Book description
EL HOMBRE DETRÁS DE LA LEYENDA: LA APASIONANTE HISTORIA DEL DEPORTISTA ESPAÑOL MÁS GRANDE DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS. Tras casi treinta años cubriendo el deporte más elegante del mundo, el periodista Sebastián Fest rememora en este libro las decenas de conversaciones que ha mantenido con Rafael Nadal sobre el tenis y la vida misma. Dentro y fuera de las pistas. Encuentros en Mallorca, París, Madrid, Londres, Nueva York, Miami, Acapulco, Buenos Aires, Shanghái, Melbourne, Dubái, Atenas y otros escenarios que han acogido los más grandes torneos del tenis mundial para descifrar la personalidad del hombre que ganó catorce veces Roland Garros y dio forma, junto a Novak Djokovic y Roger Federer, a una era dorada de este deporte. Este es un libro cercano y a la vez crítico, minucioso y sorprendente; un viaje por el mundo del tenis enriquecido con entrevistas exclusivas a rivales, amigos y otras personas cercanas al mallorquín. Un homenaje necesario a la historia y a las hazañas monumentales de un protagonista irrepetible al que el tenis y toda España le deben tanto. Por eso, gracias, Rafa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND: THE FASCINATING STORY OF THE GREATEST SPANISH ATHLETE OF ALL TIME. Journalist Sebastián Fest has spent nearly thirty years writing about the world's most elegant sport. In this book, he recalls dozens of conversations with Rafael Nadal about tennis and life on and off the court. In Mallorca, Paris, Madrid, London, New York, Miami, Acapulco, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, Melbourne, Dubai, Athens and other stages for the world's biggest tennis tournaments, Fest has had ample time to study the character of the fourteen-time Roland Garros winner who, along with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, led a new golden era for the sport. At once familiar and critical, this meticulous and surprising account is a journey through the world of tennis, sprinkled with exclusive interviewers with rivals, friends and others close to the superstar from Mallorca. It is a fitting tribute to the story and prodigious accomplishments of a player unlike any other, and to which the sport of tennis and Spain owe so much. For these, we thank you, Rafa.
About the Author
Sebastián Fest (Buenos Aires, 1971) fue jefe de Deportes de la agencia alemana DPA de 2000 a 2015, secretario de Redacción y jefe de Deportes de La Nación entre 2015 y 2018, y copresidente de la International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) entre 2009 y 2015. Actualmente es corresponsal del diario El Mundo en el Cono Sur, fundador del sitio web CLAY (claytenis.com) y colaborador habitual en el diario online Relevo. Además, todas las semanas presenta el pódcast Américas. Ha escrito y escribe en medios como Infobae, La Vanguardia, Clarín, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Brando, Bild, Blick, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung y Die Weltwoche, entre otros. Ha cubierto todos los mundiales de fútbol y Juegos Olímpicos desde 1996, así como más de sesenta torneos de Grand Slam de tenis. También cubrió los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 y las elecciones presidenciales de 2020 en Estados Unidos. Es autor de los libros Enredados, que pone el foco en los años más duros de Argentina en la Copa Davis; Sin red, para el que siguió a Roger Federer y Rafael Nadal por todo el planeta; y de las distintas ediciones de Messiánico, un libro que cuenta la vida de Lionel Messi desde sus inicios hasta el título mundial. Diseño de la cubierta: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial / Andrea Ferrandis Fotografía de la cubierta: (c) Antoine Couvercelle Fotografía del autor: (c) Cristian Bustos Riera
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Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
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AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
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Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
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