafa. And Fed’s team has immediately been active in signing players to his management co. It’s obvious Fed is serious about this venture. Rafa? Where are all these signings of athletes since he started almost a year ago. Does he have anybody? Please share.

Giles,

In your link it also says Fed and his agent left IMG a year before Rafa left IMG, so Rafa split with IMG AFTER Fed did.

December 15th, 2013 at 3:59 pm

^^^ Really not so interested in these trivialities. Rafa set up his management company BEFORE fed.
#FedCopyCat

December 15th, 2013 at 4:14 pm

#keepdreamintheimpossibledream

December 15th, 2013 at 4:16 pm

^^ Let’s see what happens on court rather than off court.
#VamosRafa

December 15th, 2013 at 4:18 pm

skeezer blabbers AND dreams!! LMAO

December 15th, 2013 at 4:19 pm

I don’t know what truth you’re referring to. I’m sure you’ll* tell me.

December 15th, 2013 at 4:48 pm

Rafa quit IMG one year after Fed.
#copycat
Rafa joined ATP council after Fed
#copycat
Rafa signed on with Nike after Fed
#copycat

See how ridiculous the vamosheads try thr copycat crap? It goes both ways. And I have more, that is just a sample, hehe.

Heres the real truth:
#jealous

December 15th, 2013 at 5:28 pm

skeezer,

you are even more gullible than i thought. do you really expect the ny times to inform us that the idea originated with nadal? your lack of understanding is unbelieveable. do you understand that im not talking about who signed who and when? this is not about who nadal or federer has signed! my point is, the idea originated with nadal. all this other stuff that you are pointing out to justify what roger has done is a bunch of nothing. case closed!

as far as ben pronin is concerned, he probably means well, he just doesn’t know any better. his naivete’ is obvious.

December 15th, 2013 at 7:43 pm

I surely don’t believe everything I read, especially when vamosheads make stuff up like you. Your EGG accusation is a soaring example. So whats more reputable, you, or the well known revered NY times?
“he steals it, copies it, whatever and gets promoted for it.”
Show us all where it was reported that Nadal came up with the original idea over Fed with all the issues you accuse? Then we can have a civil intelligent conversation.

December 15th, 2013 at 8:35 pm

I guess the Rafa-Fed wars won’t be ending after retirement after all…

Hey, guess what? This isn’t an original idea! Problem solved.

December 16th, 2013 at 12:05 am

@Eric
Lol you’ll see piggies flying past your window before that happens.

December 16th, 2013 at 1:32 am

This discussion is hilarious….now the fuss is who started what first……..are you kidding me??

LOL in Oklahoma!!

December 16th, 2013 at 8:58 pm

Rafa Nadal ✔ @RafaelNadal
Very happy for my victory in the charity poker tournament in Prague. All the funds raised will go to #TGHP

Well done Rafa in your first charity poker sit and go taking out none other than Kid Poker himself.

Vamos!

December 17th, 2013 at 3:46 pm

“Sit”. Such an athletic performance. And such the role model for kids. Thanks hawkeye for mentioning it.
#gambleforcharity

December 17th, 2013 at 10:47 pm

Yes only Roger is giving to the real charities in the right ways.

Not Rafa and his gambling ways. It is not smart for him to be putting his tennis winnings at risk! It is a slippery slope. Even for the good causes!

Go Rog! You can do it in 2014!!! Hoping for the strong start in Abu Dhabi once more!!!! Come on!!!!

December 18th, 2013 at 9:51 pm

^^^ LMAO. You fed nutters don’t even know his schedule. Hilarious!

December 19th, 2013 at 3:57 am