Nadal: 'Best in Spanish' Friday, 08.08.2008, 07:25pm (GMT)
* Nadal gets angry when questioned in Catalan to Robredo
* He asked to use the Castilian for him to understand the translator
PEKÍN.-The staging of the Spanish Olympic tennis team took
yesterday in Rafa Nadal his main master of ceremonies. Despite sharing
the presentation with other members, both male and female, he
monopolized the attention of informants and was the Manacorense which
starred the anecdote of the press conference.
Nicolas Almagro, Carla Suarez, Nuria Llagostera, Tommy Robredo,
David Ferrer, Maria Jose Martinez, Vivi Ruano and Maria Jose Sanchez
shared table and microphone with the new number one in the world.
According to the digital edition of the newspaper'20 Minutes', Robredo,
who did not stop Nadal and joke with Almagro, changed the gesture when
he wanted to ask in Catalan and he stayed blank, surprised. Nadal third
and settled the matter: "Best in Spanish. His face reflected not made
him any grace that a journalist asked in a language they could
understand not everyone in the newsroom, especially those suffered
Chinese translators.
Nothing else enter the room, Nadal already asked aloud about the
language in which it would be the press conference: "Can I answer in
English or Spanish?". When they decided that iban answering questions
in Castilian, Catalan reached the reporter in question, which finally
importunar to Nadal, a little tired of the situation.
After the anger, of Manacor said it will be "recovered next Monday
'fatigue that creeps into a season full of games and success and hoped
that the" enjoyment of the event posed the Olympic Games in Beijing.