Toni Nadal
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Antonio "Toni" Nadal Homar (born 21 February 1961 in Manacor
, Mallorca
) is a Spanish
tennis
coach who has coached his nephew Rafael Nadal
to the top of the world rankings.
The Nadals are a close-knit family and share an apartment building in Manacor, Mallorca. Toni has three brothers including Sebastian Nadal and Miguel Angel Nadal
and a sister. Sebastian Nadal is Rafael Nadal
’s father and owns and manages his own restaurant and window glass company and Miguel Angel, known as the “Beast of Barcelona,” is a retired professional football player who played for RCD Mallorca
, FC Barcelona
, and Spain’s national team in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Toni Nadal studied history at university level, but his real passion was tennis. He became a Spanish tennis professional and trained the number two junior in Spain right out of university and also became a business partner with his brother Sebastian. Nadal also has three children of his own.
at the age of four . Rafael also played football and could have gone professional but when Rafael was 12 years old, Toni told him he would achieve greater success in tennis, and from then on Toni became Rafael Nadal’s tennis coach, mentor, support system, strategist, and emotional anchor. Toni trained Rafael on poor courts with bad tennis balls, just to teach Rafael that winning or losing isn’t about the quality of courts, strings, lights or balls but that it is about attitude, discipline, and perspective. Toni is said to be extremely modest, level-headed, down-to-earth and tries to instill these values and qualities to Rafael. His philosophy is that you can only achieve something with hard work and that there is always room for improvement. Apart from that, he tries to develop character in Rafael because he knows that it could have a profound impact on results and motivation.
During Rafael's matches, Nadal is highly recognizable as the man who wears an Iberostar hat, one of the foundations that the Nadal family endorses. He collaborates with Iberostar Foundation in order to help the social integration of children and disabled children from the Balearic Islands
.
Manacor
Manacor is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is one of the biggest municipalities in Majorca. It has tourist areas like Porto Cristo, site of the famous Caves of Drach, and Calas de Mallorca. Manacor...
, Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
coach who has coached his nephew Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
to the top of the world rankings.
The Nadals are a close-knit family and share an apartment building in Manacor, Mallorca. Toni has three brothers including Sebastian Nadal and Miguel Angel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....
and a sister. Sebastian Nadal is Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
’s father and owns and manages his own restaurant and window glass company and Miguel Angel, known as the “Beast of Barcelona,” is a retired professional football player who played for RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, and Spain’s national team in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. Toni Nadal studied history at university level, but his real passion was tennis. He became a Spanish tennis professional and trained the number two junior in Spain right out of university and also became a business partner with his brother Sebastian. Nadal also has three children of his own.
Coaching style
Nadal introduced tennis to his nephew Rafael NadalRafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
at the age of four . Rafael also played football and could have gone professional but when Rafael was 12 years old, Toni told him he would achieve greater success in tennis, and from then on Toni became Rafael Nadal’s tennis coach, mentor, support system, strategist, and emotional anchor. Toni trained Rafael on poor courts with bad tennis balls, just to teach Rafael that winning or losing isn’t about the quality of courts, strings, lights or balls but that it is about attitude, discipline, and perspective. Toni is said to be extremely modest, level-headed, down-to-earth and tries to instill these values and qualities to Rafael. His philosophy is that you can only achieve something with hard work and that there is always room for improvement. Apart from that, he tries to develop character in Rafael because he knows that it could have a profound impact on results and motivation.
Career and Charity work
Toni Nadal, along with his nephew, are paid sponsors of Iberostar Hotel and Resorts.During Rafael's matches, Nadal is highly recognizable as the man who wears an Iberostar hat, one of the foundations that the Nadal family endorses. He collaborates with Iberostar Foundation in order to help the social integration of children and disabled children from the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
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