"The whole country must be very proud."

July 12.2010, London, UK

Rafa Nadal confessed on Sunday that he "cried like a little boy" watching Spain defeat Netherlands in the World Cup 2010 final. The eight-time Grand Slam winner and current Wimbledon champion is an avid football fan but after following most of the World Cup on TV in London and Mallorca, he flew all the way to South Africa for the final where he had the chance to take his trademark bite of the coveted golden trophy while celebrating with the football heroes in the locker room.

The 24-year-old not only witnessed at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg la Furia Roja claim their first ever World Cup triumph thanks to Andres Iniesta's extra-time winner, but also had the chance to join the team on the pitch, in the locker room and later again at a private party.

Speaking afterwards, Rafa said that the Iberian nation should celebrate the win for at least a full twelve months given the scale of the accomplishment.

"I cried like a little boy," he said to Marca. "We have to celebrate for a whole year, because this is unbelievable. It is very difficult to repeat this.
"It will be crazy at home. Imagine, I was watching the semi-finals in Mallorca and I felt amazing.

"The whole country must be very proud of the team."

The World Cup triumph came exactly seven days after Rafa claimed his second Wimbledon title with victory over Tomas Berdych in the final, an achievement that earned the praise of Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque

Source: http://www.rafaelnadal.com/content/whole-country-must-be-very-proud